Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Pennsylvania in honor of the second state. The first Pennsylvania, 136, was one of nine ships of the line authorized by Congress in 1816 and launched in 1837 A screw steamer, laid down as Keywaden in 1863 but never launched, was renamed Pennsylvania while she lay in the ways before being broken up in 1884. The second Pennsylvania (ACR-4), the lead ship of her class of armored cruiser, was renamed Pittsburgh before serving during World War I. The third Pennsylvania (BB-38), the lead ship of her class of battleship, saw action during World War II. The fourth Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is an Ohio-class submarine. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.