The Connecticut Naval Militia was a class of militia of the

Armed Forces of the State of Connecticut The Connecticut State Militia are the Armed Forces of the State of Connecticut under the authority of the Governor of Connecticut, Governor and the Connecticut Adjutant General, Adjutant General of the state. Classes of Militia The Connecticut S ...

along with the

Connecticut National Guard The Connecticut Military Department is a state agency of the government of Connecticut. Its primary components are the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Connecticut Air National Guard, and four companies of the state militia. The Military Depa ...

, the Connecticut State Guard, and the Connecticut State Guard Reserve. The

Governor of Connecticut The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Connecticu ...

is authorized to organize a

naval militia A naval militia is a reserve military organization administered under the authority of a state government in the United States. It is often composed of reservists of the Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve, retirees an ...

as a special force for coastal protection or other appropriate naval services per Connecticut General Statutes. The Connecticut Naval Militia has been inactive for several decades with no current membership. At some point HMS Rose was requisitioned by the

Connecticut General Assembly The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...

for use by the Naval Milita as a training ship, and maintained in

Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...

by a private foundation, rather than with public funds. But after

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and the consolidation of state naval militias into the

US Naval Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2005, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called Reservists, are categorized as being in either the Se ...

, the Connecticut Naval Militia fell into obscelence.

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Roster of the Connecticut Naval Militia in the Spanish–American War
{{State Defense Forces State defense forces of the United States Military in Connecticut