USS Springfield
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Four vessels of the United States Navy have been named after Springfield, any of eighteen named places in the United States, notably Springfield, Massachusetts and Springfield, Illinois.
- The first Springfield was a stern wheel steamboat in use during the American Civil War.
- The second Springfield was a steamboat chartered during 1918 and 1919.
- The third Springfield (CL-66) was a light cruiser commissioned in 1944, later converted to a guided missile cruiser CLG-7, and in use until 1974.
- The fourth Springfield (SSN-761) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1993 and on active service as of 2005.