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Assigned to the Pacific Squadron for harbor defense, the Monterey operated out of Mare Island Navy Yard, making numerous voyages to ports on the West Coast on maneuvers and target practice during her first 5 years of naval service. Each spring the monitor would make a voyage down the California coast or a trip toContinue reading “The second USS Monterey (BM‑6) was the sole Monterey-class monitor. Laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 20 December 1889, she was launched 28 April 1891, sponsored by Miss Kate C. Gunn. She was commissioned 13 February 1893, with Captain Lewis Kempff in command.”

She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Nggela Sule, Solomon Islands during Operation I-Go. Her wreck was discovered on 4 September 1994. https://ift.tt/WFeTwPD https://ift.tt/XrmehHB from Blogger https://ift.tt/RUsa8OB via IFTTT, /a>

USS Moffett (DD-362) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral William Moffett. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Moffett_(DD-362) https://ift.tt/3jZhKMQ from Blogger https://ift.tt/6syIkln via IFTTT, /a>

  USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War. She also served in the Persian Gulf War’s operations DesertContinue reading “USS AMERICA – Cannes – ’66”

  USS Topeka (CL-67/CLG-8), a Cleveland-class light cruiser was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Topeka, Kansas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Topeka https://ift.tt/PCjk9ib from Blogger https://ift.tt/ESjNzWf via IFTTT, /a>