The first warship to be named after the state is the armored cruiser USS Montana (ACR 13). The ship has a crew of 140 sailors, that are capable of supporting a variety of missions. “This is a ...

Bill Whitsitt, chair and director of the USS Montana Committee, said he and the committee are looking forward to the big day at the Naval Station Norfolk when the ship is placed into active service.

Sailors attached to the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Montana (SSN 794) man the boat during a commissioning ceremony in Norfolk, Va., on June 25, 2022. US Navy Photo ...

The first USS Montana was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1908. The ship went on to serve in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, landed Marines during unrest in Haiti in 1921 and escorted convoys ...

The 377-foot-long USS Montana will cost an estimated $2 billion. The last ship named in honor of the landlocked Treasure State was an armored cruiser commissioned in 1908. But that ship was later ...

The governor of Montana joined nearly 80 other people at The Myrna Loy for a seafaring adventure that gave an in-depth look at two U.S. Navy ships named ... members of the USS Montana Committee.