Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Birmingham, after the city of Birmingham, Alabama.
- USS Birmingham (CL-2), was a light cruiser in service from 1908 to 1923.
- USS Birmingham (CL-62), was a light cruiser commissioned in 1943, involved in heavy fighting in the Pacific War, and decommissioned in 1946.
- USS Birmingham (SSN-695), was a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine in service from 1978 to 1997.
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