USS Chattanooga explained

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Chattanooga, after the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

• USS Chattanooga was the first steamboat built by the Federals on the upper Tennessee River, a flagship of the "Cracker Line" (1863).
• was a steam sloop in use from 1866 to 1871.
• was a protected cruiser in service from 1904 to 1921.
• was a, renamed Uniontown on 18 August 1944 before its commissioning.
• was a planned light cruiser but construction was canceled 12 August 1945, prior to launching.

In 1917, the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, Wales, was requisitioned on behalf of the US Navy and was renamed USS Chattanooga.