USS California may refer to:

USS California (1867) was a screw sloop originally named Minnetonka
USS California (ACR-6) was a Pennsylvania-class cruiser commissioned in 1907, renamed San Diego in 1914 and sunk by a mine in World War I
USS California (SP-249) served during World War I as a motor patrol boat in New York City Harbor; later renamed Hauoli
USS California (SP-647) was a motor patrol boat in San Francisco Harbor during World War I.
USS California (BB-44) was a Tennessee-class battleship active in World War II
USS California (CGN-36) was the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers; known as the "Golden Grizzly."
USS California (SSN-781) is a Virginia-class submarine commissioned in 2011

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