List of ships named after Indiana From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia USS Indiana (BB-1) about 1910 This is a list of ships that are named after the US State of Indiana. Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Indiana in honor of the 19th state. USS Indiana (BB-1), was a battleship commissioned in 1895 that saw action in the Spanish–American War USS Indiana (BB-50), was a battleship under construction but canceled by the Washington Naval Treaty in 1924 USS Indiana (BB-58), was a battleship commissioned in 1942 that saw action during World War II USS Indiana (SSN-789), is a Virginia-class submarine launched on 9 June 2017 Three ships have borne the name SS Indiana. They are: SS Indiana (1848) - a steamship built in 1848 by F.M. Keating. SS Indiana (1873) - a passenger steamship launched in 1873 by William Cramp & Sons for the American Line. SS Indiana (1905) - a passenger ship launched by Societa Esercizio Bacini in 1905 for Lloyd Italiano. List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Related Articles