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USS Michigan
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Michigan in honor of the U.S. state of Michigan.
- The first USS Michigan, the Navy's first iron-hulled warship, launched in 1842, operated on the Great Lakes for her entire career, was later renamed Wolverine and decommissioned in 1912.
- The second USS Michigan (BB-27), a South Carolina-class battleship, saw action against Mexico and escorted convoys during World War I.
- The third USS Michigan (SSBN-727), the second Ohio-class submarine, no longer serves as a ballistic missile submarine, but will be converted into a guided missile submarine (SSGN).
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