maine class battleship maine class battleships maine missouri ohio built turn 20th century united_states_navy based preceding illinois class incorporated significant technological advances earlier ships american battleships incorporate krupp cemented armor stronger harvey armor powder allowed higher velocity guns water tube boilers efficient lighter armed inch guns sixteen inch guns steam speed knots mph significant increase illinois class maine class battleships served variety roles careers maine missouri remained atlantic fleet careers ohio initially served fleet ships took cruise great white fleet maine excessive coal consumption forced proceed independently voyage missouri training ship rest career ohio took american intervention mexican revolution ships employed training ships world war war ships withdrawn service sold scrap broken design navy battleships construction plans request additional units destruction armored cruiser maine havana harbor subsequent declaration war spain april large naval expansion program passed congress program called new battleships named destroyed maine design work began immediately broad parameters new battleships proved contentious board construction advocated design based iowa armed inch guns board argued repeating illinois class armed guns speed knots mph save construction time additionally pointed guns incorporated displacement limit important technological advances available time necessitated changes design advent powder permitted smaller guns greater muzzle navy accordingly designed inch caliber high velocity gun addition krupp cemented armor developed germany steel significant improvement older harvey process steel stronger thinner armor plating achieve level protection importantly significant savings weight water tube boilers sufficiently reliable use warships lighter substantially efficient older fire tube boilers shortly ships authorized navy learned russian battleship recently ordered william sons philadelphia capable steaming knots mph margin knots mph maine design navy requested shipyards submitting designs contract increase speed proposed ships match russian vessel sons responded hull feet increase reduce drag incorporate new boilers newport news drydock company lengthened hull feet increased horsepower propulsion system percent indicated horsepower ultimately newport design chosen new ships general characteristics machinery ships maine class feet long waterline long overall beam draft displaced long tons designed long tons load ships metacentric height forecastle deck extended main mast built fitted heavy military masts fighting tops replaced cage masts crew officers enlisted men increased officers men ships powered shaft triple expansion steam engines rated indicated horsepower steam provided coal fired boilers missouri ohio boilers maine tall funnels amidships ships engines generated speed knots mph ohio knots mph speed trials normal coal capacity long tons maine carry long tons missouri capacity long tons ohio store long tons coal speed knots mph ships designed endurance nautical miles steam nmi speed ohio significantly greater coal capacity allowed cruise nmi speed steering controlled single rudder ships turning radius yards knots armament ships armed main battery inch mark guns twin gun turrets centerline forward aft guns fired pound shell muzzle velocity feet second turrets mark mounts required guns horizontal mounts elevate degrees degrees electrically operated guns operated independently secondary battery consisted sixteen inch mark guns placed casemates hull mounted battery upper deck located battery directly forecastle deck placed casemates bow fired shell close range defense torpedo boats carried inch guns mounted casemates hull pounder guns pounder guns standard capital ships period maine class battleships carried torpedo tubes submerged hull broadside initially equipped mark design carried pound range yards speed knots mph armor ships armor consisted krupp cemented harvey steel main armored belt thick magazines machinery spaces tapered lower edge belt reduced edge belt extended waterline main deck thick increased slightly sloped sides connected belt deck increased stern main battery gun turrets thick faces supporting barbettes thickness armor plating exposed sides thick bulkheads connected belt barbettes barbettes protected steel armor thick protected secondary battery conning tower thick sides thick roof construction service history maine missouri entered service assigned north_atlantic fleet ohio built west_coast united_states instead sent serve flagship fleet based philippines april turret fire killed men aboard missouri quick action men prevented fire reaching magazines destroying ship awarded medal honor ohio returned western pacific joined sisters atlantic fleet period maine served flagship atlantic fleet relieved april december ships battleships atlantic fleet steamed roads virginia start cruise great white fleet fleet steamed south south_america north west_coast maine detached owing excessive use coal battleship alabama ships continued journey independently greatly shortened rest ships crossed pacific stopped australia philippines japan continuing indian_ocean suez_canal toured mediterranean crossing atlantic arriving bank roads february naval review president roosevelt following years ships fairly uneventful careers missouri spent time active service summer training cruises naval academy ohio sent mexican waters protect american interests country mexican revolution united_states entered world war declaring war germany april ships train naval recruits expanding wartime fleet following german surrender november missouri ferry american soldiers france vessels employed short range lack sufficient accommodations inefficient transports ships remained active service briefly war ohio decommissioned january missouri maine followed september respectively ships sold scrap maine missouri going breakers yard january ohio joining march


uss uss class destroyer united_states_navy world war ship named honor launched undertook training exercises east_coast united_states sporadically years escorted major flight seaplane later year selected converted seaplane tender support naval aviator training naval air station pensacola took trip veracruz emergency medical supplies hand aircraft bombing tests decommissioned german ships including sinking sms decommissioned sold scrapping design construction class destroyers built united_states_navy seven sisters constructed union iron works shipyards san_francisco california specifications detail designs drawn steel standard displacement tonnes long tons short tons overall length feet inches beam feet inches draught feet inches trials reached speed knots mph armed caliber guns caliber machine guns inch torpedo tubes regular crew complement officers enlisted men driven curtis steam turbines powered yarrow boilers performance known group class destroyers known unofficially liberty type differentiate destroyers constructed detail designs drawn bath iron works parsons turbines liberty type destroyers deteriorated badly service group retired navy actual performance ships far intended specifications especially fuel economy able nautical miles knots mph instead design standard nautical miles knots mph class suffered problems turning weight ship named second class destroyer commissioned service history launched july union iron works sponsored wife george embarked command commander henry february assigned united_states atlantic fleet sailed newport rhode_island santa california panama canal arrived february days later moved boston massachusetts stood harbor february escort george_washington transporting president wilson versailles conference days later participated ceremonies boston harbor celebrating arrival ship repairs norfolk virginia march left fleet exercises near cuba following left new_york arriving april departed group destroyers acting guide flight navy atlantic_ocean provided illumination night flight forced landings near azores rendered assistance sank remaining seaplane arrived took leg journey got underway provide radio compass signals sea landed plymouth england complete flight visited brest france azores returning newport june months based newport norfolk training exercises end world war navy began convert surplus ships support growing seaplane tender program selected destroyer determined require minimal modifications following success aircraft carrier designs advanced ships designed specifically support naval aviation fourteen class destroyers converted seaplane determined aircraft production development ships conversion caliber machine guns removed crew complement reduced officers enlisted men torpedo tubes removed december reported philadelphia navy yard conversion seaplane tender completed conversion charleston navy yard sailed duty pensacola naval air station immediately loaded medical supplies american red_cross ordered veracruz mexico outbreak plague necessitated supplies reached veracruz june supplies steamed pensacola florida stopping way arrived florida june pensacola assigned seaplane pilot training program remained august operated caribbean area tending february stopped briefly philadelphia heading roads support bombing tests surrendered german ships leaving norfolk june present bombing tests remained assigned tests sinking german battleship sms july detached duty day subsequently conducted training exercises newport east_coast ports december arrived charleston south_carolina remaining april sailed philadelphia decommissioned july sold scrap september corporation new_york_city


