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The first USS ''California'' was a screw Sloop originally named ''Minnetonka''.

The second USS ''California'' (ACR-6) , a ''Pennsylvania''-class Armored Cruiser , was commissioned in 1907 . In 1914, she was renamed ''San Diego'' to free up her name for a Battleship , which changed to ''New Mexico'' before commissioning. ''San Diego'' was sunk in 1918 .

The third USS ''California'' (SP-249) , originally a yacht named ''Hauoli'', served during World War I as a Motor Patrol Boat in New York City Harbor and as an experimental platform used by Thomas Edison to test underwater listening devices.

The fourth USS ''California'' (SP-647) served during World War I as a Motor Patrol Boat in San Francisco Harbor.

The fifth USS ''California'' (BB-44) , a ''Tennessee''-class Battleship , saw action in World War II .

The sixth USS ''California'' (CGN-36) , known as the "Golden Grizzly," was the Lead Ship of Her Class of a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser.