iowa class battleship iowa class battleships class fast battleships ordered united_states_navy escort fast carrier task forces operate pacific theater world war completed laid canceled war end scrapped like generation american battleships iowa class followed design pattern set forth preceding north_carolina class south class battleships emphasized speed addition secondary anti aircraft batteries early 1990s iowa class battleships fought major wars world war defended aircraft carriers shelled japanese positions korean war battleships provided artillery support united_nations forces fighting north_korea new_jersey shelled vietnam people army forces vietnam war reactivated armed missiles 1980s ship navy initiative operation desert storm missouri wisconsin fired missiles inch guns iraqi targets costly maintain battleships decommissioned post cold war draw early 1990s initially removed naval vessel register united_states congress compelled navy grounds existing naval gunfire support inadequate amphibious operations resulted lengthy debate battleships role modern navy ultimately ships stricken naval vessel register released donation non profit organizations transfer iowa non profit maritime museums background work eventually iowa class battleships began study early direction admiral thomas hart head general board expanded south carrying inch caliber mark guns inch guns armament dropped march agreement armor power plant large drive larger ship water speed south knots mph studies impact design iowa class development design continued eventually evolved design montana class design pursued design division section bureau construction repair cruiser killer beginning january captain group drew plans ships inch inch guns capability unlimited displacement speed knots mph range nautical miles traveling economical speed knots mph plan fulfilled requirements ship long tons believed ship large displacement greater battleships armor protected inch weapons carried heavy cruisers improved plans designed end january increase draft vast additions armor inch guns secondary battery common designs largest long tons carry inch guns triple turrets gun turrets according navy required shaft horsepower shp knots mph smallest long tons like speed knots required shp speed carried inch guns triple turrets similar added shp total shp original requirement knots weight required longer belt feet compared feet meant ship long tons march general board followed recommendations battleship design advisory board composed naval architect william francis william president new_york john joseph long retired admiral chief bureau ordnance joseph board requested entirely new design study focusing increasing size ton south class plans indicated knots mph possible displacement long tons knots mph bought shaft horsepower displacement long tons second london naval treaty maximum limit long tons designs able convince general board reasonably designed balanced knot battleship possible terms clause studies revealed major problems estimates speed ships meant needed fore amidships requiring additional foot armored came associated weight supporting new strains structure ship reinforced power plant enlarged avoid drop speed long tons added large margin navy designers previously thought roughly long tons suddenly additional displacement general board increase long tons allow addition knots mph south retaining caliber mark gun south ordered future studies include powerful heavier caliber mark guns left canceled lexington class battlecruisers south class battleships early 1920s allowed draft ships increased meaning ships shortened lowering weight power reduced narrower beam reduces drag caliber gun weighed long tons caliber barbette size increased total weight gain long tons putting ship total long tons long ton limit apparent appeared bureau ordnance preliminary design turret carry caliber guns smaller barbette breakthrough shown general board series designs june bureau ordnance continued working larger barbette design bureau construction repair utilized smaller barbettes final planning new battleships independent realize plans november design final stages time ships use larger barbette require massive alterations design result substantial weight penalties general board member asked head bureau ordnance occurred construction repair wanted know turret subordinates working matter common sense complete scrapping plans avoided designers bureau ordnance able design new caliber gun mark lighter smaller outside diameter allowed placed turret fit smaller barbette redesigned gun turret equipped mark naval gun provided overall weight saving nearly long tons overall design iowa class united_states congress passed second act mandated increase strength united_states_navy act sponsored democratic congressman georgia chairman house naval affairs armed services committee second act updated provisions act naval act authorized construction american battleships years based provisions london naval treaty act provided funding build iowa class ship cost approximately million drew close design nearly complete continuously evolve battleships construction revisions included changing design foremast replacing original caliber guns anti aircraft work guns moving combat information center armored hull additionally november new_york navy yard greatly modified internal subdivision machinery rooms tests shown underwater protection rooms inadequate result clearly beneficial prospective effect flooding roughly number openings deck greatly reduced changes meant extra weight added foot beam longer major issue united_kingdom france renounced second london naval treaty soon beginning second world war design armor like battleships carried heavy armor protection bombs significant underwater protection torpedoes armor scheme modeled preceding south class designed zone immunity fire inch caliber guns yards away magazines engine rooms protected armored belt inches thick sloped effective vertical thickness inches armor sufficient protect guns equivalent inch caliber guns increasing armor increased weight reduced speed missouri wisconsin incorporated significant change armor south class increase inches inches vertical armor forward armored bulkhead conning tower turret barbettes extra armor provided protection fire directly ahead considered likely given high speed iowa class installation armor iowa class battleships differed earlier battleships armor installed ships way ships launched iowa class torpedo defense virtually south ship protected waterline tanks mounted outside belt armor separated bulkhead tanks initially planned practice filled water fuel oil armored belt tapered thickness inches waterline armored belt void bulkhead outer hull intended detonate torpedo outer compartments absorbing shock splinters debris stopped armored belt compartment navy discovered system considerably effective earlier torpedo defense systems late change design based hard learned lessons pacific theater concerns raised ability armor battleships withstand effects aerial bombing time concerns surfaced adequately address problem armament primary guns battleships inch caliber mark naval guns compromise design developed fit inside barbettes guns fire explosive armor piercing shells fire inch shell approximately nautical miles guns housed gun turrets forward aft configuration known guns feet long times inch bore muzzle feet gun house gun weighs pounds breech pounds breech fire projectiles weighing pounds maximum speed miles maximum range spends minutes flight maximum firing rate gun rounds minute gun rests armored turret turret main deck turret extends decks turrets decks turret lower spaces contain rooms handling projectiles storing powder bags fire turret required crew men operate original cost turret million figure account cost guns turrets gun triple barrel elevated independently fired independently ship fire combination guns including broadside large caliber guns designed fire different conventional inch shells armor piercing round anti ship anti structure work high explosive round designed use targets shore bombardment firing conventional shell caliber mark gun fast battleships north_carolina south classes slight advantage caliber mark gun hitting deck armor shell gun slower meaning trajectory descended yards shell strike ship angle degrees opposed degrees mark greater maximum range mark miles miles 1950s adaptation nuclear artillery shell developed specifically inch guns shell estimated yield tnt introduction iowa class battleship guns world largest nuclear artillery battleships navy ships nuclear shells naval guns developed exclusive use battleship guns known iowa class battleships actually carried shells active service united_states_navy policy refusing confirm deny presence nuclear weaponry aboard ships united_states withdrew nuclear artillery shells service nuclear artillery inventory said completed carried twin enclosed base ring mounts supporting caliber mark guns originally designed mounted destroyers built 1930s guns successful added american ships second world war including major ship type smaller warships constructed considered highly reliable robust accurate navy bureau ordnance gun weighed pounds breech entire mount weighed pounds inches long overall bore length inches length inches gun fire shells fired barrel needed replaced minimum maximum elevations degrees respectively guns elevation raised lowered degrees second mounts closest bow stern aim degrees restricted degrees turned degrees second cannon functioned dual purpose gun able fire surface air targets reasonable degree success mean possessed inferior anti air abilities proven gunnery tests conducted aboard north_carolina gun consistently shoot aircraft flying feet twice effective range earlier single purpose caliber anti air gun japanese faster gun lost effectiveness anti aircraft role end war anti aircraft weapon increased upgrade mark fire control system proximity fused shells gun remain battleships ships entire service life total number guns gun mounts reduced guns mounts guns mounts 1980s modernization removal gun mounts required battleships outfitted armored box launchers needed carry fire missiles time persian gulf war guns largely relegated defense battleships battleship carried small detachment marines aboard marines man gun mounts time commissioning iowa class battleships equipped mounts single mounts anti aircraft gun heavily produced anti aircraft guns second world war entered service replaced basis december september japanese aircraft downed credited weapon high point second half guns found ineffective japanese attacks half world war subsequently phased favor heavier guns iowa class battleships commissioned carried anti aircraft gun mounts defense enemy aircraft heavy guns employed protection allied aircraft carriers operating pacific theater world war accounted roughly half japanese aircraft shot october february successful role guns stripped battleships initially new_jersey reactivated later iowa missouri wisconsin reactivated service 1980s propulsion size second act passed united_states congress navy moved quickly develop ton battleship pass wide panama canal drawing formula predicting ship maximum speed based scale model studies hull forms propellers newly developed related waterline length maximum beam