Tennessee (ship)

Tennessee is a ship name.

It may refer to:

* SS Tennessee, several civilian steam-powered ships of the name
* SS Tennessee (1853), a sidewheel steamer lost in 1865, that was also named Republic, USS Tennessee, CSS Tennessee, and USS Mobile
* SS Tennessee (1865), a sidewheel steamer lost in 1870, built as a gunboat that was rebuilt as a merchantman, formerly USS Muscoota
* Tennessee, an early 20th century ship of the Joy Steamship Company operating in the Long Island Sound
* SS Tennessee (1921), a cargo ship torpedoed and sunk by U-617 in 1942; formerly Fredensbro[1]
* USS Tennessee, several ships of the U.S. Navy with the name
* USS Tennessee (1853), originally SS Tennessee, was a paddle steamer captured from the Confederacy in 1862; formerly CSS Tennessee, later becoming USS Mobile in 1864; becoming SS Republic after the war
* USS Tennessee (1863), a Confederate ironclad captured in 1864; formerly CSS Tennessee
* USS Tennessee (1865), a wooden screw frigate originally built and named as USS Madawaska; becoming Tennessee after the war
* USS Tennessee (ACR-10), the lead ship of the Tennessee-class cruiser
* USS Tennessee (BB-43), lead ship of the Tennessee-class battleship, constructed started during World War I, active in World War II
* USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), an Ohio-class submarine
* CSS Tennessee, several naval ships of the Confederate States of America with the name
* CSS Tennessee (1853), a steamship built in 1853 as SS Tennessee; seized by the Confederate States in 1861 becoming CSS Tennessee; captured by the Union, becoming USS Tennessee; later renamed USS Mobile in 1864; becoming SS Republic after the war
* CSS Tennessee (1862) [es], an Arkansas-class ironclad burned in the stocks prior to completion
* CSS Tennessee (1863), ironclad launched in 1863, captured by the Union in 1864 and renamed USS Tennessee
* MS Tennessee or MV Tennessee, several civilian motor vessels/motorships of the name
* MS Tennessee (1922) [commons], sunk in 1940[2]
* Tennessee (MMSI number: 227095770), a European inland waterways cargo ship [3]
* BBC Tennessee [wikidata] (IMO number: 9435026), general cargo ship[4]
* Maersk Tennessee (IMO number: 7717169), a general cargo container ship of the Maersk Line[5]

## See also

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* Tennessee-class, several ship classes

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ships named after Tennessee.

1. ^ "SS Tennessee (+1942)". Wreck Site .eu.
2. ^ "M/S Tennessee". WarSailors.com. 24 August 2012.
3. ^ "TENNESSEE -- Cargo ship, MMSI 227095770". Vessel Finder .com.
4. ^ "BBC TENNESSEE". Fleet Mon .com.
5. ^ "MAERSK TENNESSEE (IMO 7717169) - General Cargo Ship". Vessel Tracking .net.

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