uss missouri grounding incident uss missouri grounding incident occurred january battleship uss missouri ran aground sailing chesapeake_bay casualties occurred incident battleship remained stuck weeks freed sand damage ship incurred incident required return port dry dock repairs battleship freed naval court inquiry convened determine facts surrounding grounding end captain william brown handful naval officers found guilty role grounding incident captain brown suffered loss places promotion list effectively ended naval career missouri repaired service active fleet shortly afterward serve korean war decommissioned entered sound reserve fleet washington remained reactivated ship navy plan forth president ronald_reagan navy secretary john background missouri iowa class fast battleship designs planned preliminary design branch bureau construction repair laid brooklyn navy yard january launched january commissioned june ship iowa class fourth final iowa class ship commissioned united_states_navy ship christened launching mary margaret daughter harry united_states senator missouri missouri active pacific theatre world war escorting fast carrier task forces allied army marine_corps personnel involved amphibious operations imperial japanese forces atomic bombings hiroshima nagasaki empire japan allied demands signing instrument surrender allied powers aboard missouri september ongoing operation magic carpet missouri departed japanese waters bound fleet battleships entirely decommissioned missouri spared fate influence president harry native refused allow battleship decommissioned advice secretary defense louis johnson secretary navy john sullivan chief naval operations louis ordered missouri maintained active fleet partly fondness battleship partly battleship christened daughter result missouri involved training flag waving exercises home abroad world war korean war events leading accident october amid increasing political scrutiny missouri arrived norfolk naval shipyard months scheduled maintenance period captain page smith relieved captain william brown graduate veteran years captain brown amassed distinguished record commanding submarines destroyers commanded ship size missouri sea command capacity world war captain brown formally assumed command missouri december ahead completion maintenance work battleship december brown took battleship brief trip virginia returned norfolk christmas eve scheduled departure january time missouri sail bay maneuvers january brown received manila envelope naval base headquarters contained request naval ordnance laboratory request battleship proceed channel united_states_navy acoustic cables ongoing system development project aimed identify ships propeller signatures request entirely optional captain preoccupied details upcoming sortie cuba gave letter little attention instead referred matter operations officer commander john turn referred letter ship navigator lieutenant commander frank morris january captain brown operations navigating officers met discuss upcoming cruise cuba details surrounding cruise talk briefly test run ship pass orange white striped marked entrance exit range range located close danger bearing area safe feet water accommodate ship feet matters worse range missouri pass originally marked number reduced days prior arrival captain brown morris aware removed range received authorization non existent chart informed conference captain brown commander left conference mistaken belief marking range grounding january missouri set sail atlantic_ocean harbor pilot helm better view afforded forward mast structure battleship sailed chesapeake_bay eighth level battleship forward mast structure time complement ammunition water fuel tanks brought missouri total displacement tons drew feet bow feet inches stern near elizabeth river channel pilot turned control battleship captain brown departed shore weather clear missouri free run acoustic channel missouri sailed red markers commander george believed marked water channel departure captain brown assumed command missouri ordered battleship engines brought thirds speed order course set recommendation navigator lieutenant commander morris missouri sailed past fort wool captain brown turned control ship known naval terms ship officer deck departed chart house arrival chart house caused ensign harris tracking battleship course chart away table resulting plot time captain brown informed commander missouri soon run range time executive officer heard planned range run approximately minutes departing chart room captain brown open bridge battleship summoned arnold missouri morning officers watch respectively informed planned run range commander time men heard planned test run captain brown noted confused looks promptly informed men informed point officers reported chart room level learned impending run range looking chart marking range despite remained confused aspects planned run captain brown ordered course change degrees informed men battleship remain eighth level bridge cleared course unusual missouri usually shifted fourth level bridge transit point ship passed fort wool old point comfort initial course change altered result strong ocean current swung missouri far right course correction point indication dangerously transit occurred executive officer passed chart room preparing shift change noticed missouri rapidly approaching water promptly told morris god sake watch time discussion occurred eighth level bridge battleship speed increased knots morris differed opinion idea felt speed reduced knots felt steady speed held transition okay captain brown decided increase speed knots engine room replied increasing power time lieutenant arnold located small orange white stripes yards away initially identified range markers result letter painted information properly relayed rest crew mistakenly believing marker right range captain brown battleship operation officer agreed order battleship pass left marker missouri sailing danger line marking separation deep water channel shallow water apparent pair marking entrance shallow fishing channel appeared ahead missouri brown incorrectly identified markers end range commander lieutenant arnold officers knew incorrect assumption point recommendation turn right morris navigator brown declined mistaken belief markers fish channel actually end range similar recommendation commander went time missouri combat information center crew members manning battleship navigational radar system noticed radar returns indicated missouri steaming dangerous waters crew report information captain lieutenant john officer duty time grounding concluded radar equipment likely operating correctly later explained decision report radar information stating standard practice board ship radar advice bridge absence specific requests pointed water depth reading instrument order repaired yard missouri crossed danger bearing water time commander sent message captain brown stating ship heading danger recommend come right immediately message relayed men charged messages officers different stations supposed pass message brown tendency badly time attempting alert brown impending grounding morris approached brown recommended coming right avoid water captain brown recall informed reply morris point morris took bearing alarmed impending grounding morris returned captain waving arms shouting come right water ahead captain brown dismissed morris pleas stating belief navigator know verify morris claims impending water brown asked commander check morris position brown ordered travis missouri alter course order came late missouri slid mud bar stuck ground ditch effort save ship sent message brown stating come right immediately twist ship effort little late missouri run aground hull traveled approximately feet nearly entire length raising battleship feet water engines shut bay sand began battleship engineering come rest keel plain sight number united_states_navy stationed roads similar number high ranking officers united_states_army stationed fort monroe salvage request went available site grounding hope able free damage occurred attempt missouri sailors day grounding met failure initial attempt pull missouri deep water sixteen lend assistance naval brass postponed attempt pending outcome assessment missouri traversed nearly feet compound problem run aground unusually high tide add insult injury butt number bad jokes american public navy rival service branches soviet_union atlantic fleet quick dreadnought grounding material naval publication red fleet initially high ranking navy officials elected contract private salvage firm free battleship admiral smith time commander cruisers atlantic man responsible issuing missouri orders disagreed plan reasoned navy got responsible getting ultimately won case navy salvage effort explicitly informed officials pentagon career ride ability successfully missouri deep water better organize salvage effort smith number men staff moved aboard missouri supervise return deep water smith supervision extended answering nearly letters sent navy concerned citizens offering advice battleship deep water commanding salvage effort rear admiral homer navy yard commandant norfolk captain instrumental cleaning mess left imperial_japanese_navy december air raid brought united_states world war total salvage team commanded successfully resurrected ships initially declared total losses helped refit ships serve second world war pledged assist salvage effort initiated point plan aimed getting missouri mud water remove weight possible battleship lift ship remove sand possible battleship use combined power area pull battleship channel provide deep water missouri shipping lanes missouri run aground unusually high tide required date tide roughly comparable conditions missouri grounded order free date selected february unusually high tide time factor took charge operation point plan motion assistance admiral smith able assemble large salvage force included submarine rescue ships special salvage ships divers add additional boats time came missouri january army arrived site missouri grounding began process mud intended path missouri freed january joined civilian run washington phase plan time began missouri crew began non essential items inch inch shells powder food drink materials removed battleship placed aboard barges ships help missouri time class fleet began process missouri fuel fuel required operate generators aboard missouri absence resulted shift supplying power missouri required generators relying submarine rescue ships power water needs originally weight reduction