The first USS Minnesota, a sailing steam frigate, was commissioned in 1857 and served during the Civil War, remaining in service until her decommissioning in 1898. The second was commissioned in 1907.

The USS Minnesota arrived Tuesday at Naval Base Guam, the first Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be homeported in the strategically important U.S. territory.

On November 26, USS Minnesota, a new Virginia-class attack submarine, arrived at her new homeport in Guam. The 377-foot, nuclear-powered attack boat and her 134 sailors joined four older Los ...

The USS Monitor had only two guns, while the Merrimack had 10. The Monitor’s guns, however, were a larger caliber and were mounted on a rotating turret, powered by a steam engine.