navy drafted plans battleship class maximum beam multiplied produced waterline length permitting maximum speed knots navy called class lengthened forecastle increase speed bow outfitted screws outer pair consisting bladed propellers roughly feet diameter screws blades roughly feet diameter propeller designs adopted earlier testing determined propeller caused drop efficiency speeds knots engineering plant iowa missouri consisted general_electric cross compound steam turbine engines driving single shaft equivalent machinery new_jersey wisconsin provided fire rooms contained type boilers operating pounds square inch kpa cm2 maximum outlet temperature steam normally transmitted engine rooms numbered engine room aft associated fire room normal steaming boilers operated sufficient power ships speeds knots mph higher speeds boilers lit electricity drove systems aboard ship including rotating turrets guns engine rooms pair ship service turbine generators manufactured generated total electricity powered steam boilers fed engines allow battle damaged electrical circuits repaired bypassed lower decks ship casualty power system large wire cables wall outlets called route power aircraft commissioned world war iowa class battleships came equipped aircraft designed launch initially carried employed spot battleship main gun batteries secondary capacity perform search rescue missions time korean war helicopters replaced helicopter employed time newer sea knight sea stallion lamps iii serve aboard battleships addition new_jersey use dash vietnam war deployment conversion proposals iowa class battleships speed required post war operations based fast aircraft carrier task forces number proposals early cold war convert class account changes technology doctrine included plans equip class nuclear missiles add aircraft capability case illinois kentucky proposal rebuild aircraft carriers instead battleships initially iowa class consist battleships iowa new_jersey missouri wisconsin changing priorities world war resulted battleships montana ohio illinois kentucky respectively time battleships built proposal forth constructed aircraft carriers fast battleships plan called ships rebuilt include flight deck armament suite similar placed aboard essex class aircraft carriers time construction united_states ultimately came design proposal rebuild ships aircraft carriers cleared construction fast battleships conform iowa class design differed earlier built eventually cleveland class light cruisers selected aircraft carrier conversion light cruisers rebuilt independence class light aircraft carriers surrender empire japan construction illinois kentucky stopped illinois eventually scrapped kentucky construction advanced plans proposed complete kentucky guided missile battleship removing aft turret installing missile system similar conversion performed battleship mississippi test missile world war proposal came rear admiral chairman ship characteristics board proposed plan called million spent allow kentucky completed guided missile battleship carrying guided missiles range nautical miles suggested launchers supplement guns proposed nuclear instead conventional shells inch guns kentucky ultimately sold scrap bow repair sister wisconsin collision long range objectives group united_states_navy suggested converting iowa class ships bureau ships offered proposal based idea replaced inch inch gun batteries twin missile systems twin missile systems missile installation missiles flagship facilities helicopters fire control systems missiles addition upgrades additional long tons fuel oil suggested serve ballast battleships use destroyers cruisers estimated cost overhaul million proposal rejected expensive instead suggested design launchers changes superstructure cost million design later revised accommodate fleet missile turn resulted study schemes end proposed conversions battleships authorized interest converting iowa class battleships guided missile battleships began deteriorate hulls considered old conversion costs high nonetheless additional conversion proposals including install combat system radar battleships suggested proposals failed gain needed authorization fact sensitive electronics inch gun muzzle likely damaged 1980s refit ronald_reagan elected president plan rebuild military counter increasing military power soviet_union commitments time soviet navy process commissioning class missile cruiser like seen decades class largest type surface warship aircraft carriers amphibious assault vessels built world war americans envisioned building like consequence reagan ship navy policy act counter class navy began process iowa class units service 1980s navy considered concepts removal aft inch turret martin proposed replace turret facilities charles proposed replacement turret vertical launch systems missiles flight deck marine helicopters naval institute proceedings proposed flight deck complete steam catapult wires operate fighters plans conversions dropped battleship overhauled burn navy fuel modernized carry electronic warfare close weapon systems self defense missiles determined total cost battleship roughly cost building new oliver hazard perry class frigate modernized battleships operated battle group termed battleship battle group surface action group consisting class cruiser class destroyer class destroyer class destroyer oliver hazard perry class frigates support ship fleet armament modernization 1980s iowa class battleship equipped navy mounts sat bridge ship funnel iowa new_jersey missouri equipped block version wisconsin received operational block version system intended serve line defense enemy missiles aircraft activated engage target vulcan cannon distance approximately yards modernization 1980s iowa class battleships received complement armored box launchers shock hardened cell launchers battleships carry fire land attack missiles use enemy targets land system enabled ships carry complement anti ship missiles use enemy ships estimated range nautical miles nautical miles missile nautical miles nautical miles missile system missile systems displaced sixteen inch guns maximum range yards longest ranged weapons battleships 1980s alleged members environmental group battleships carried cited incorrectly missile variable yield nuclear 1980s service united_states_navy owing united_states_navy policy refusing confirm deny presence nuclear weaponry aboard ships claims proved withdrew leaving conventional munitions packages missile inventory owing original design battleships missiles fitted iowa class battleships rebuilt way accommodate missile mounts needed store launch realization prompted removal anti aircraft guns previously installed removal battleships mounts mid aft end battleships rebuilt accommodate missile magazines point nato sea installed reactivated battleships determined system withstand effects firing main battery supplement anti aircraft capabilities surface air missile firing positions installed secured shoulder launched weapons rounds ready use crew electronics earliest search radars installed air search radar surface search radar world war located mainmast forward fire control tower battleships respectively war drew close united_states introduced air search radar surface search radar iowa class updated use systems time ships radar systems augmented installation height main mast surface search radar air search radar replaced radar systems respectively years later height replaced height installed main mast battleships brief period activity ship navy program battleships radar systems upgraded air search radar system replaced radar set augmented existing navigation capabilities battleships ground search radar set replaced search radar addition search navigational radars iowa class outfitted variety fire control systems gun systems later missile systems beginning commissioning battleships use trio gun fire control systems direct inch guns quartet gun fire control systems direct gun batteries systems upgraded time remained combat radar systems iowa class careers range gunfire control systems provided significant accuracy advantage earlier ships optical demonstrated february iowa engaged japanese destroyer range yards setting record longest ranged history initially battleships use mass collection guns anti aircraft operations guns respectively augmented range sight fire control system improve accuracy korean war jet engines replaced propellers aircraft severely limited ability batteries gun systems track shoot enemy planes consequently guns associated fire control systems removed reactivated new_jersey received treatment followed 1980s 1980s ship received quartet close weapon system mounts use radar system locate incoming enemy projectiles destroy gun strike ship added missile capacity battleships 1980s came additional fire support systems launch guide ordnance fire anti ship missiles battleships equipped fire control system fire missiles battleships fire control system addition offensive weapon systems battleships outfitted lure enemy torpedoes electronic warfare system detect jam opponent radar mark system fire rockets intended confuse enemy missiles aside electronics added weaponry control battleships outfitted communications suite cruisers guided missile cruisers service time communication suite included antenna satellite communications include naval tactical data system aircraft 1980s battleships use pioneer aerial vehicle employed spotting guns launched rocket assist discarded shortly takeoff pioneer carried video camera pod belly aircraft transmitted live video ship operators observe enemy actions fall shot naval gunnery land large net deployed ship aircraft flown missouri wisconsin pioneer successfully operation desert storm particularly memorable incident pioneer operated wisconsin received surrender iraqi troops combat operations particular pioneer later donated institution public display operation desert storm pioneers operated detachments addition pioneer recommissioned support types helicopters sea knight sea stallion lamps iii gunfire support role following gulf war subsequent dissolution soviet_union united_states_navy began ships brought reserve fleet drive attain ship navy height navy secretary john ship navy plan nearly ships types active navy included aircraft carriers battleships submarines types ships overall plan specified soviet_union collapsed navy sought return traditional ship composition reducing fleet created ship navy program decision recommissioned iowa class battleships return reserve fleet decommissioned battleships removed naval vessel register determined ranking navy officials place battleship modern navy response striking battleships naval vessel register movement began battleships grounds vessels superior firepower existing guns found class destroyers class destroyers class destroyers class cruisers citing concern lack available gunfire support amphibious operations congress demanded united_states_navy battleships naval vessel register maintain fleet navy gunfire support current fleet meet exceed battleship capability debate battleships modern navy continued reinstated battleships stricken naval officials submitted plan called near term goal increasing range guns currently use flight class destroyers specially designed ammunition intended allow