phase included removing anchors battleship ordered anchors reason anchor effectively shift missouri center gravity forward narrower battleship reducing friction widest point time bureau ships offered valuable technical salvage advice civilian military participants salvage effort january attempt free missouri assembled collection boats salvage ships attempt ultimately unsuccessful owing anchor previous wreck embedded missouri hull extreme force generated caused inch cables wire rope break failed attempt revealed missouri needed lose weight attempt successful light additional changes attempt included cutting anchors chains battleship request inclusion additional help missouri second attempt tentatively scheduled february missouri freed february missouri finally freed assistance vessels boats pulled alongside pulled astern swung bow facilitate movement additionally gypsy class salvage vessels seven yard helped vessels place anchors process time missouri began suffered incident towed portion damage insignificant battleship slowly returned harbor band played missouri anchors knows trouble seen crewmen hoisted battle flags hoisted signal flags read reporting duty norfolk harbor pilot responsible issuing engine rudder orders battleship missouri navigator issued course orders battleship tow audience observing process missouri finally returned deep water following liberation muddy missouri towed naval yard incomplete sister ship kentucky removed dry dock allow missouri undergo repairs apart structural inspection included replacement double plating fuel tanks aftermath captain brown court result incident pleaded guilty relieved command missouri result plea suffered loss places list captains awaiting ships court cleared charges received letter reduced promotion list despite setbacks missouri repaired returned fleet stayed commission korean war cease fire agreement decommissioned united_states_navy reserve fleets remained 1980s despite proof contrary rumors continue missouri suffered permanent damage result grounding incident ship referred muddy takeoff mighty


uss uss swedish word meaning thunder ing mountain ocean going ironclad guns resembled enlarged version confederate ironclad virginia originally designed gun turrets turrets deleted ship building construction began progress slow launched end american_civil_war ship accepted union navy builder began seeking buyers von expressed interest thought prussia armed vessel prompted france purchase commission initially placed reserve mobilized participate franco prussian war ship saw action decommissioned end war stricken navy list scrapped design description construction april william arguably premier wooden country sent model large wooden ironclad displacement long tons navy department signed contract july navy bureau yards docks ship overall length feet beam feet draft feet inches ship required knots mph water armed inch guns gun turrets protected inches armor inch guns ship completed months cost contract ship named amended august specify armor scheme main deck armor inches thick main deck depth feet waterline armor inches thick tapering inches lower edge ship main deck armor inches thick rear ship main deck rear stern consist inch armor plates tapered inches thickness given complete double engine boiler rooms completely enclosed watertight bulkheads provided masts appropriate rigging ship powered acting steam engines driving bladed propeller feet feet diameter steam generated tubular boilers working pressure psi kpa cm2 engines designed produce indicated horsepower boilers iron works new_york_city engines originally intended bore inches stroke inches increased bore inches reached contract speed ship sea trial february reached speed knots mph demonstration french buyers june reached knots mph auxiliary boilers provide steam steam engines powered pumps ventilation fans rotated gun turrets engines bore stroke inches larger main engines class monitors boilers exhausted retractable funnel ship normally carried long tons coal hold maximum long tons light rig sail area square feet keel laid october shipyard new_york_city forced use oak supply seasoned timber exhausted earlier war wood far prone significantly shortened ship life hull strongly built space frames filled timber diagonal iron tied frames sides level main deck approximately feet thick beginning construction redesigned hull increasing length feet inches perpendiculars overall length feet inches beam decreased feet inches feet inches displaced nominal draft feet forward feet aft long tons changes longest wooden ship built hull protected external layers copper ship fitted primary usual location aft propeller auxiliary rudder placed ahead propeller changes construction significantly contributed delays completion important eventual elimination turrets began october wrote secretary navy saying concurred general superintendent ironclads rear admiral francis gregory suggestion turrets lengthened accommodate additional number guns approve change september authorized armament inch inch guns extended feet approximate overall length feet covered aft magazine shell room provided total gun ports broadside corner facing bow stern design gun ports issue took years resolve originally sized inch gun height inches inadequate allow guns fully elevate experience new proved mounting larger inch gun complicated design gun ports especially design carriages finished design revised second half reduce chance projectiles entering new design roughly shaped narrower middle inside outside gun port changes gun ports delayed completion cutting installation armor angle changed original shallow horizontal angle rear admiral joseph smith chief bureau yards docks noted difficult work guns angle turrets required redesign conning tower intended mount fore turret copy class monitors installed funnel foremast august built shaped foot ram bow forward feet cast iron armament installed sold gunnery trials conducted february inch inch guns gun port height inches inch guns elevate equivalent figures inch guns inch guns traverse forward beam aft inch bear sides significant problem encountered trials gun deck soft pine withstand force problems delayed ship completion shortages material labor money prices pig iron bar iron nearly boiler plate copper roughly doubled wages inexperienced workers increased percent new_york_city draft riots july strikes slowed progress failed account problems negotiating ship contract repeatedly tried charge navy alterations use cheaper materials reduce costs attempted contract amended act congress unsuccessful navy agreed pay changes reduced reserve held case ship meet specifications sides regarded ship white elephant wrote diary money ship spending money contract nonetheless continued work little work shipyard importantly hope getting contract amended allow profit july launched ship hull complete half armor installed fanfare new_york_times estimated crowd watched launching following year government rejected offers peru chile purchase ship war spain sale prejudice lawsuit great_britain selling warships confederacy manage private bill passed congress march allowed title ship advanced french service prussia expressed interest ship emperor france napoleon iii bought april million dollars objections navy preferred home built ship exact date purchase unknown noted diary told sale june money paid purchased items furnished government little week later attempted sail france return port following day engine problems resolved july entire family set sail arrived august french_navy took possession days later ship commissioned renamed honor general american revolution august briefly running machinery trials days later began overhaul naval dockyard fix problems apparent delivery voyage modify accordance french practices changes included addition conning tower replacement main rudder length stern reduced somewhat armament removed replaced canon modèle canon modèle guns breech loading caliber millimeter guns fired kilogram shell caliber millimeter guns fired weighed kilograms guns mounted corners pivot broadside gun port corner guns mounted broadside remaining positioned bow stern gun ports remaining corners closest broadside french carefully measured ship overhaul waterline meters long beam meters mean draft meters depth hold meters displaced metric tons long tons rated engines metric horsepower produced maximum metric horsepower gave speed knots machinery trials june completion overhaul normal load carried tonnes long tons coal tonnes long tons deep load service ship proved burn lot coal tonnes long tons stored deck provided range kilometres nmi speed knots mph reduced sail area square meters measured ship armor thickness completely protected millimeter plates hull armor extended depth meters waterline upper millimeters thick lower millimeters thick decks covered millimeter plates sides conning tower millimeters thick service proved wet threw lot spray head sea quick roll caused problems trying work guns heavy weather moderate seas prevent use altogether gun ports meters waterline sail good breeze ship maintain course steered turn wind wave beam completed refit briefly command captain future minister marine decommissioned august placed reserve refitted august december forward hull armor plates replaced piece cast iron ram reserve modified additional pivot gun mounted forward end pine underneath guns replaced oak ship recommissioned crew men mid july beginning franco prussian war departed august join fleet danish waters reached copenhagen august fleet cruised baltic_sea weeks ordered home september shallow draft meant armored corvette ordered search mouth jade estuary september prussian ships found return decommissioned crew ordered help defend paris ship stricken navy list april scrapped


