USS Springfield - Definition and Overview

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 2004.