inch fired guns travel estimated nautical miles inland long term goal calls replacement battleships vessels class guided missile destroyers ships outfitted advanced gun system fire specially developed long range land attack projectiles shore bombardment long term goal class ships mount free electron cultural significance iowa class culturally symbolic united_states different ways point certain elements american public united_states naval fire support association unwilling battleships despite apparent face modern naval combat doctrine places great emphasis air supremacy missile firepower officially stricken naval vessel register spared scrapping donated use museum ships service records added fame ranging work carrier escorts world war shore bombardment duties north_korea north vietnam middle_east service cold war expanded soviet navy reputation combined stories told concerning firepower battleships inch guns brought retirement 1980s response increased soviet naval activity particular response commissioning class battlecruisers united_states_navy inundated requests sailors pleading recall active duty serve aboard battleships service length record class members numerous appearances television shows video games movies media including appearances anime series neon genesis history channel documentary series battle uss enterprise discovery channel documentary fighting ships iowa class rated number stealth action game metal gear solid guns patriots real time tactics game world conflict book turned movie glimpse hell song turn time film siege film battleship appearances japanese rock band performed finale tour board uss missouri september ships brought service final years world war iowa class battleships assigned operate pacific theatre world war point war aircraft carriers displaced battleships primary striking arm united_states_navy imperial_japanese_navy result shift tactics fast battleships classes relegated secondary role carrier escorts assigned fast carrier task force provide anti aircraft screening aircraft carriers perform shore bombardment recalled service 1950s outbreak korean war provided naval artillery support forces entire duration war returned hostilities ceased help alleviate air losses north vietnam new_jersey summoned vietnam decommissioned year arriving returned 1980s drive ship navy counter new soviet class battlecruisers retired collapse soviet_union grounds expensive maintain kentucky officially launched hull moved drydock allow missouri admitted repairs following grounding iowa iowa ordered july laid june launched august commissioned february conducted cruise chesapeake_bay sailing naval station newfoundland ready case german battleship entered atlantic transferred pacific fleet iowa combat debut february participated campaign marshall islands ship later escorted aircraft carriers conducting air raids campaign present battle gulf korean war iowa bombarded enemy targets north_korea iowa returned operational training exercises decommissioned february reactivated early 1980s iowa operated atlantic fleet cruising north american european waters decade participating joint military exercises european ships april sailors killed following explosion turret iowa decommissioned time placed fleet stricken naval vessel register march iowa anchored national defense reserve fleet bay california october towed richmond california renovation museum ship towed richmond san_francisco bay san los_angeles waterfront serve museum ship run pacific battleship center opened public july new_jersey new_jersey ordered july laid september launched december commissioned new_jersey completed fitting trained initial crew western atlantic caribbean transferring pacific theatre advance planned assault marshall islands screened fleet aircraft carriers enemy air raids battle gulf ship protected carriers anti aircraft guns new_jersey bombarded okinawa korean war ship targets following armistice new_jersey conducted training operation cruises decommissioned recalled duty new_jersey reported vietnamese coast shelled north vietnamese targets departing line december decommissioned following year reactivated ship navy program new_jersey sent lebanon protect interests marines firing main guns syrian positions valley east decommissioned time february new_jersey briefly retained naval vessel register donated home port alliance new_jersey use museum ship october missouri missouri iowa class battleships completed ordered june laid january launched january commissioned june missouri conducted trials new_york battle practice chesapeake_bay transferring pacific fleet screened aircraft carriers involved offensive operations japanese reporting okinawa shell island advance planned landings following bombardment okinawa missouri turned attention japanese homeland islands performing shore bombardment screening carriers involved combat operations symbol navy victory pacific representatives empire japan boarded battleship sign documents surrender allied powers september world war missouri conducted largely uneventful training operational cruises suffering grounding accident dispatched korea response outbreak korean war missouri served tours duty korea providing shore bombardment decommissioned spent years sound naval shipyard washington reactivated ship navy plan missouri sent operational cruises assigned operation earnest missouri participated operation desert storm firing missiles sixteen inch shells iraqi targets coast decommissioned time missouri donated uss missouri memorial association pearl harbor hawaii use museum ship wisconsin wisconsin ordered june laid january launched december commissioned april trials initial training chesapeake_bay transferred pacific fleet assigned protect fleet aircraft carriers involved operations philippines summoned bombard island advance marine landings afterward proceeded okinawa bombarding island advance allied amphibious assault wisconsin turned attention bombarding japanese home islands surrender japan august reactivated korean war wisconsin served tours duty assisting south korean forces providing fire support targets bow uss kentucky removed wisconsin collided destroyer uss decommissioned wisconsin placed reserve fleet philadelphia naval shipyard reactivated ship navy plan wisconsin participated operation desert storm firing missiles iraqi targets inch shells iraqi troop formations coast decommissioned time september wisconsin placed reserve fleet stricken naval vessel register march transferred use museum ship wisconsin currently maritime museum norfolk virginia illinois kentucky hull numbers originally intended second ships montana class battleships passage emergency war building program july resulted hulls iowa class units save time construction war ended completed work eventually stopped initially proposals convert hulls aircraft carriers similar essex class effort dropped eventually hulls scrapped illinois ordered september initially laid december work suspended pending decision convert hull aircraft carrier determination result cost capable building scratch construction resumed canceled good approximately quarter complete august sold scrap broken september kentucky ordered september laid march work ship suspended june hull floated room construction lasted half years parallel aircraft carrier debate played illinois reaching conclusion work resumed december completion projected suggestions convert kentucky specialist anti aircraft ship work suspended hull approximately quarters completed floated january clear dry dock repairs missouri run aground period plans proposed convert kentucky guided missile battleship saw reclassified failed construction sort resumed ship parts hulk bow removed shipped piece roads wisconsin collided destroyer engines installed kentucky salvaged installed sacramento class fast combat support ships sacramento ultimately remained hulk sold scrap october


uss new_hampshire new_hampshire sixth final connecticut class pre dreadnought battleship vessel type built united_states_navy like contemporary battleships armed offensive armament consisted large caliber inch guns medium caliber inch guns ship laid launched june commissioned march little year revolutionary big gun hms dreadnought rendered ships like new_hampshire despite rapidly surpassed new american dreadnoughts new_hampshire active career trips europe sank old battleship uss texas converted target ship new_hampshire particularly active caribbean period countries including haiti dominican_republic mexico internal political conflicts actions included united_states occupation veracruz ship commander awarded medal honor united_states entered world war april ship primarily train gunners engine room personnel navy expanded significantly combat german boat campaign escorted convoys late war ended took effort bring american soldiers france new_hampshire remained service years war washington naval treaty significantly reduced navies signatories result ship sold scrap november design new_hampshire 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 masts crew officers men increased later 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 amidships 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_hampshire carried torpedo tubes submerged hull broadside new_hampshire main armored belt thick magazines machinery spaces main battery gun turrets inch thick faces supporting barbettes armor plating secondary turrets frontal armor conning tower thick sides service history new_hampshire laid new_york corporation new_jersey launched june christened daughter john governor new_hampshire ship commissioned navy march commander captain cameron completing final fitting work new_hampshire transported marine expeditionary regiment panama june arriving days later series visits ports eastern coast north_america including portsmouth new_york stop canadian province quebec ship overhauled new_york followed training exercises caribbean_sea february participated naval review president roosevelt greet return great white fleet roads virginia period king later chief naval operations world war served aboard ship engine room new_hampshire conducted training exercises atlantic caribbean late november year steamed roads second battleship division visit europe ships stopped france united_kingdom division departed december returned caribbean training proceeding norfolk march march new_hampshire conducted gunnery training target ship san old battleship texas sound chesapeake_bay course days firing new_hampshire inflicted severe damage old ship sinking shallow water inspection wreck noted interior ship waterline destroyed multiple times waterline prepared trip europe time ships cruised baltic_sea stopping ports germany russia scandinavia returning new_england july new_hampshire spent years training summer cruises patrolling caribbean december steamed island hispaniola unrest haiti dominican_republic june december patrolled caribbean coast mexico mexican revolution following year took occupation veracruz mexico starting april operations ship commander anderson led landing party came fire naval academy heroic naval military school gunfire cruisers harbor mexican anderson awarded medal honor action new_hampshire departed area april overhaul norfolk exercises east_coast united_states followed ship returned veracruz august