USS Alabama (BB-8) She was commissioned into the fleet in October 1900. The ship was armed with a main battery of four 13-inch (330 mm) guns and she had a top speed of 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). Alabama spent the first seven years of her career in the North Atlantic Fleet conductingContinue reading “USS Alabama (BB-8) was an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy. She was the second ship of her class, and the second to carry her name. Her keel was laid in December 1896 at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard, and she was launched in May 1898.”
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USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the 14th state. She was the third member of the class, which included five other ships.
The Connecticut-class ships were armed with a main battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and had a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph). Vermont was laid down in May 1904 at the Fore River shipyard and launched in August 1905. The ship entered service with the Atlantic Fleet in MarchContinue reading “USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the 14th state. She was the third member of the class, which included five other ships.”
USS Alaska (CB-1) was the lead ship of the Alaska class of large cruisers which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the first of two ships of her class to be completed, followed only by Guam; four other ships were ordered but were not completed before the end of the war.
USS Alaska (CB-1) photographed underway on 11 September 1944. Alaska was the third vessel of the US Navy to be named after what was then the territory of Alaska. She was laid down on 17 December 1941, ten days after the United States entered the war, was launched in August 1943 by the New YorkContinue reading “USS Alaska (CB-1) was the lead ship of the Alaska class of large cruisers which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the first of two ships of her class to be completed, followed only by Guam; four other ships were ordered but were not completed before the end of the war.”
Battleship USS Iowa entering floating dry-dock ABSD-2 at Manus Island, Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea), December 28th 1944.
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A Kiwi and Seabee ‘Can Do’ Triumph In the northern Solomons, New Zealand soldiers and U.S. Naval Construction Battalion sailors formed a potent fighting and building team while earning each other’s respect. By Reg Newell -About painting – Equipment is quickly unloaded from LST-485 in New Zealand war artist Russell Clark’s watercolor Landing Ships Under Fire, Falamai, Treasury Islands. Meanwhile, Japanese fire from a concealed pillbox has temporarily halted offloading activities at nearby LST-399. ARCHIVES NEW ZEALAND
EquipmentEquipment is quickly unloaded from LST-485 in New Zealand war artist Russell Clark’s watercolor Landing Ships Under Fire, Falamai, Treasury Islands. Meanwhile, Japanese fire from a concealed pillbox has temporarily halted offloading activities at nearby 1LST-399.ARCHIVES NEr Landing Ships temporarily halted offloading activities at nearby LST-399. ARCHIVES NEW 2023 Naval History Magazine FEATURED ARTICLEContinue reading “A Kiwi and Seabee ‘Can Do’ Triumph In the northern Solomons, New Zealand soldiers and U.S. Naval Construction Battalion sailors formed a potent fighting and building team while earning each other’s respect. By Reg Newell -About painting – Equipment is quickly unloaded from LST-485 in New Zealand war artist Russell Clark’s watercolor Landing Ships Under Fire, Falamai, Treasury Islands. Meanwhile, Japanese fire from a concealed pillbox has temporarily halted offloading activities at nearby LST-399. ARCHIVES NEW ZEALAND”
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