irish oak irish oak irish operated steamship sunk north_atlantic world war german submarine west built operated united_states shipping board chartered irish shipping limited transport wheat north_america ireland sailing clearly marked neutral vessel convoy nonetheless torpedoed sunk midway north_america ireland crew rescued time conflicting reports allegations warned nearby convoy presence boat british captain issue irish general election june diplomatic exchanges united_states ireland questions raised british house_of_commons boat captain received mild construction southwestern san california organized build cargo ships united_states shipping board yard ship built design launched august completed december displacement tons length feet inches beam feet inches depth feet inches propelled triple expansion steam engine built iron works los_angeles cylinders inches inches inches bore inches stroke ship knots west west built united_states maritime commission operated united_states shipping board port registry new_orleans sold mississippi steamship company sold abolition transferred united_states shipping board bureau laid new_orleans period ship neglected condition engine deteriorated transferred united_states maritime commission september chartered irish shipping ltd united_states lines month irish oak background outbreak world war ireland ships united_states instructed ships enter war zone acting irish government minister frank negotiated charter oil burning united_states maritime commission reserve fleet west west irish crews travelled new_orleans ships september west renamed irish oak west renamed irish pine chartered government owned irish shipping limited managed steamship company port registry changed dublin irish oak captained matthew irish pine frank dick samuel belfast chief engineer initial sailing convoys delays destined carry wheat ships sailed initially new_orleans john october wheat bound ireland lloyd london charged higher ships convoy irish oak irish pine painted war time camouflage preparation sailing convoy irish pine joined convoy arrived dublin december contrast irish oak experienced number setbacks chief engineer marsh dublin suffered heart attack hospitalised new_orleans engineer severely burned boiler room blow hospitalised john locally recruited greek replacement engineer caused difficulties reported canadian authorities captain jailed initially irish oak sailed convoy departed sydney nova_scotia october november convoy attacked lost ships turned sydney arrived november neglect left irish oak poor condition ships merged convoy irish oak sailed return sydney attempt convoy departed sydney november arrived liverpool december engine problems struck towed saint john new_brunswick irish oak remained john months efforts repair engine eventually towed boston repairs voyage new_orleans dublin including repairs took months irish oak dublin july convoy crew irish oak uneasy engine failed left dead water wait coupled experiences irish ships especially nightmare convoy august resolved irish crews owners sail convoy irish ships clearly marked fully lit usually sailing convoy direct course answered calls assistance irish ships rescued men lost seamen irish shipping limited built fleet ships ships lost irish oak irish pine lives lost ships saved lives october bad weather irish oak received distress british ship convoy torpedoed irish oak answered altered course minutes later irish oak abandoning ship life having lost heavy seas irish oak continued relay spent hours searching survivors westerly gale rescue anti submarine convoy joined search avail crew gunners lost sea week later captain matthew fatally injured boarding dublin collapsed beneath replaced captain jones crew encounter irish oak route tampa florida dublin cargo tons smoke allied convoy visible ahead distance general irish ships sailing convoy time german boat came alongside contact exchange vessels continued alongside afternoon nightfall irish oak turned lights accordance neutral status apparently satisfied departed night irish oak continued sailing astern convoy happened day reported aircraft carrier escort carrier hms 5th escort group joining convoy fear aircraft stalking boats ordered break operations convoy torpedoed dawn broke morning torpedo hit irish oak german summer time torpedoes launched missed struck port exploded time uncertain submarine launched torpedoes remained visible lowered submarine waited clear firing coup irish plane irish rose irish ash responded survivors located irish plane irish oak lies position midway newfoundland ireland landfall survivors landed welcomed samuel director steamship company irish shipping limited imperial hotel arrival dublin welcomed lord mayor hosted lunch house home ireland parliament common practice crews wages stopped ship sunk famed labour leader james raised issue survivors treatment citing crew member told labour exchange record card lost irish oak sank suggested ask german consul general send submarine retrieve aftermath british time known submarine sunk irish oak survivors knew house_of_commons sir william called formal protest irish oak warned convoy douglas lloyd called end coal exports ireland official action taken ireland food britain time paul evans revealed convoy knew boat british stance knew presence irish oak need irish oak warned convoy irish world war south operated commissioners irish lights given warning boat consequence march surfaced ordered crew sank background sinking irish oak debated issue irish government stance irish oak warned allied convoy boat presence stated irish shipping limited went business irish ships information contrary picked irish labour_party james asked information given british convoy submarine sighted night discussion run general election focused possibility warning transmitted demands know captain british subject bill state master ship know james think deep interest finding captains ships william aware recommendation submitted irish nationals preference ships labour_party members luke secretary labour_party said government guilty near facade neutrality placed foreign nationals bridge irish ships party issued advertisement condemning criminal conduct government sending brave men doom irish oak responding allegations irish oak acted way neutral status irish shipping limited stated information conveyed british convoy submarine sighted company states explicit manner foundation suggestion contained question message sent party placed counter advertisement irish times titled licence sink saying labour_party sought justify sinking irish oak ships people hungry idle people hungry idle ready listen doctrines election william complained allegations statements members sic labour party charge members party recent election campaign having sinking irish oak labour increased representation party lost seats general election remained power support farmers party american known time submarine sunk irish oak irish shipping limited negotiating lease united_states state department intervened asking ireland protested germany sinking irish replied protested attacker known protested attacks referred attack unidentified aircraft initially denied british admitted shell fragments british manufacture found american ships leased sold ireland german war learned sunk irish oak action report received captain wolf claimed irish oak ship false irish markings sailing lights second lieutenant sinking saying irish oak obviously ship alleged sailing night lights travelling fourteen knots appeared capable barely half speed flag officer boats said ought happened attributed mistake eager captain precise irish neutrality flag officer boats strict orders connection duty boat captains immediate pressing interests german sunk convoy boats bay july flying boat squadron royal_air_force assisted halifax squadron crew taken prisoner rest perished days sinking irish oak admiral ordered boat withdrawal atlantic operational fleet boats lost black total allied merchant ships destroyed battle atlantic crew crew irish oak sunk rescued jones captain sunk gunfire september captained bombed october thomas second mate went captain replacing fortune unable walk following raf attack james radio officer served torpedoed sunk lives lost official numbers code letters signs official numbers forerunner numbers west united_states official number irish oak united_kingdom official number code letters west signs replacement code letters irish oak ships named irish oak irish shipping limited acquired new irish oak official number built sons ltd south shields bill complained british built frank book sold shipping greece renamed route vietnam ran aground near floated sold breaking irish shipping limited acquired irish oak bulk carrier motor ship diesel engine irish oak grt service irish shipping


uss originally named uss town pennsylvania uss single class monitor built union navy american_civil_war completed end war laid received new ship briefly activated longer commission began assigned north_atlantic squadron time placed reserve ship militia duty spanish american war began recommissioned defend baltimore maryland decommissioned later year necessary refit completed sold scrap description construction ship feet inches long overall beam feet inches maximum draft feet inches tons displaced long tons crew consisted officers enlisted men powered cylinder horizontal steam engine drove propeller steam generated horizontal fire tube boilers indicated horsepower engine gave ship speed knots mph carried long tons coal main armament consisted muzzle loading inch guns mounted single gun turret gun weighed approximately pounds fire pound shell range yards elevation exposed sides hull protected layers inch wrought iron plates backed wood armor gun turret pilot house consisted layers inch plates ship deck protected armor inches thick inch soft iron band fitted base turret prevent shells fragments turret happened battle charleston harbor april base funnel ship protected height feet inches armor rifle screen inch armor feet high installed turret protected crew confederate based suggestion commander captain sister ship known modification ship completion addition hurricane deck turret funnel end civil war contract construction signed mason september keel ship laid later year new shipyard pittsburgh pennsylvania ship construction delayed multiple changes ordered built reflected battle experience earlier