world war ship norfolk september remained american waters late december steamed santo domingo capital dominican_republic united_states instituted military government rear admiral harry attempt end political instability new_hampshire captain involved government ship country february returned norfolk overhaul work ongoing united_states declared war germany april course eighteen months ship occupied training gunners engine room personnel rapidly expanding wartime fleet training june crews inch guns aboard new_hampshire accidentally began firing submarine present fired received order cease fire shells struck nearby battleship uss louisiana killing man wounding ships stopped regain control situation reported boat new_hampshire battleship uss ohio opened fire inch guns effect submarine find boat area september assigned convoy escort duty mission september ship departed battleship uss kansas dreadnought uss south_carolina protect fast convoy september battleships left convoy atlantic steamed united_states escorts brought convoy port 17th south_carolina starboard propeller fell forced reduce speed knots mph port shaft new_hampshire kansas remained south_carolina escort port duty long germans signed armistice ended war november december new_hampshire began trips bring soldiers europe trip steamed louisiana ships arriving brest france january returned men including civilians postwar career ship inch guns inch guns removed pair inch anti aircraft guns installed june ship went drydock philadelphia overhaul year later june began training cruise pacific_ocean panama canal cruise took ship hawaii cities western coast united_states philadelphia september october january new_hampshire served flagship mission haiti january crossed atlantic europe final time carry remains august ferdinand swedish ambassador united_states arrived stockholm february return voyage stopped kiel germany united_kingdom ship reached philadelphia march decommissioned according terms washington naval treaty new_hampshire sold november subsequently broken scrap


uss uss destroyer tucker class destroyer built united_states_navy prior american entry world war ship navy vessel named laid william sons philadelphia july launched july following year ship little feet length feet standard displacement long tons armed inch guns inch torpedo tubes powered pair steam turbines propelled knots january commissioning sailed atlantic caribbean united_states entered world war april destroyer squadron sent overseas patrolling irish sea ireland rescues passengers crew ships sunk boats commander commended actions related thought time probable kill german submarine returning united state december underwent repairs boston navy yard remained reduced commission brief episodes activity returning active service year decommissioned june june transferred united_states_coast_guard help enforce prohibition patrol operated returned navy later year ship renamed free destroyer sold scrap august design construction authorized second ship tucker class like related brien class improved version class destroyers authorized construction vessel awarded william sons philadelphia laid keel july months later july launched sponsor miss stevens great great granddaughter ship namesake continental navy officer built feet inches length feet inches drew feet inches ship standard displacement long tons displaced long tons fully loaded curtis steam turbines drove screw propellers additional steam turbine geared propeller shafts cruising purposes power plant generate shaft horsepower ship speeds knots main battery consisted inch mark guns gun weighing excess pounds guns fired pound armor piercing projectiles feet second elevation guns range yards equipped inch torpedo tubes general board united_states_navy called anti aircraft guns tucker class ships provisions laying floating mines sources unclear recommendations followed ships class early career uss commissioned united_states_navy january command lieutenant commander johnson following commissioning joined tactics war maneuvers east_coast beginning sailed caribbean war games fleet maneuvers returning norfolk virginia march joined 5th naval district patrol force patrolled approaches chesapeake_bay world war april sailed boston massachusetts division ireland destroyers join english forces duty entry united_states world war earlier month force patrolled irish coast escorted convoys danger zone german submarine operated destroyers providing rescue services stricken ships british ship torpedoed sunk german submarine august sped assistance rescued survivors similar distress british ship november torpedoed german submarine resulted rescue man crew british armed merchant cruiser destroyers including escorting eastbound convoy october german submarine surfaced midst group submarine launched remaining torpedo sinking vessel saw quickly launched depth charge attack spot boat submerged bringing oil debris surface commanding officer commended prompt effective action british admiralty awarded probable kill submarine unfortunately record survived encounter post war hostilities ended november germany signing armistice sailed december boston overhaul february april destroyer participated fleet exercises division maneuvers caribbean returning boston placed reduced commission june accompanied cuban warship remains cuban president havana returned newport rhode_island summer exercises squadron charleston south_carolina reported philadelphia navy yard march decommissioned june united_states_coast_guard career january prohibition instituted law united_states soon smuggling alcoholic coastlines united_states widespread blatant treasury department eventually determined united_states_coast_guard simply ships constitute successful patrol cope problem president authorized transfer navy coast guard old destroyers reserve commission reactivated transferred treasury department june use coast guard designated commissioned march joined patrol aid attempt enforce prohibition laws united_states congress proposed amendment end prohibition february plans returned navy arrived philadelphia navy yard decommissioned days later june transferred navy june later ship renamed order free new destroyer remained status struck naval vessel register july sold scrap august accordance london naval treaty


uss uss class destroyer united_states_navy world war world war named honor samuel operated east_coast united_states patrol training duties including escorting voyage recommissioned operated pearl harbor december attack pearl harbor brought guns bear aircraft empire japan men killed helping man pennsylvania remainder war operated port escort patrol duties decommissioned 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 inch torpedo tubes regular crew complement officers enlisted men driven curtis steam turbines powered yarrow boilers performance known group class destroyers designed steel built different design liberty type 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 commissioned navy named samuel continental navy officer killed revolutionary war service history launched san_francisco sponsored commissioned december command commander sailed east_coast united_states december arrived port newport rhode_island january brief repairs port new_york_city new_york training bay naval base cleared new_york april embarked escort seaplane flight aircraft following duty visited azores gibraltar malta constantinople returning new_york june repairs steamed san_diego california leaving new_york september arriving san_diego october beginning november placed reduced commission operating naval reserve division placed commission june effort preceding entry world war recommissioned october assigned defense force 14th naval district arrived pearl harbor december home port spent year conducting patrols training duty pearl harbor assigned destroyer division sister ships allen ward morning december moored berth alongside allen decommissioned baltimore storage outbreak attack pearl harbor empire japan morning brought caliber guns online began firing command executive officer caliber machine guns brought online began firing inch gun scored japanese aircraft shot damaged machine guns observed hits maintained continuous fire weapons japanese aircraft departed got underway began patrolling japanese submarine activity southwest port entrance possible contacts dropped depth charges commander reported japanese submarines destroyed subsequent evidence suggest struck japanese submarines chaos attack number crew members disembarked came aboard nearby pennsylvania drydock assist manning guns forming ammunition trains fighting fires aboard pennsylvania killed defending ship second class matthew class wise end world war operated pearl harbor patrol took periodic escort duties hawaiian islands training duty submarines occasional trips san_francisco seattle escorting convoys screening navy ships inter island escort submarine training duty following end war departed pearl harbor august arrived philadelphia september decommissioned october sold scrap october received battle star world war service


uss tucker uss tucker destroyer lead ship class destroyers built united_states_navy prior american entry world war ship navy vessel named samuel tucker tucker laid fore river company massachusetts november launched ship little feet length nearly feet standard displacement long tons armed caliber guns inch torpedo tubes tucker powered pair steam turbines propelled knots april commissioning tucker sailed atlantic caribbean united_states entered world war april tucker second destroyer squadron sent overseas patrolling irish sea ireland tucker rescues passengers crew ships sunk boats rescuing crewmen august tucker received maritime june tucker transferred brest france spent remainder war returning united state near end tucker underwent repairs boston navy yard new_england recruiting tour october placed reduced commission decommissioned march tucker transferred united_states_coast_guard help enforce prohibition patrol operated tucker coast guard service american ship arrive crash site navy transfer navy later ship renamed free tucker destroyer sold scrap december design construction tucker authorized lead ship class like related brien class improved version class destroyers authorized construction vessel awarded fore river company massachusetts laid keel november months later tucker launched sponsor william great great granddaughter ship namesake samuel tucker continental navy officer built tucker feet inches length feet inches drew feet inches ship standard displacement long tons displaced long tons fully loaded tucker curtis steam turbines drove screw propellers additional steam turbine geared propeller shafts cruising purposes power plant generate shaft horsepower ship speeds knots tucker reached speed knots trials tucker main battery consisted inch mark guns gun weighing excess pounds guns fired pound armor piercing projectiles feet second elevation guns range yards tucker equipped inch torpedo tubes general board united_states_navy called anti aircraft guns tucker class ships provisions laying floating mines sources unclear recommendations followed tucker ships class early career uss tucker commissioned united_states_navy april temporary command lieutenant junior grade frank lieutenant