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what is uss kearsarge? A United States Navy ship when was it built? USS "Kearsarge" (BB-5) was built on 30 June 1896 and where was it built? Newport News in Virginia.
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USS Kearsarge (BB-5) [SEP] Construction
"Kearsarge" was authorized on 2 March 1895, the contract for her construction was awarded on 2 January 1896, and the keel of the vessel was laid down on 30 June 1896 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Virginia. The total cost was US$5,043,591.68. She was named soon after the American Civil War sloop-of-war , and was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named by act of Congress. She was the only US battleship not named after a state. She was christened on 24 March 1898 (the same day as her sister ship, "Kentucky") by Mrs.