monitors included rebuilding turrets pilot houses increase armor thickness inches inches replace bolts secured armor plates prevent knocked loose shock impact shells striking turret changes included deepening hull inches increase ship moving position turret balance ship trim replacing ship deck armor ready launched april low level ohio river rendered impossible finally launched december fitting ripped loose march towed berth following day towed mound city illinois arrived march mason pay tow ship long tons material needed finish ship monitor joined sisters ordinary opposite cairo illinois completed september drew water anchored main channel struck debris drifting ice vulnerable accidents persistent problem navy finally decided ships new_orleans ship renamed june service history monitor briefly commissioned january command lieutenant commander charles love franklin transferred key west florida participate north_atlantic squadron coast defense maneuvers decommissioned july laid philadelphia navy yard thorough overhaul recommissioned january commander joseph miller command ship assigned north_atlantic squadron based key west decommissioned july laid port royal south_carolina recommissioned november ship remained port royal moved james river moored virginia city point virginia placed ordinary richmond virginia june september loaned new_jersey naval militia moored new_jersey recommissioned local defense duties july spanish american war response pressure local politicians ship intended service baltimore decommissioned september necessary refit completed sold philadelphia navy yard october


uss west uss west cargo ship united_states_navy ship built west steam powered cargo ship united_states shipping board west boats series steel cargo ships built west_coast united_states world war war effort 20th ship built northwest steel portland oregon commissioned naval overseas transportation service united_states_navy january overseas trips navy decommissioned returned known west civilian career navy career ended sources conflict ship ultimate fate probably broken baltimore maryland design construction west ships cargo ships similar size design built shipyards west_coast united_states united_states shipping board emergency use world war given names began word west like west west ships built northwest steel portland oregon west northwest steel yard number hull number completed january west gross register tons grt feet inches long perpendiculars feet west steel hull mean draft feet inches displaced ship single steam turbine drove single screw propeller moved ship knot pace military career uss west commissioned naval overseas transportation service february lieutenant commander command ship sailed february load wheat flour panama canal march arrived norfolk virginia march fuel stores got underway mediterranean march west arrived april cargo taking sand ballast departed april sailing philadelphia gibraltar arrived philadelphia decommissioned week later returned civilian career navy decommissioned west known civilian career ship appear contemporary newspaper reports evidence sold dictionary american naval fighting ships reports ship abandoned jordan lists ownership reports ship broken baltimore april reports ship scrapped


uss hawaii hawaii originally intended member alaska class large cruisers united_states_navy ship named territory hawaii construction delayed higher priority ships aircraft carriers keel laid december years sister ship guam launch november hawaii began fitting post war budget necessitated cancellation ship february time planned converted guided missile cruiser come fruition conversion large command ship later contemplated planning went far money allocated budget purpose complete second wright chosen work started hawaii having laid years ship towed breakers scrapped june design description initial impetus design alaska class came commerce raiding abilities german japanese ships class cruisers known pocket battleships class battleships japan large force heavy light cruisers time built role expanded protect carrier groups thought class bigger guns greater size higher speed marked advantage role heavy cruisers provide insurance reports japan building super cruisers powerful american cruisers limited london naval treaty hawaii feet inches long overall beam feet inch draft feet inches displaced long tons designed long tons combat load ship powered general_electric geared steam turbine sets driving propeller oil fired boilers rated shaft horsepower speed knots mph ship cruising range nautical miles speed mph carried housed pair aircraft mounted amidships ship armed main battery inch mark guns triple gun turrets superfiring pair forward aft superstructure secondary battery consisted inch dual purpose guns twin turrets placed centerline superfiring main battery turrets fore aft remaining turrets placed corners superstructure light anti aircraft battery consisted mounted guns single mounted guns pair gun directors aided main battery directors controlled inch guns director aided guns main armored belt thick gun turrets thick faces main armored deck thick construction conversion proposals eventual fate montana class battleships final alaska class cruisers construction hawaii suspended work began freed materials facilities build additional ships completed faster needed war zones like anti submarine escorts long tons steel plates shapes destined hawaii ships july hawaii added construction queue unlike canceled june keel laid december finally launched november years guam ship sponsored mary wife delegate territory hawaii united_states house_of_representatives joseph launch little work construction halted february april reduction defense expenditures world war ship complete work halted turrets main battery fitted superstructure finished removed ship moved reserve fleet philadelphia naval shipyard guided missile cruiser designs similar incomplete battleship kentucky hawaii considered conversion test platform development guided missiles september designated cruisers gun armament consisted sixteen inch caliber guns dual mounts missiles mounted bow missile launching pits located near stern task armor needed previously installed armor taken ship required plans came fruition hawaii remained reserve fleet incomplete years later similar conversion plan forth plan designated project proposed hawaii converted guided missile ship plan called hawaii completed vertical launchers short range missiles launchers surface surface cruise missile attempt navy reliable cruise missile launch ships design process began approval navy september performance objectives possible design designers settled attempting fit pound powered cruiser missile solid fuel rocket carry missile nautical miles lowering ambitious goals realistic levels fully operational version expected tests planned year coming submarine launched cruise missile project terminated source variation scheme developmental experimental prototype missile operation replacing launchers eventually led surface air missile hawaii able launch cruise missile hydraulic catapult installed forward flight deck lastly aircraft crane twin aircraft added stern ship conversion envisioned looked similar completed class aircraft carrier conversion authorized year scheduled completed ship classification changed reflect planned overhaul conversion canceled plans surface ships equipped missiles rocket shortcomings guidance systems available large command ship conversion hawaii time large command ship contemplated august role similar larger conversion boasted expansive flag facilities fully capable radar communication systems commanding carrier task forces facilities amphibious operations armament consisted sixteen caliber guns single mounts gun size specified caliber guns believed light radars mounted forward tower aft superstructure addition mounted short tower aft stack forward communications fire control directors planned fore aft superstructure conversion plans authorized classification changed reflect february money begin project included budget work ship removal turrets intended experience analyzed conversion seen smaller cheaper ship like light carrier wright duty hawaii project canceled reverted original designation september study february study entitled study published proposing hawaii stripped guns favor missiles mounted hull vertically roughly location main turret located surface air missile sam launchers fore aft mounted superstructure single anti submarine weapon mounted second main turret placed study disposal june hawaii struck naval vessel register ship sold boston metals company baltimore april incomplete hawaii towed baltimore arriving january subsequently broken scrap


missouri missouri confederate states navy ironclad steamer deployed red river american_civil_war war trapped louisiana area low water red river ship surrendered june united_states_navy sold november description missouri feet long overall beam feet inches draft feet inches extended length ship feet inches long partially enclosed inch diameter center wheel aft end upper feet inches wheel totally unprotected stern wheel powered steam engines taken grand era boilers provided steam engines connected single funnel ship maximum speed miles hour missouri armor consisted railroad rails laid alternately crowns backing inch yellow pine closely solid surface sides ship laid vertical bow stern faces armor extended approximately feet waterline sloped angle deck fore aft protected rails forward end raised inches deck built green timber cotton leaked like despite stern wheel difficult steer gun ports bow face guns mounted ship inch pivot gun mounted starboard forward position fire starboard bow port forward starboard broadside port weighed approximately pounds fire pound shell range yards elevation old pounder siege gun equivalent position port ship characteristics gun reliably determined united_states produced multitude pounder guns civil war designated siege guns gun inch pivot gun fire aft broadside gun ports weighed approximately pounds fire pound shell range yards elevation construction service confederate navy department authorized construction ironclad warships october lieutenant carter signed contract ships november keel ship laid following month launched april ship commissioned september missouri high water season red river ended lieutenant commander charles appointed captain told lieutenant carter hoped damned boat sink intended serve help low water prevented missouri playing red river campaign early september lieutenant carter commanded unsuccessful attempt seize uss men crews missouri march river began rise missouri able leave area time reached alexandria louisiana april anchored defend town lieutenant carter surrendered ship union forces june confederate ironclad surrender armor removed missouri sold public auction november