commander assumed permanent command days later following commissioning tucker commenced trials east_coast reporting division destroyer force united_states atlantic fleet world war ongoing europe tucker units fleet conducted exercises maneuvers southern cuban waters spring steaming independently west_indies received word united_states declaration war april tucker joined fleet anchorage york river ordered proceed boston navy yard fitting war world war immediate pressing need escort ships led deployment american destroyers ireland tucker jacob jones set boston second contingent united_states ships designated operate conjunction british surface forces patrolling irish coast arriving days later tucker sister ships soon commenced wartime operations june rescued survivors stricken august saved men torpedoed german submarine remainder late spring tucker operated hunting german submarines escorting ships submarine infested war zones providing assistance ships distress june tucker joined escorts working brest france august steaming meet convoy received word group escort french cruiser torpedoed sunk german submarine american destroyer soon arrived scene helped save survivors stricken french warship waters bay tucker efforts american destroyers present rewarded maritime behalf french ministry marine tucker obtained share submarine hunting day assisting rescue crew august sighting boat tucker sped attack dropping depth bombs vessel british admiralty gave credit tucker possibly sunk result attack warfare infancy attempts verify kill proved inconclusive november armistice signed hostilities ceased war torn western post war american forces withdrew europe headed home united_states tucker carried passengers mail french british ports departing brest time december headed boston entered navy yard extended repairs july departed boston cruised coastlines massachusetts maine engaged recruiting duty october placed reserve philadelphia pennsylvania remained placed commission july tucker designated navy new hull classification system united_states_coast_guard career january prohibition instituted law united_states soon smuggling alcoholic coastlines united_states widespread blatant treasury department eventually determined united_states_coast_guard simply ships constitute successful patrol cope problem president authorized transfer navy coast guard old destroyers reserve commission tucker activated acquired coast guard march second group augment original designated tucker commissioned september joined patrol aid attempt enforce prohibition laws served flagship division destroyer force october transferred division april greatest disaster experienced time occurred new_jersey coast navy crashed storm killing men including rear admiral william chief bureau tucker received word crash sped scene arrival found german rescued men sea died shortly rescued survivors transferred tucker disembarked new_york navy yard united_states congress proposed amendment end prohibition february plans tucker returned navy tucker arrived philadelphia navy yard decommissioned days later june tucker transferred navy june november tucker renamed order free tucker new destroyer time served sea scout training ship sandy hook new_jersey struck naval vessel register october sold december reduced hulk december


uss philippine sea uss philippine sea essex class aircraft carriers united_states_navy ship named battle philippine sea launched september end world war sponsored wife governor kentucky career philippine sea served atlantic_ocean saw deployments mediterranean_sea trip antarctica operation sent korean peninsula outbreak korean war sent aircraft support united_nations ground troops battle perimeter landings second battle seoul subsequently supported troops surprise chinese attack reservoir campaign philippine sea saw tours korea war receiving battle stars service remainder service operated primarily san_diego san_francisco seeing deployments far_east redesignated anti submarine warfare carrier decommissioned december sold scrap construction philippine sea essex class ships completed largest numerous capital ships produced world war ordered simultaneously valley forge june ship long hull designs class begun production march long hull variant involved bow waterline form increased provided deck space quadruple millimeter mounts units flight deck slightly shortened forward provide better arcs fire essex class ships laid richard followed original short hull design later ships variously referred long bow units long hull group class navy maintained institutional distinction long hull short hull members essex class applied postwar upgrades groups equally ship powered psi boilers geared steam turbines developed shaft horsepower turned propellers like essex class carriers maximum speed knots mph ship cost estimated like long hull essex class carriers philippine sea displacement tonnes long tons short tons overall length feet beam feet draft feet ship powered shaft horsepower steam turbines designed range nautical miles essex class carriers typically designed maximum speed knots mph philippine sea knots mph sea trials ship total crew complement like essex class ships armed caliber inch dual purpose guns twin single quadruple guns variable number cannon unlike sisters philippine sea substituted additional guns guns quadruple double mounts keel laid august steel company massachusetts originally ship named uss wright honor wright brothers following june battle philippine sea navy decided ship named battle february renamed construction ship continued summer philippine sea completed time day ship launched september days day end world war christened wife governor kentucky albert happy service history philippine sea commissioned rear admiral placed ship command captain boston navy yard south boston massachusetts ship remained yard weeks sailing naval air station point june shortage men following post world war forced remain reduced operational status september embarked sea trials returning trials september carrier embarked carrier air group flew squadrons fighter aircraft squadron dive bombers torpedo bombers aircraft total left port september commenced training route norfolk virginia commander robert takeoff carrier october aboard philippine sea departed norfolk naval shipyard october cuban waters conducted abbreviated cruise training exercises november following trials philippine sea assigned operation returned disembarked sailing boston repairs alterations headed norfolk rear admiral richard boarded took douglas transports sentinel liaison aircraft helicopter cargo spare parts task force personnel left norfolk december stood roads january route antarctica philippine sea passed panama canal january cleared january january ship crossed equator elaborate ceremony january lost pilot error crew recovered days later met remaining ships task force ship arrived station january miles little america launched days explore arctic commander william disembarked philippine sea aboard aircraft begin expedition aircraft departed philippine sea returned passing february arriving port february late march carrier embarked carrier air group flew squadrons fighters squadron detachment helicopters total aircraft completed cruise bay late continued sea trials area july arrived bay new_jersey refit refitted year new_york naval shipyard new_jersey november conducting trials training bay february month flagship carrier division led rear admiral established command aboard february february departed deployment mediterranean_sea vice admiral 6th fleet logged flight hours including hours night operations returned june repairs catapult machinery spent remainder year operational development force testing new carrier aircraft doctrine pilots logged hours carrier controlled approach tests successful landings october sent north_atlantic conduct cold weather landing tests tested problem landing scenarios arctic circle november january philippine sea returned carrier division rear admiral joseph clark embarked carrier air group tour mediterranean similar fighter complement sailed january aircraft carrier midway supporting ships conducted joint exercises carriers british fleet returned late began overhaul boston naval shipyard fall ship returned caribbean shake new upgrades time carrier air group rest year continued fleet exercises north_atlantic testing new jet engine powered fighter aircraft test abilities operate aircraft carriers operating base point philippine sea spent early qualifying new carrier pilots february march took fleet exercises atlantic april conducted demonstration cruises guests secretary navy armed forces industrial college air war college armed forces staff college philippine sea sailed norfolk panama canal arriving new home port san_diego join pacific fleet replaced atlantic fleet scheduled begin tour far_east october called combat duty korean war outbreak korean war june philippine sea ordered naval base pearl harbor sailed hawaiian waters july carrier air group embarked flying squadrons fighter bombers ship departed japan july leaving pearl harbor philippine sea sailed speed western pacific reaching okinawa august time took command carrier division aircraft carrier arrive korea sister ship valley forge hms triumph arrived july time philippine sea arrived korea forces established superiority air sea philippine sea arrived korean waters august flagship task force august immediately began launching air strikes strategic targets battle perimeter began united_nations united_states_army forces fought defensive battle north korean korean people army strikes strikes planned target north korean lines communication intensity battle perimeter forced carrier fly primarily close air support missions troops lines hit targets opportunity north korean boats bridges dams spotted missions sorties day launched carrier brief rests arm refuel repair philippine sea action continuously rotation continuous action valley forge assure launching aircraft times following beginning great offensive august carriers launched sorties prevent north perimeter ship sent sorties defend battle spite miles area ship steamed southern tip peninsula knots mph september support area easily north korean attacks carriers task force philippine sea targeted rail communication centers north korean controlled seoul september strikes deception plan draw north korean attention away force attack stationed yellow sea sent numerous air attacks preparation operation day operation september philippine sea dispatched planes far inland destroy north korean positions prevent reinforcements landings following initial assault continued provide close air support thrust inland recapture seoul time joined boxer massive invasion force ships hundreds aircraft miracle landing september pair launched deck philippine sea ensign edward jackson leading section dispatched airfield near north_korea capital flying wing ensign crow airfield turned little grass strip burned shattered soviet built war machines locomotive setting jets turned north started han river soon jackson spotted river boats starting receiving small arms fire passengers vessels crow followed jackson low pass small craft cannon fire pass attackers started climb feet jackson flew aerial trap steel cables han low flying planes ripped cables like cable