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Three ships of the [[United States Navy]] have been named '''USS ''Montana''''' in honor of [[Montana|the 41st state]].
'''USS ''Montana''''' in honor of [[Montana|the 41st state]].
* The first [[USS Montana (ACR-13)|USS ''Montana'' (ACR-13)]], a [[Tennesee class cruiser|''Tennessee''-class]] [[armored cruiser]], provided convoy escort duty during [[World War I]], and was eventually renamed and reclassified [[USS Missoula (CA-13)|''Missoula'' (CA-13)]].
[[Tennesee class cruiser|''Tennessee''-class armored cruiser]], provided
convoy escort duty during [[World War I]], and was eventually
renamed and reclassified [[USS Missoula (CA-13)|''Missoula'' (CA-13)]].
* The second [[USS Montana (BB-51)|USS ''Montana'' (BB-51)]], a [[South Dakota class battleship|''South Dakota''-class battlship]], was laid down but cancelled and scrapped before launching.
[[South Dakota class battleship|''South Dakota''-class battlship]], was
laid down but cancelled and scrapped before launching.
* The third [[USS Montana (BB-67)|USS ''Montana'' (BB-67)]] would have been the [[lead ship]] of [[Montana class battleship|her class]] of [[battleship]] had the class not been cancelled.
[[lead ship]] of [[Montana class battleship|her class of battleships]] had
the class not be cancelled.
The movie ''[[The Abyss]]'' features a fictional [[Ohio class submarine|''Ohio''-class]] [[submarine]] named "USS ''Montana''", but no submarine has ever borne that name.
[[Ohio class submarine|''Ohio''-class submarine]] named
USS ''Montana'', but no submarine has ever borne that name.
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