uss uss single turret monitor built united_states_navy american_civil_war lead ship class ship spent year service stationed james river support operations richmond defend sortie confederate ironclads james river squadron engaged confederate artillery batteries year later participated attacks fort fisher defending approaches wilmington north_carolina december january transferred south atlantic blockading squadron charleston south_carolina capture fort fisher january helped capture blockade runner sent havana cuba search confederate ironclad ironclads visit foreign port ship intermittently commission permanently decommissioned exhibited exposition sold scrap following year description construction ship feet long overall beam feet inches maximum draft feet inches tons displaced long tons crew consisted officers enlisted men powered cylinder horizontal steam engine drove propeller steam generated horizontal fire tube boilers indicated horsepower engine gave ship speed knots mph carried long tons coal main armament consisted muzzle loading inch guns mounted single gun turret gun weighed approximately pounds fire pound shell range yards elevation exposed sides hull protected layers inch wrought iron plates backed wood armor gun turret pilot house consisted layers inch plates ship deck protected armor inches thick inch soft iron band fitted base turret prevent shells fragments turret happened battle charleston harbor april base funnel protected height feet inches armor rifle screen inch armor feet high installed turret protect crew confederate based suggestion commander captain sister ship contract navy ship named chief indians awarded harrison ship laid boston massachusetts shipyard launched august commissioned april commander command ship construction delayed multiple changes ordered built reflected battle experience earlier monitors included rebuilding turrets pilot houses increase armor thickness inches inches replace bolts secured armor plates prevent knocked loose shock impact shells striking turret changes included deepening hull inches increase ship moving position turret balance ship trim replacing ship deck armor far known ship modified completion service sailed boston april arrived newport news virginia service james river flotilla reached mouth river ship deployed sisters james river protected transports major general benjamin butler army james supplying army operated south bank river bermuda campaign june commander spotted line building farm ship opened fire workers replied battery guns near joined bombardment half hour later confederate ships near dutch gap joined fire ineffective firing union monitors engagement fired inch shells hit twice confederate shells shell pierced upper funnel struck deck turret wounded killed engagement ship battery december firing shells hit return damage sustained muzzle blast right gun forced armor gun port inch broke number bolts reassigned north_atlantic blockading squadron monitor arrived north_carolina accompanied rhode_island december took attacks fort fisher north_carolina engagement december anchored ranges yards fired rounds lieutenant commander george claiming confederate guns ship hit times suffered casualties significant damage january second attack fired shells fort day claiming guns hit times return lightly damaged crewmen wounded ship flag twice shot away replaced time daniel stevens stevens later awarded medal honor actions january towed steam sloop war ordered join south atlantic blockading squadron arrived charleston january following month monitors captured blockade runner run aground sullivan island night february ship towed steamer ships steamed havana cuba late search arrived ship turned spanish authorities captain monitors american ironclads arrive foreign port returned united_states june arrived philadelphia navy yard june decommissioned days later ship renamed june resumed august recommissioned january cruised coastal waters atlantic gulf_of_mexico commission finally decommissioned pensacola florida elderly monitor towed roads virginia exhibit exposition survivor civil war monitors sold scrap february


uss uss double milwaukee class river monitor lead ship class built union navy american_civil_war ship supported union forces mobile campaign attacked confederate fortifications defending city mobile alabama early placed reserve end war sold description feet long overall beam feet ship depth hold feet inches draft feet tons displaced long tons crew numbered officers enlisted men ship powered cylinder horizontal non steam engines driving propellers steam generated seven tubular boilers engines designed reach speed knots mph carried long tons coal ship main armament consisted muzzle loading inch guns mounted twin gun turrets forward turret designed james rear turret john gun weighed approximately pounds fire pound shell range yards elevation cylindrical turrets protected layers wrought iron inch plates sides hull consisted layers inch plates backed inches pine deck heavily allow crew shallow draft consisted single iron plate inches thick positioned fore turret protected inches armor construction service james awarded contracts milwaukee class ships allen louis missouri laid ship navy ship named indian tribe launched march brought mound city illinois ohio river fitting commissioned july lieutenant david woods command ship initially assigned mississippi_river squadron spent summer mouth red river transferred west gulf blockading squadron october victory battle mobile bay august closed port mobile blockade runners city taken fortified approaches city heavily mined shallow waters surrounding lieutenant commander jones relieved woods december march anchor river sister ship milwaukee struck area swept yards away milwaukee remained afloat forward long allow crew escape loss rescued rescued crew river monitor following day ship struck sank late june ship sailed new_orleans placed ordinary decommissioned july renamed june august ship sold september


uss uss destroyer brien class destroyer built united_states_navy american entry world war ship second navy vessel named honor members family gave distinguished service american revolutionary war war american_civil_war brothers james samuel john william son john james grandson samuel laid william sons philadelphia september launched august ship little length feet standard displacement long tons armed guns torpedo tubes powered pair steam turbines propelled mph april commissioning sailed east_coast caribbean united_states entered world war april sent overseas patrol irish sea ireland october steamed rescue driving german submarine shelled american cargo ship hours november destroyer responsible sinking german submarine submarine taken forces war september helped drive boat torpedoed american mount coast france returning united_states war placed reduced commission november decommissioned philadelphia struck naval vessel register january sold scrapping june design construction authorized march second ships brien class improved version class destroyers authorized construction vessel awarded william sons philadelphia laid keel september date sister ship brien august launched sponsor charles taylor ship second navy ship named members family gave distinguished service american revolutionary war war american_civil_war brothers james senior continental navy captain samuel captain uss constitution john honored william son john james grandson samuel built destroyer length drew ship standard displacement long tons displaced long tons fully loaded steam turbines drove screw propellers additional pair triple expansion steam engines connected propeller shafts cruising purposes oil burning white boilers powered engines generate shp moving ship mph reached average speed mph hour run sea trials march main battery consisted caliber mark guns gun weighing excess guns fired armor piercing projectiles elevation guns range equipped torpedo tubes general board united_states_navy called anti aircraft guns brien class ships provisions laying floating mines sources unclear recommendations followed ships class world war commissioned united_states_navy april command lieutenant commander watson command cruise north_atlantic operated caribbean east_coast early united_states declared war germany april entering world war sea new_york brien destroyers arrived ireland duty war zone mid october destroyer escort eastbound convoy received traveling independently nmi ahead convoy commander alfred johnson uss commander escorting destroyer unit dispatched steam ahead assist shelled german submarine equipped guns pair deck guns attacker time arrived scene hours despite rounds fired dozen hit american steamer hits ignited cargo cotton trained guns boat time gunners fired second round submerged disappeared destroyer transferred damage control party aboard helped fire repair damages ship hours later joined rejoined convoy respectively sinking following month successful encounter boat operating destroyer division flagship command lieutenant commander frank group joined eastbound convoy afternoon november steaming position rear ship convoy spotted ahead belonged command lining torpedo shot british steamer dropped depth charge spot seen raced convoy dropped nearly location good effect depth charges knocked electric motor powered diving planes making vessel surface momentarily dropped trio depth charges submarine knocked electrical power manual diving plane controls caused submarine descend depth ordered ballast tanks blown submarine slowly rose surface surface bow pointing submarines officers men evacuated surrendered opening sea allow boat sink crewmen drowned reaching died heart attack brought aboard destroyer official account sinking released press december shared credit washington_post contemporary news account called boat prize war later works credit pair destroyers navy boat kill february transferred brest escorted convoys french coast early september destroyers escorting westbound pair navy transports mount morning september nmi west brest german submarine torpedoed mount knocking half boilers depth charged boat success combined defensive efforts mount helped prevent submarine launching coup german liner mount safely brest loss crewmen passengers crew board postwar period following signing armistice november ended fighting remained french waters arriving new_york january resumed operations east_coast placed reserve philadelphia november july assigned hull code navy classification system reactivated reduced complement remained active year decommissioned philadelphia ship struck naval vessel register january june sold scrapping