strands caught starboard wing tank snapped canopy punching windows impact knocked jackson unconscious severe facial injuries crow flying astern noticed wrong saw crushed wing tank shattered canopy inner surface blood seconds jackson regained consciousness found blinded blood crow able guide leader yellow sea jackson fading consciousness left damage right wing approached ship help les crow blind pilot trapped wire attempt jackson survived emergency blood november china surprised united_nations ground troops unexpected counterattack river people liberation army philippine sea planes saw heavy action navy sent valley forge ships away korea expecting conflict end unprepared forces remaining area heavily engaged long retreat river carriers provided close air support trapped corps reservoir increasingly cold weather proved problem philippine sea ship continued support troops tried evacuate reservoir cleared path retreat carriers provided support hundreds aircraft sorties troops civilians evacuated destroyed port support valley forge philippine sea tightly princeton commanders worried target air attack north korean fighters prompting large screen destroyers rest early launched numerous attacks chinese forces 38th parallel hoping slow advance troops retreated brief stops repair rest carrier continued numerous sorties chinese targets february command task force transferred valley forge time cold weather hampered operations occasionally shut completely putting naval base japan late march repair refit philippine sea exchanged air group carrier air group valley forge group consisted fighter bombers date transfer march philippine sea flagship vice admiral martin commander 7th fleet returning sea japan april philippine sea led task force ships 7th fleet south china sea planes flew support newly formed nation taiwan effort boost morale nation steamed korea days later time lend close air support forces early faced repeated chinese philippine sea completed deployment korea arrived san_francisco june conducted repairs patrol operations west_coast continued remainder year december site test emergency nuclear weapon assembly test involving nuclear weapon aboard navy ship ship departed san_diego december arriving pearl harbor january philippine sea continued second deployment korea arriving january carrier air group flew squadrons aircraft tour lines korea largely stabilized instead ship directed aircraft strategic targets including june attack dam conjunction boxer princeton richard sending aircraft targets philippine sea returned san_diego august designation changed denoting attack aircraft carrier october squadrons carrier air group embarked began cruise far_east early december aircraft tour korea philippine sea focused primarily attacks rail communication lines north_korea hoping limit supplies lines north korean offensive begun time truce talks began marked beginning series round clock air sorties designed weaken north korean chinese line troops support troops attack mission continued armistice signed summer resulting cessation open warfare post korea following end tour korea ship arrived naval air station california august air group entered drydock hunters point san_francisco overhaul january philippine sea began training coast san_diego steamed west march fourth tour far_east operated naval base bay near philippines carrier division operated alongside french significant event tour occurred late july chinese shot douglas passenger aircraft operated pacific near island chinese coast chinese military believed military airplane philippine sea ordered area search mission recover board engaged search mission flight ship douglas attacked chinese fighter aircraft returned fire shot later came known unofficially incident following duty ship sailed hawaii prop movie roberts ship returned san_diego november remaining area months philippine sea conducted training operations california coast began fifth cruise far_east april route operated waters japan okinawa taiwan air task group consisting flying jet fighter bomber flying jet fighter flying attack bomber time trips hong_kong november redesignated anti submarine warfare carrier aircraft complement replaced dozen anti submarine aircraft helicopters returned san_diego november saw little activity crew went leave docked conducted routine training operations coast southern_california late moved hawaii training operations march sailed western pacific sixth tour area months returning san_diego resuming training missions west_coast summer november found debris pan flight airline flight disappeared route hawaii january steamed west 7th fleet deployment remaining months returned san_diego july commenced decommissioned december united_states reserve fleet long beach california redesignated auxiliary aircraft transport landing training ship years docked reserve fleet struck naval vessel registry december sold scrapping march corporation portland oregon philippine sea received battle stars korean war service career logged launches including catapult shots landings april new uss philippine sea launched class guided missile cruiser organization formed veterans served aboard ship philippine sea association


west west spelled west diesel powered cargo ship united_states maritime commission sunk utah beach normandy invasion prior diesel conversion known west briefly taken united_states_navy uss west west built steam powered cargo ship united_states shipping board predecessor west boats series steel cargo ships built west_coast united_states world war war effort 9th ship built los_angeles dry dock company san california commissioned naval overseas transportation service united_states_navy uss west january american vessel enter bulgarian waters delivered load wheat flour early overseas trip navy decommissioned june returned west sailed genoa new_york early civilian career west outfitted diesel engine replaced original steam engine pilot program conversion sailed primarily east_coast ports south_america late 1930s laid reactivated merchant service world war sailed primarily caribbean march sailed united_states final time scuttled june beach normandy invasion earning battle star process 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 ninth west ships built los_angeles dry dock company los_angeles west los_angeles yard number los_angeles ships launched july completed december west gross register tons grt feet inch long perpendiculars feet inches steel hull displaced mean draft feet inches hold feet inches deep west power plant built consisted single triple expansion steam engine driving single screw propeller moved ship knots military career west taken navy january san california commissioned naval overseas transportation service day lieutenant commander eugene mccarthy command west headed north san_francisco load wheat flour delivery europe undergoing boiler repairs union iron works departed san_francisco norfolk virginia january west panama canal february got underway february day canal zone february half submerged ship spotted nautical miles east northeast nassau bahamas investigation determined wreck american schooner signs life aboard hulk west continued virginia arrived days later general repairs fuel west got underway mediterranean march touching gibraltar headed constantinople turkey cargo proceeded black_sea arrived bulgaria remainder flour process american vessel enter bulgarian waters departure west returned united_states gibraltar carried mixed load depth charges long tons general cargo early june return voyage west disabled unspecified problem west bermuda navy cargo ship route new_orleans cardiff assisted west navy dispatched boston aid west known assistance provided west able proceed arrived norfolk june days later west decommissioned returned civilian service civilian career return united_states shipping board west sailed genoa gibraltar new_york route april west carried passengers genoa gibraltar new_york mention sources ship activities seven years june los_angeles_times reported west selected conversion steam power diesel power late november conversion undergoing fore river shipyard near boston nearly complete new engine double acting diesel type built america december successful sea trials west new diesel power plant malfunction steam boiler heat crew quarters caused minor damage ship allocated american line service east_coast south_america west sailed buenos_aires argentina arrived late january new_york late march october west reportedly assigned new pacific south_africa line world venture management moore company pacific south_africa line world diesel world service described los_angeles_times sailed los_angeles south_africa straits indian_ocean japan china pacific san_francisco los_angeles clear long west sailed line july report new_york_times shows west south american service sailing brazil sources clear west movements years hints contemporary news accounts march los_angeles_times reported west route san_francisco new_york_times reported west arrival portland oregon september departure western_australia october arrival baltimore march following year mentions west disappears contemporary news accounts west laid reserve fleet world war december united_states maritime commission successor announced seeking bids sale ships reserve fleet including west january announced consortium commonwealth shipping lines high ships offered highest bid west clear bid fact accepted november west sailing chile new_york remained american flag july february west sailed united_states caribbean ports frequently traveling convoys ship recorded movements calling bay trinidad key west louisiana mid february west sailed key west new_york boston final voyage west selected allied invasion france planning stages specific modifications performed west revealed sources modifications ships appear november christian science monitor reported dispatched boston like west loaded tons sand cement rigged explosive charges departing port existing weapons moved higher ship supplemented additional guns account chief engineer aboard west dispatched boston mentions shipyard workers proceeded cut holes strategic places west departed boston march arrived halifax days later departing port march sailed convoy arrived barry roads april arrived west whereabouts movements early june recorded ships selected assembled fleet clear west fleet group ships intended sunk form shallow water artificial landing craft reports ship crews told mission anchored permitted leave ships convoys consisting author called north_atlantic shipping pool departed reached normandy day shortly day landings reports ships traveled cover darkness stripped unnecessary equipment carried radios having signal lamp spare communication designated location ships position scuttled days heavy german artillery fire naval armed manned guns ships protect frequent german air attacks harbor pilots half new_york bar pilots association according source carefully positioned ships west sunk beach june continued serve platform manned navy gun crews june west gunners fired times credited assisting downing german airplane west navy gunners wounded attack june west escaped damage bomb landed near ship time naval armed replaced army crews june received credit second assist awarded battle star participation normandy landings


