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