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USS Washington, originally in honor of George Washington, and later (20th century) for the 42nd state.

• The first Washington was a schooner named Endeavor acquired by General George Washington, renamed Washington, and re-rigged as a brigantine.
• The second Washington was a row galley that operated in Narragansett Bay.
• The third Washington, 32 was one of 13 frigates authorized by the Continental Congress.
• The fourth Washington , a lateen-rigged two-masted galley, served in Brigadier General Benedict Arnold's fleet.
• The fifth Washington, 74, a ship of the line, was the second such to be launched by the Navy, and was on active service from 1815 to 1820.
• The sixth Washington was a revenue cutter that initially operated out of Mobile, AlabamaMobile is a city located in Mobile County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 198,915. Mobile is the center of Alabama's Second Largest Metropolitan Area (which consists of Mobile and Baldwin Counties) and Metropolitan Mobile ha, before shifting to Key West, FloridaKey West is a city located in Monroe County, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 25,478. It is the county seat of Monroe County 6. The city of Key West is on an island of the same name at the westernmost tip of the Florida K.
• The seventh Washington , a revenue cutter , was the ship that discovered AmistadLa Amistad ( Spanish: friendship was a Spanish merchant ship on which a rebellion by the slaves it was carrying broke out in 1839 when the schooner was travelling along the coast of Cuba. The ship was taken over by a group of Africans who had been kidnapp after its cargo of slaves seized control of that schooner.
• The eighth Washington (ACR-11)insert image and caption here Career Laid down: 23 September 1903 Launched: 18 March 1905 Commissioned: 7 August 1906 Decommissioned: 28 June 1946 Fate:sold General Characteristics Displacement:15,712 tons Length:504. 4 ft (154 m) Beam:72. 2 m) Draft:25 f was a Tennessee-class armored cruiserThe armored cruiser was a naval cruiser protected by armor on its sides as well as on the decks and gun positions. This class was used from around 1875 until mid-World War I, and in auxiliary roles in the 1930s and even during World War II. The developmen.
• The ninth Washington (BB-47)USS Washington (BB-47 a Colorado class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state. Her keel was laid down on 30 June 1919 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 1 was a Colorado-classThe Colorado class battleships (or Maryland class, for those who prefer to name ship classes after the first unit to be completed) were up-gunned versions of the preceding Tennessee class, sharing their general design and appearance, but replacing the ear battleship.
• The tenth Washington (BB-56) was a North Carolina-class battleship.

See also USS George Washington.