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| Technology has dramatically changed the size and capabilities of naval warships since the battleship Kentucky was commissioned in 1900, but the mission of the United States Navy has not significantly changed. That mission is to protect the vital interests of the United States of America. Kentucky (SSBN 737) is uniquely suited to this task. |
| The submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) is the third U.S. Naval vessel to be named in honor of the Bluegrass state, and the twelfth Trident submarine commissioned. |
| Kentucky Governor William O. Bradley's statement, made after witnessing the launching of the battleship Kentucky in 1898, is equally applicable today: "There is no better ship; there could be no better name." |
