Yes. It was a battle ship.
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first of all, "USS" stands for Unites States Ship in military, and the USA(united states of america) some times name their baatle ships or cruisers and all that with the states name like USS Oklahoma, USS Nevada, and USS West Virginia.
The USS West Virginia (BB-48) was known as the "Wee Vee".
u.s.s. Revenge
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Including warships from battleships to submarines and PT boats, as well as tenders, supply ships, floating workshops, various support craft, etc., there were over 160 various ships and boats stationed and/or present at Pearl Harbor at 0800 on December 7, 1941.
USS Monitor
USS Nevada - heavily damaged, beached to prevent sinking USS Arizona - destroyed USS Tennessee - damaged USS West Virginia - very heavy damage, sank upright, later raised and refitted USS Maryland - damaged USS Oklahoma - sank (capsized), later raised, but sank while being towed. USS California - damaged, sank upright, later raised and refitted USS Pennsylvania - damaged (Also present and damaged was USS Utah, which was a former battleship that was being used as a target ship. The Japanese pilots mistook her for an aircraft carrier at first.)
See: http://www.usswestvirginia.org/crewlost.htm
USS Minnesota
C.S.S. Virginia- formerly the Merrimac.
This ship was the USS Monitor. She became famous after duelling inconclusively with the Merrimack, or CSS Virginia, on March 9th 1863 off Hampton Roads, Virginia.