Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS California in honor of the 31st state.

• The first USS California was a screw sloop originally named Minnetonka.
• The second USS California (ACR-6), a Pennsylvania-class armored cruiser, was commissioned in 1907. In 1914, she was renamed San Diego to free up her name for a battleship, which changed to New Mexico before commissioning. San Diego was sunk in 1918.
• The third USS California (SP-249), originally a yacht named Hauoli, served during World War I as a motor patrol boat in New York City Harbor and as an experimental platform used by Thomas Edison to test underwater listening devices.
• The fourth USS California (SP-647) served during World War I as a motor patrol boat in San Francisco Harbor.
• The fifth USS California (BB-44), a Tennessee-class battleship, saw action in World War II.
• The sixth USS California (CGN-36), known as the "Golden Grizzly," was the lead ship of her class of a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser.

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RT @michaelbleecker:HONOR:At grandfathers funeral.A believer who fought in Pearl Harbor on USS California.2 from the Navy played taps.I wept
fbleeck (faith bleecker) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:36:27 -0000
RT @michaelbleecker:HONOR:At grandfathers funeral.A believer who fought in Pearl Harbor on USS California.2 from the Navy played taps.I wept
HONOR: At Faiths grandfathers funeral.A believer who fought in Pearl Harbor on USS California. 2 from the Navy played taps.I wept(Phil 2:29)
michaelbleecker (Michael Bleecker) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:10:36 -0000
HONOR: At Faiths grandfathers funeral.A believer who fought in Pearl Harbor on USS California. 2 from the Navy played taps.I wept(Phil 2:29)

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