 four vessels of the united states navy have been named uss louisville, after the city of louisville, kentucky. *, was an ironclad steamboat used during the american civil war *, was the steamship st. louis renamed and used in 1918 as a troop transport *, was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1931 and active in world war ii *, is a los angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1986 and currently in active service  ==see also== * louisville (disambiguation) *  * 
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