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Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Idaho in honor of the 43rd state.
- The first USS Idaho, 8 was a wooden steam sloop later converted to a full-rigged sailing ship.
- The second USS Idaho (BB-24), a Mississippi-class battleship, missed sailing with the Great White Fleet, saw little action during World War I, was sold to Greece and sunk early in World War II.
- The third USS Idaho (SP-545), a motor boat, was chartered for harbor entrance patrol and submarine net patrol in the Cape May and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, areas during World War I.
- The fourth USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico-class battleship, saw action in World War II.
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