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January 14, 1911
The USS Arkansas (BB-33) was launched. The battleship was the third ship of the U.S. Navy to bear the state’s name—the prior vessels being a wooden-hulled steamer during the American Civil War and an 1890s single-turret monitor that was renamed Ozark in 1909 and used as an instruction ship. The battleship Arkansas participated in both world wars and received four battle stars for service in World War II.