uss west uss west cargo ship united_states_navy world war built west united_states shipping board west boats series steel cargo ships built west_coast united_states west launched october western pipe steel company san_francisco california delivered navy completed february commissioned taken load flour west sailed norfolk virginia decommissioned early april little available west civilian career known contemporary news account visited ports spain italy france brazil early 1920s january west rammed british cargo ship new_york harbor grounded prevent sinking late west abandoned scrapped august 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 western pipe steel company san_francisco california west western pipe steel launched october delivered navy completion february ship gross register tons grt feet inches long perpendiculars feet west steel hull inch deep hold displaced common ships built western pipe steel west powered single general_electric steam turbine rated shaft horsepower drove single screw propeller moved ship mph pace general_electric turbines proved unreliable ships powered lost scrapped end 1920s later vessels type built powered reliable triple expansion steam engines considerably longer service lives career uss west commissioned navy february lieutenant commander command west took initial load flour departed san_francisco april new_york soon developed steering gear problem san_diego repairs getting underway panama canal cutting short journey arrived norfolk virginia april decommissioned day returned west departed norfolk voyage scotland april forced return port suffering engine breakdown following repairs east_coast united_states destinations south_america spain france england mentions ship crop contemporary news accounts august example new_york_times shows west slated departure buenos_aires argentina august following january newspaper reported west rammed british line cargo ship departing new_york dense fog morning january antwerp rammed port west load spain damage severe west captain ordered grounded avoid sinking new_york harbor weeks later washington_post printed photograph west grounded red hook flats report times year later showed arrival saint france august january atlanta constitution ran local man sailed west south_america august travels west departed august called saint thomas virgin islands rio_de_janeiro ship arrived september brazil report new_york_times following year listed west arrival genoa italy january west underwent repairs laid island reserve fleet section vessel delivered new_york union company baltimore maryland scrapping august


uss manhattan uss manhattan single class monitor built union navy american_civil_war commissioning ship assigned west gulf blockading squadron participated battle mobile bay end battle manhattan took surrender confederate ironclad ram tennessee bombarded fort morgan siege fort morgan later blockaded mouth red river end war ship placed reserve end war manhattan occasionally recommissioned sold scrap description construction ship feet long overall beam feet inches maximum draft feet inches manhattan tons displaced long tons crew consisted officers enlisted men manhattan 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 manhattan 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 protected crew confederate based suggestion commander captain sister ship contract manhattan named manhattan tribe indians inhabited island awarded ship laid primary joseph jersey city new_jersey shipyard launched october commissioned june 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 known modification ship completion addition hurricane deck turret funnel end civil war civil war service commissioning manhattan steamed gulf_of_mexico arrived pensacola navy yard july towed wheel required nearly weeks resupply repair damage small fires started arrival ship reached mobile bay july towed joined west gulf blockading squadron shortly arrival august rear admiral david squadron commander captains plan day battle manhattan ironclad ram tennessee away vulnerable wooden ships passing fort sink river monitors engage fort morgan wooden ships passed monitors form starboard column ships closest fort morgan lead wooden ships formed separate column port eastern channel closest fort morgan free obstacles torpedoes mines known known present west prominent black channel attempted close tennessee passing minefield struck torpedo capsized seconds manhattan continued engage fort pair wooden ships cleared obstacles closed range yards confederate ironclad began firing gun iron fallen vent hole guns jammed place shots hit tennessee broke armor wooden backing daylight visible shot failed penetrate laid inside backing caught splinters injured battle manhattan fired total shots tennessee fort morgan claimed hits including shot broke tennessee steering chains jammed stern gun port closed position monitor hit times battle sustained significant damage casualties manhattan closed yards distance spotted white flag surrender hanging boat hook tennessee ordered gunners cease fire confirmed confederate ship surrender verbally ran monitor alongside officers seize ironclad colors lying unbeknownst commander james captain tennessee intended surrender wooden ignored manhattan captain ship subsequently participated bombardment fort morgan surrendered august november manhattan sailed new_orleans louisiana later mouth red river remained end war manhattan steamed new_orleans laid ordinary august june ship renamed neptune resumed original august post war service manhattan transferred key west florida sailed philadelphia pennsylvania refitted recommissioned november ship returned key west fleet maneuvers proceeded pensacola florida manhattan departed west_coast florida sailed port royal south_carolina april ship patrolled carolinas june sailed norfolk virginia following year towed james river moored virginia manhattan transferred city point virginia richmond virginia ship taken philadelphia laid league island remained rest career manhattan struck navy list december sold march breaking


uss milwaukee uss milwaukee class light cruiser built united_states_navy 1920s ship spent early career assigned battle fleets assigned neutrality patrol refitted new_york late escorted troop convoy pacific early returning south atlantic patrolled german commerce raiders blockade runners november intercepted scuttled captured temporarily transferred soviet navy commissioned ship returned soviets sold scrap december description milwaukee feet long waterline feet inches long overall beam feet inches mean draft feet inches standard displacement long tons long tons load crew consisted officers enlisted men ship fitted powerful echo ship powered geared steam turbines driving propeller shaft steam generated yarrow boilers engines rated indicated horsepower designed reach speed knots mph deep load carried long tons fuel oil provided range nautical miles speed knots mph milwaukee mounted dozen caliber inch guns twin gun turrets casemates fore aft secondary armament initially consisted caliber inch anti aircraft guns single mounts doubled guns construction milwaukee initially built capacity carry mines removed early career space crew accommodations ship carried water triple twin torpedo tube mounts inch torpedoes triple mounts fitted upper deck aft aircraft twin mounts deck lower covered hull lower mounts proved wet removed openings start world war change war increase inch guns mounted ship waist ship lacked length waterline armor belt sides boiler engine rooms steering gear protected inches armor transverse bulkheads end machinery rooms inches thick forward inches thick aft deck machinery spaces steering gear thickness inches gun turrets protected muzzle blast conning tower inches armor milwaukee carried aboard stored initially probably ship operated wartime changes lower aft inch guns removed casemates ship anti aircraft armament augmented quadruple inch gun mounts early replaced twin gun mounts later war time milwaukee received cannon service history inter war period contract milwaukee ship named city milwaukee wisconsin signed august ship laid dry dock construction washington shipyard december launched march commissioned june ship cruise visited sydney australia pan pacific scientific congress opened august new depth finding equipment milwaukee surveyed floor pacific route milwaukee northern pacific named set taken milwaukee fleet problem collided sister ship detroit bay cuba february ship seriously damaged milwaukee destroyer assisted victims fierce hurricane devastated isle october assigned cruiser division fleet engagement enemy cruisers fleet problem april ship ruled knocked exercise years later fleet problem milwaukee spotted fighters aircraft carrier sunk opposing cruisers ship assigned cruiser division battle fleet incident december milwaukee cruise western pacific january april steaming north hispaniola puerto_rico february milwaukee discovered deepest place atlantic_ocean spot depth feet known milwaukee deep january ship returned cruiser division assigned caribbean patrol commanded rear admiral neutrality patrol established war began cruiser division ordered patrol atlantic trinidad cape_verde islands eastern brazil april milwaukee immediately available ship escorted destroyers began patrol making port visit brazil june returning san_juan puerto_rico patrols continued manner rest year world war south atlantic milwaukee commanded captain royal overhauled brooklyn navy yard japanese attacked pearl harbor december ship escorted convoy caribbean new_york december escorted troop transports panama canal society islands rejoined south atlantic patrol force return spend years making patrols brazil african coast received brazilian cargo ship torpedoed italian submarine coast brazil milwaukee found freighter abandoned burning listing port rescued survivors including ship master reinforced sister destroyer fires brought control cargo ship towed brazil rear admiral read assumed command cruiser division october hoisted flag aboard milwaukee november milwaukee sister cincinnati destroyer intercepted german blockade runner closed miles nmi german ship scuttled prevent capture milwaukee rescued ship crew ship repair crew helped fight fire oil tanker milwaukee collided coast brazil extent damage known ship sailed brooklyn navy yard february preparatory temporary transfer soviet_union lieu italian ships allotted italian surrender delivered escorted convoy belfast northern_ireland march forming escort convoy voyage beginning march soviet service april ship transferred loan soviet northern fleet commissioned soviet navy performed convoy patrol duty arctic ocean remainder war afterward training ship participated fleet maneuvers march milwaukee transferred united_states american warships returned russia entered philadelphia naval shipyard march sold scrapping december american wilmington delaware