uss uss lead ship class steel twin screw united_states_navy late 19th early 20th centuries second navy ship named honor american revolutionary war battle laid william sons philadelphia launched april feet long feet displaced long tons equipped steam engines supplemented schooner rigged masts ship main battery consisted inch guns augmented assortment smaller caliber guns launch joined squadron evolution new navy steel ships detached squadron command evans sailed chile baltimore crisis relieved uss baltimore port situation resolved took joint british american sealing patrol waters duty station returning united_states commission spanish american war took actions philippine american war boxer rebellion respectively recommissioned years commission hosted secretary navy board greeted great white fleet arrival san_francisco years time spent sealing patrols alaska duty latin american ports july commission alterations resumed duties mexican coasts beginning april world war continued role departed east_coast united_states april served escort convoy headed halifax august remained coastal escort duties east january arrival san_diego february decommissioned final time june sold oakland california firm broken year design construction class unofficially considered class cruisers product united_states_navy design attempt produce compact ships good abilities able carry heavy battery authorized fiscal year contract construction awarded william sons shipyard philadelphia hull designed navy bureau construction repair mechanical design left yard keel laid ship launched april sponsored mary cameron daughter senator don cameron pennsylvania dynamite gun cruiser launched minutes ceremony according news account united_states senators secretary navy william collins whitney governors states attended dual ceremony arriving washington baltimore ohio railroad passenger steamer columbia march completed prepared turn navy layout built feet inches length feet steel hull average draft feet expected ability escape larger ships shallow water waterline deck steel formed watertight seal lower spaces deck crown level waterline curved downwards feet waterline sides ship armored deck compartments separated watertight bulkheads spaces equipped watertight doors intended closed battle armored deck forecastle decks open gun deck spanned length ship conning tower located forward forecastle deck oval shaped shot outfitted steam powered steering wheel telegraph speaking tubes protected inches steel armor plate propulsion powered triple expansion steam engines drove pair foot bladed screw propellers cylinders engine inches diameter inch stroke engine rated indicated horsepower designed ship knots ship exceeded trials engines situated separate watertight compartments fed pair coal fired boilers boiler horizontally mounted feet inches diameter feet inches length total area square inches cm2 coal carry long tons fuel shielded shot shell near speed knots ship cover nautical miles days economical speed knots cruiser nautical miles days supplement steam power plant built masts schooner rigged total sail area square feet steam sail combination expected allow remain sea months time wartime armament main battery consisted inch caliber mark guns gun weighing excess pounds mounted forecastle deck deck pair amidships gun deck guns gun deck mounted feet waterline feet guns fired pound armor piercing projectiles charge weighing pounds feet second elevation guns range yards gun shielded steel plating inches thick secondary battery consisted pounder guns pounder guns pounder guns based designs french arms company hotchkiss according bureau ordnance publication armor piercing round fired pounder gun penetrate inches armor distance yards ship commissioned league island philadelphia navy yard april command commander french conducted final sea trials assigned squadron evolution referred white squadron late operated unit developed tactical maneuvers use new steel naval vessels coming service united_states_navy duty departed east_coast united_states december bound european waters stopped briefly azores arrived lisbon portugal days christmas ship subsequently cruised mediterranean early spring following year calling ports spain morocco france italy greece malta following return united_states june warship entered drydock new_york navy yard july repairs lasted august completion alterations took ceremonies marking remains noted inventor john monitor fame transportation native sweden burial operated squadron evolution eastern gulf_of_mexico summer acting rear admiral john walker squadron normally cruised gulf_of_mexico january april east_coast october gulf ships called galveston texas new_orleans pensacola florida carried target practice tampa bay later squadron conducted small arms practice virginia arriving roads july squadron carried exercises maneuvers connection naval militias new_york massachusetts added torpedo attacks fleet usual target practices addition conducted drills landing exercises secretary navy report fiscal year noted useful experience gained squadron evolution training commanding navigating watch officers safely maneuvering vessels formation restricted waters addition engineers trained regulating maintaining economical coal consumption baltimore crisis october command commander evans departed new_york join pacific squadron charlotte danish west_indies coal ship october ship engaged duty ordered chile response baltimore crisis chilean civil war cargo ship employed chilean loaded weaponry california detained san_diego officials able slip away san_diego charleston caught ship chilean port july escorted ship san_diego cargo october months incident ended american cruiser baltimore october group sailors baltimore ashore liberty attacked angry affair baltimore sailors killed eighteen wounded thirty american sailors arrested local authorities tensions ran high chile united_states united_states response departed charlotte october week storm tossed voyage south american continent straits weeks november arrival baltimore departed leaving american interests hands evans ensuing weeks chile united_states came close war cooler heads prevailed locally evans patience dangerously tested held incident occurred chilean torpedo boats bore evans ship turning hard possible instant avoid collision occasion group locals threw rocks evans gig lay foot month took refugees american spanish italian mid january got underway 19th arrived peru 25th lay anchored tension united_states chile relaxed crisis chilean later government provided compensation families american sailors killed sealing patrol stood march steamed northward san_diego san_francisco eventually arrived mare island navy yard california subsequently underwent repairs late following month having diplomatic storm international incident evans command soon set sail mission handled caused ill feeling british spring naval vessels trio revenue headed arctic waters april protect great seals sea traveling west_coast united_states crew evans words prospect evans faced possibility involved international incident arising possible confrontations canadian operating protection british crown taken particularly heavy catches american vessels sea british flag attempt evade prosecution government british agreed help end slaughter seals decided joint action united_states large small sealing fleet typically armed double killing animals winchester rifles dealing humans attempted interfere fact great majority seals killed female young cases doubled toll slain seals evans noted slaughter north pacific fearful arriving port washington april sea arriving week later ice near seal islands vicinity assisted revenue cutter guarded passes sea crews patrolling american ships lacked fresh provisions carried spite hardships imposed diet climate fresh fish proved abundant staple occasional treat salmon patrols deployment northwestern waters conducted routine operations target practices officers assigned ship time bradley young officer invented constructed practical sight tested baltimore favorably impressed ship officers including commander captain evans taken liking allow second test board failed afternoon september scheduled target practice invention worked designed praise evans later wrote united_states naval institute magazine proceedings modern naval gunnery birth british navy american september continued task patrolling september departed mare island navy yard october ship underwent repairs proceeding east_coast cape horn eventually arrived norfolk virginia february repairs new_york navy yard april july route south sailed cape horn pacific moved north resume patrolling sea protected seal returning mare island repairs lasted mid september september sailed western pacific duty station sailing honolulu reached japan december spent years command commander charles