Building of a
Montana-class battleship to
be
named USS Ohio (BB-68)
in honor of
the 17th state
was authorized
July 19,
1940, and assigned to the
Philadelphia Navy Yard; but, before her keel was
laid, construction was canceled
July 21,
1943.
Ohio
would have been the fourth ship to bear that name had she been
commissioned.
Other ships of the United States Navy have borne the name
Ohio; see that index page.