The 560 foot long submarine USS Georgia has just completed a billion dollar, two-year overhaul to change it from a ballistic missile sub to a guided missile one. There will be a week's worth of return to duty ceremonies ending March 28th. The Georgia is the only commissioned US ship named for a state that is actually homeported in the same state it is named for.
The very first warship with the name Georgia was a Confederate ironclad and the current USS Georgia carries a shell from the Confederate vessel.
The very first USS Georgia BB-15 was a battleship from 1906-1920 and was part of Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet that sailed around trhe world to show America's coming of age from 1906-1909.
US Ship with a Confederate Shell. How Interesting. --Old B-r'er
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