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• The first USS Minnesota, a wooden steam frigate, saw action during the American Civil War, including an encounter with CSS Virginia.
• The second USS Minnesota (BB-22), a Connecticut-class battleship, saw combat during World War I.

Additionally, USNS Gopher State (T-ACS-4), a Gopher State-class crane ship , operates with the Ready Reserve Force of the Military Sealift Command as a prepositioning ship, operating with the Army. Gopher State is named in honor of the state of Minnesota, which is often called the Gopher State (or the North Star State).

Other ships named for notable features of the State of Minnesota:

• USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (SSN-708), a Los Angeles-class submarineThe ''Los Angeles class attack submarines ( SSN) were the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarines built by any nation, and formed the bulk of the U. attack submarine force well into the 21st century. They were preceded by the Sturgeon class and, named for the Twin CitiesThe Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the surrounding area is the most highly-populated area in Minnesota and the 15th-largest metropolitan area in the United States as of the 2000 census. Minneapolis is the largest city in the state, and nearby metropolitan areaA metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large city and its adjacent zone of influence, or of several neighboring cities or towns and adjoining areas, with one or more large cities serving as its hub or hubs. A metropolitan area us. Minneapolis-Saint Paul is the twentieth Los Angeles class sub and is in active service.
• USS MinneapolisTwo ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Minneapolis after the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The first Minneapolis (C-13) was a cruiser in service from 1894 to 1921. The second Minneapolis (CA-36) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1934,: Two ships have been named for the largest city in Minnesota
• USS Saint PaulThere have been two ships of the United States Navy named for St. Paul, Minnesota, the capital and second largest city of the state of Minnesota. USS St. Paul (1895), a former passenger liner which was refit into a Saint Louis class auxiliary cruiser.: Two ships have been named for Minnesota's capitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin and second largest city.
• USS DuluthTwo United States Navy ships have borne the name Duluth after the city of Duluth, Minnesota. The first Duluth (CL-87) was a light cruiser commissioned late in World War II. The second Duluth (LPD-6) is an amphibious transport dock commissioned in 1966.: Two ships have been named for Minnesota's fourth largest city (third largest before 2000), the busiest inland seaport in the world.