all but one of the battleships ever built by the US were named after states.
The one exception was USS Kearsarge (BB-5), which was named after the Union sloop of war that sank the Confederate raider CSS Alabama during the Civil War.
Only three were lost permanently: USS Oklahoma, USS Arizona, and the USS Utah (redesignated training/tgt ship). All three are still on the bottom (Oklahoma between CA and Hawaii).However, whats...
USS Nevada - heavily damaged, beached to prevent sinkingUSS Arizona - destroyedUSS Tennessee - damagedUSS West Virginia - very heavy damage, sank upright, later raised and refittedUSS Maryland -...
Only 4 battleships were and 2 of them were later raised and served in the war.
The 8 battleships were :
USS Arizona (still at the bottom of the harbor), USS Oklahoma (still at the bottom of the...