touching principal ports coasts china japan departed early autumn port mare island november subsequently laid mare island decommissioned december remained inactive spanish american war recommissioned november commander charles command sailed far_east january rumors german lengthened stay hawaii days weeks anticipated trouble failed resumed voyage philippine islands february arrived navy yard near manila patrolled prevent gun runners thought supplying guns ammunition fighting independence point rumors flew concerning possible german gun running activities patrolled entrance bay continued coastal patrol work years army transporting troops patrolling wide areas badly charted waters occasion served mother ship smaller providing officers men staff smaller patrol craft william harrison harry future future naval historian wright junior officers served time philippine american war philippine american war stood bay west_coast april mission relieve spanish garrison siege filipino troops months james party sailors ship provided ostensibly taking nearby river enlisted man landed farther coast day boat crew drifted trap running aground far river mouth sight filipino troops hidden jungle covered banks boat rifle fire american sailors killed mortally wounded remainder including slightly wounded survivors taken prisoner freed army troops completed mission enlisted ship boxer rebellion situation china worsened culminated boxer rebellion following spring withdrawn patrol duties northern philippines provide assistance operations coast north china departed manila april bound china reached mainland landing force served ashore addition marines participated actions june july command commander edward june june continued support china relief expedition forces june assisted oregon reef near chinese port departed shanghai september reached 17th philippines resumed cooperation army forces engaged operations continued duties years missions performed survey work guam november bay philippines february april joseph quick rescued drowning ship port japan efforts quick awarded peacetime medal honor departed far_east early returned mare island june weeks later 17th decommissioned recommissioned mare island october commander richard command fitted november underway day operated west coasts mexico honduras nicaragua following summer repairs san_francisco mare island conducted target practice bay mexico relieved albany station ship acapulco cruised squadron pacific fleet bay san_francisco ensuing months continued regular local operations hosted secretary navy victor witness arrival great white fleet commanded commander bob evans san_francisco fleet arrived flagship connecticut secretary flag discharge seventeen guns boarded 8th review assembled battleships armored cruisers torpedo boats pacific great white fleets participated festivities rose festival portland oregon june september conducted seal patrols waters september established site wireless station sailed south rejoin pacific fleet conducting battle practices november december bay later joined armored cruisers west_virginia colorado tender el_salvador sailing nicaragua march target practices bay repaired mare island june july shifting seattle participate festivities alaska pacific exposition later july ship visited british_columbia subsequently cruised pacific_coast participated festival san_francisco october december march operated nicaragua expeditionary squadron pursued schedule exercises maneuvers operating california british_columbia june july returned posture readiness san_juan del sur august september operated ports united_states consul general large embarked september october putting panama coal stores subsequently patrolled honduras familiar november december spent christmas shifting route san_francisco mare island march july cruised west coasts mexico nicaragua honduras rescued survivors steamer sunk loss passengers crew period repairs late summer proceeded ship duties pacific coasts south central_america returned mare island decommissioned alterations july recommissioned april commander george command operated san_diego mid april soon remaining nicaragua june brief period operations coast returned june remained month departing july coal mexico moved august picked mail delivering port mexico 11th remained mid september remainder conducted local operations san_diego san_francisco january returned mexican waters investigated local conditions january moving subsequent months succession mexican ports san following overhaul mare island june september served mexican waters june point entry united_states world war april continued routine patrols mexican ports occasional repairs mare island maneuvers san_diego united_states joined allies operated coast mexico august briefly san_diego july rescued surviving members abandoned mining settlement island peak population roughly women seven children survived time mexican coast cruised west coasts central south_america refit mare island sailed east_coast april panama canal route arrived new_york august escorted coastal convoy halifax soon returning new_york performed local escort duties end world war period new_york navy yard december departed east_coast january voyage california arriving san_diego february placed commission mare island june june assigned hull number veteran steel sold union hide company oakland california september broken oakland


uss new_jersey uss new_jersey fourth virginia class battleships united_states_navy ship carry laid fore river company massachusetts launched november commissioned fleet ship armed offensive battery inch guns inch guns capable speed knots mph new_jersey spent entire career atlantic fleet late took second occupation cuba participated exposition april end year joined great white fleet globe lasted ship spent following years conducting peacetime training april new_jersey took occupied veracruz mexican revolution world war training ship war tasked transporting american soldiers europe new_jersey decommissioned slated destruction bombing tests martin bombers sank ship september series bomb attacks design new_jersey feet inches long overall beam draft displaced long tons designed long tons load ship powered shaft triple expansion steam engines rated indicated horsepower coal fired boilers generating speed knots mph built fitted heavy military masts quickly replaced cage masts crew officers enlisted men ship armed main battery inch mark guns twin gun turrets centerline forward aft secondary battery consisted inch guns inch guns inch guns mounted twin turrets atop main battery turrets turrets abreast forward funnel inch guns placed casemates hull close range defense torpedo boats carried inch guns mounted casemates hull pounder guns carried pounder guns standard capital ships period new_jersey carried torpedo tubes submerged hull broadside new_jersey main armored belt thick magazines machinery spaces main battery gun turrets secondary turrets inch thick faces supporting barbettes armor plating conning tower thick sides service history keel new_jersey laid fore river shipyard launched november daughter franklin murphy governor new_jersey christened ship commissioned fleet captain william command new_jersey began initial training atlantic caribbean interrupted naval review president roosevelt bay september september ship deployed cuba second occupation cuba remained october new_jersey participated exposition april commemorated anniversary founding colony international fleet included british french german japanese austro hungarian warships joined navy event new_jersey joined great white fleet december departed roads begin globe purpose cruise naval strength especially directed japan tensions countries high time cruise served situation fleet cruised south caribbean south_america making stops port spain rio_de_janeiro arenas cities arriving mexico march fleet spent weeks conducting gunnery practice fleet resumed voyage pacific_coast americas stopping san_francisco seattle crossing pacific australia stopping hawaii way stops south pacific included melbourne sydney leaving australia fleet turned north philippines stopping manila continuing japan welcoming ceremony held weeks exercises followed bay philippines november ships passed singapore december entered indian_ocean proceeding suez_canal port said egypt fleet called mediterranean ports stopping gibraltar international fleet british russian french dutch warships greeted americans ships crossed atlantic return roads february having traveled nautical miles conducted naval review president roosevelt new_jersey spent years peacetime routine atlantic fleet training maneuvers gunnery practice atlantic caribbean period spent year commission boston july summers conducted training cruises united_states naval academy ship deployed caribbean protect american interests mexican revolution worsened late april united_states occupied veracruz aftermath affair august new_jersey departed mexican waters steamed santo domingo unrest dominican_republic haiti observing conditions countries ship continued arriving roads october spent years conducting normal training routine april united_states declared war germany owing submarine warfare campaign germany initiated earlier year new_jersey employed training ship naval based chesapeake_bay november germany signed armistice ended war new_jersey transport american soldiers europe course late june carried soldiers new_jersey decommissioned august boston naval shipyard disposed terms washington naval treaty signed new_jersey sister virginia battleship alabama allocated weapons tests conducted army air service supervision general billy mitchell bombing tests new_jersey conducted september atlantic_ocean diamond north_carolina martin bombers 2nd bombardment group observers aboard army transport ship attacked new_jersey pound bombs altitude feet scoring hits near misses caused significant flooding attack time pound bombs feet seven landed close ship time flooding increased point gun ports submerged attacked pound bombs apiece missed direct hit caused large explosion new_jersey capsized sank minutes later