Three ships of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

(and one of the

Confederate States Navy The Confederate States Navy (CSN) was the Navy, naval branch of the Confederate States Armed Forces, established by an act of the Confederate States Congress on February 21, 1861. It was responsible for Confederate naval operations during the Amer ...

) have been named for the 15th state: * The Mississippi Flotilla captured Confederate transport at Memphis 6 June 1862. The US Navy Register for 1863 listed her as assigned to the Mississippi Squadron but no other record of her service in the Union Navy has been found. * was a launched 24 March 1898, sailed with the Great White Fleet and sold for scrapping 23 January 1924 * was an under construction in 1947 when her contract was canceled * is an commissioned in 1991 and currently in active service

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