The Connecticut-class battleships were among the last United States Navy pre-dreadnought battleships to be built. These six ships were authorized over three budget years (1902–1904), with the latter three ships being built at the same time and after the two smaller Mississippi-class ships. The Mississippi-class ships were the last US pre-dreadnought class to be designed, but the New Hampshire, of the Connecticut class, was the last US pre-dreadnought to be built.