USS Nebraska
Virginia-class battleshipWikipedia
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Sep 24, 2026
SarahHOST
They rebuilt old steamships, built 14 stern wheel riverboats for the Yukon, constructed freight barges, built Washington's first all-steel vessel, and then came the contract that changed everything.
SarahHOST
The U.S. Navy wanted a battleship, the USS Nebraska.
SarahHOST
More than a thousand workers built it.
SarahHOST
When it launched in 1904, people across America suddenly realized Seattle wasn't just a lobbying town anymore.
JasonHOST
However, it got left behind along with the USS Alabama in San Francisco due to mechanical issues.
JasonHOST
They were replaced by the USS Nebraska and Wisconsin.
JasonHOST
Fun fact, technically the USS Maine was not a battleship, although sometimes called a second-class battleship.
JasonHOST
It was this type of ship, used to much acclaim in World War I as raiders by the Kriegsmarine.