Five ships in the
United States Navy have been named USS ''Milwaukee'' for the
city
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in
Wisconsin.
*, was a
monitor, launched in 1864 and sunk by enemy action in 1865.
* was a
cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles.
The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
, commissioned in 1906, wrecked attempting to salvage and decommissioned in 1917.
*, was an , commissioned in 1923, transferred to the Soviet Navy as ''Murmansk'', returned and scrapped in 1949.
*, was a , commissioned in 1969 and decommissioned in 1994.
*, is a , first announced in 2011. It was commissioned in November 2015 in Milwaukee.
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United States Navy ship names