Five ships in the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 have been named USS Milwaukee for the city

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

 in Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

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, was a monitor, launched in 1864 and sunk by enemy action in 1865.
was a St. Louis-class

St. Louis class cruiser (1905)

The St. Louis class cruiser were a group of three protected cruisers used by the United States Navy at the beginning of the 20th century.-Class history:...

 cruiser

Cruiser

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, commissioned in 1906 and decommissioned in 1917.
, was an Omaha-class cruiser

Omaha class cruiser

The Omaha-class cruisers were a class of light cruisers built for the United States Navy. The oldest class of cruiser still in service with the Navy at the outbreak of World War II, the Omaha class was an immediate post-World War I design....

, commissioned in 1923, transferred to the Soviet Navy as Murmansk, returned and scrapped in 1949.
, was a Wichita-class replenishment oiler, commissioned in 1969 and decommissioned in 1994.
, is a planned Freedom class littoral combat ship

Freedom class littoral combat ship

The Freedom class is a class of littoral combat ships built for the United States Navy.The Freedom class was proposed by Lockheed Martin as a contender for USN plans to build a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone...

, first announced in 2011.