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USS Baltimore
Six United States Navy ships have been named Baltimore, after the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
- The first Baltimore, a brigantine of 12 guns, was built in 1777 at Baltimore, Maryland, and fitted out as a dispatch or packet vessel. She was used at times for the protection of the coast along the Delaware[?] and Chesapeake Bays. She was commanded by Captain T. Read of the Continental Navy[?], 1778-79, and was lost near Cape Henry[?] 29 January 1780.
- The third Baltimore was a side-wheel steamer[?] captured in 1861.
- The fourth Baltimore (C-3) was a cruiser commissioned in 1890.
- The fifth Baltimore (CA-68) was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1943.
- The sixth Baltimore (SSN 704) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine[?].
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