uss wyoming uss wyoming lead ship class dreadnought battleships ship united_states_navy named wyoming second named honor 44th state wyoming laid william sons philadelphia february launched completed september armed main battery inch guns capable speed mph world war battleship division attached british grand_fleet 6th battle squadron war primarily tasked patrolling north_sea escorting convoys norway served atlantic pacific fleets 1920s converted training ship according terms london naval treaty wyoming served training ship 1930s november gunnery ship operated primarily chesapeake_bay area earned nickname capacity trained gunners hugely expanded navy world war continued duty decommissioned august subsequently sold scrap broken new_york starting december design wyoming long overall beam draft displaced long tons designed long tons combat load ship powered shaft parsons steam turbines coal fired boilers rated shp generating speed mph ship cruising range nmi speed mph ship armed main battery inch caliber mark guns mark twin gun turrets centerline placed superfiring pair forward turrets placed aft superstructure superfiring pairs secondary battery consisted inch caliber guns mounted casemates hull main armored belt thick gun turrets thick faces conning tower thick sides modifications wyoming modernized philadelphia navy yard displacement increased significantly long tons standard long tons load beam widened primarily installation anti torpedo draft increased coal fired boilers replaced white oil fired boilers intended ships cancelled terms washington naval treaty performance remained older boilers ship deck armor strengthened addition armor second deck end barbettes plus armor deck bow stern deck armor engines boilers increased respectively inch guns removed inch caliber anti aircraft guns installed mainmast removed provide space aircraft catapult mounted number turret amidships service history wyoming laid william sons shipyard philadelphia february launched completed year months later september commissioning final fitting work completed new_york navy yard months proceeded join rest fleet roads december flagship rear admiral charles commander atlantic fleet wyoming left roads january bound caribbean visited panama canal nearing completion participated fleet exercises cuba ship port chesapeake_bay march wyoming took gunnery drills virginia april entered drydock new_york navy yard repairs lasted joined rest fleet maneuvers block island lasted maneuvers ship machinery proved troublesome necessitated repairs newport end month new_york harbor participate ceremonies dedication monument armored cruiser maine destroyed havana harbor february june wyoming steamed took crew naval cadets naval academy summer cruise returning cadets august wyoming took gunnery torpedo training weeks september returned new_york repairs lasted october ran power sea trials proceeding virginia participated round fleet maneuvers departed european goodwill cruise october toured mediterranean_sea stopping malta naples italy france departed france november arrived new_york december went dock new_york navy yard periodic repairs lasted january 6th wyoming left roads took coal preparation annual fleet maneuvers caribbean exercises lasted january march fleet based bay naval base cuba wyoming rest fleet proceeded sound additional training including gunnery drills april wyoming left fleet overhaul new_york lasted returned roads took contingent troops ferried veracruz arriving intervened mexican revolution occupied veracruz safeguard american citizens wyoming cruised veracruz autumn point returned virginia exercises october entered new_york repairs work lasted january wyoming proceeded roads cuba joined fleet annual maneuvers cuba lasted april returned participated exercises block island months december returned new_york overhaul january emerged dry dock proceeded caribbean january reached puerto_rico visited port prince haiti january entered port day took fleet maneuvers april returned new_york round dockyard work took place april june returning service wyoming took maneuvers virginia remainder year left new_york january bound cuban waters exercises lasted mid march left cuba march cruising virginia declared war germany april formally entering world war world war wyoming operated chesapeake_bay area seven months training engine room personnel expanding american fleet november battleship division time comprised wyoming new_york delaware florida departed bound britain reinforce british grand_fleet base scapa_flow american ships reached december 6th battle squadron grand_fleet american ships british counterparts december february february wyoming american battleships undertook wartime operation escort convoy norway company british destroyers february ships including wyoming thought spotted german boats attacking ships torpedoes proved incorrect reports convoy successfully reached norway days later return trip scapa_flow took days wyoming patrolled north_sea months watching sortie german high_seas_fleet june wyoming rest 6th battle squadron covered operation north_sea operation lasted july operation crewmen incorrect reported boat sightings wyoming opened fire supposed targets return voyage 6th battle squadron joined convoy returning norway october new_york collided boat sank collision damaged screws forced transfer flag new_york wyoming dock repair november armistice germany ended war wyoming allied fleet warships met high_seas_fleet north_sea escorted scapa_flow december wyoming flagship rear admiral william new commander left britain france brest france george_washington carrying president wilson peace negotiations paris wyoming returned britain days later departing arriving new_york december remained new year january flagship flying flag rear admiral robert inter war period february wyoming steamed new_york join annual fleet maneuvers cuba returning new_york april left port help guide group navy flying boats aerial crossing battleship port took crew training cruise chesapeake_bay virginia finishing cruise wyoming entered dry dock norfolk navy yard july modernization service pacific secondary battery reduced sixteen inch guns emerging shipyard flagship newly designated pacific fleet july wyoming rest pacific fleet departed east_coast bound pacific ships panama canal later month reached san_diego california august august wyoming moved san based month went sound navy yard overhaul lasted april san resumed normal routine fleet maneuvers california coast august wyoming left california hawaii participated training exercises september returned san_diego october maneuvers west_coast ship left san_francisco january cruise central south american waters trip culminated chile reviewed president chile february wyoming returned north arriving sound repairs march august wyoming canal zone picked rear admiral commission traveling peru new_york arrived new_york august rejoined atlantic fleet flagship admiral jones commander atlantic fleet wyoming spent half years normal routine winter fleet exercises cuba followed summer maneuvers east_coast period served flagship vice john mcdonald newton scouting fleet summer conducted training cruise europe stopped great_britain netherlands gibraltar azores january february navy conducted fleet problem iii concurrently iii maneuvers wyoming sister arkansas florida class battleships stood new colorado class battleships portion maneuvers wyoming served blue force represented navy attacked black aircraft judged wyoming anti aircraft fire escort fighters provided effectively defended fleet february wyoming passed panama canal return pacific joined fleet exercises california proceeded hawaii remained late april early june visited san_diego june returned east_coast panama canal arriving new_york july cruise cuba haiti followed wyoming returned new_york navy yard overhaul lasted november january period commander william came aboard ship executive officer served wyoming january wyoming returned routine winter maneuvers caribbean training cruises summer late august ship went philadelphia extensive modernization old coal fired boilers replaced new oil fired models anti torpedo added improve resistance underwater damage work completed november wyoming conducted cruise cuba virgin islands philadelphia december days later returned post flagship scouting fleet flying flag vice admiral wyoming spent years scouting fleet conducted training cruises naval reserve officer training corps cadets universities including yale harvard georgia tech northwestern cruises went atlantic including gulf_of_mexico azores nova_scotia cruises november wyoming picked survivors wrecked steamship took norfolk november september wyoming transferred scouting force flagship rear admiral served november withdrawn line service flagship training squadron flying flag rear admiral conducted training cruise gulf_of_mexico returning philadelphia january wyoming placed reduced commission terms london naval treaty signed previous year wyoming process anti torpedo armor half main battery guns removed service 29th took crew training cruise europe began june route june wyoming rescued disabled submarine took tow northern_ireland europe stopped copenhagen denmark scotland spain gibraltar ship roads august cruise wyoming reclassified reflect new role training ship wyoming spent years conducting training cruises cadets destinations including european ports caribbean gulf_of_mexico january carried 2nd battalion 4th marine regiment norfolk puerto_rico amphibious assault exercises january ship left norfolk steamed pacific panama canal took amphibious assault exercises gunnery drills san island february exercises inch shell exploded loaded guns blast killed marines wounded wyoming immediately steamed san transferred wounded marines hospital ship relief march wyoming left los_angeles bound atlantic reached norfolk march served temporary flagship rear admiral wilson brown commander training squadron april june june left port conduct goodwill cruise kiel germany arriving june visited admiral left germany june stopping britain arrived norfolk august wyoming resumed training ship duties naval merchant marine reserve units returned norfolk navy yard overhaul lasted october january wyoming performed typical routine training cruises atlantic cruises included european trip took france copenhagen portsmouth outbreak world war europe september wyoming assigned naval reserve force atlantic alongside battleships new_york arkansas texas aircraft carrier ranger wyoming flagship rear admiral commander training patrol force january november wyoming gunnery training ship cruise new role began november cruising bank received word japanese attack pearl harbor december world war following united_states entrance world war wyoming performed normal duties gunnery training ship operational training command united_states atlantic fleet starting february operated primarily chesapeake_bay area frequent sightings ship steaming bay earned nickname wyoming busy training thousands anti aircraft gunners weapons ranging light caliber guns medium caliber inch guns rapidly expanding american fleet early war navy briefly considered converting wyoming battleship configuration decided plan duties continued rest war wyoming modernized norfolk navy yard january april reconstruction removed inch gun turrets replaced twin single enclosed mounts inch caliber guns new fire control radars installed modifications allowed wyoming train anti aircraft gunners modern equipment use combat fleet service chesapeake_bay april course war wyoming trained estimated gunners seven different types guns inch inch inch millimeter millimeter weapons extensive use gunnery training ship claimed distinction firing ammunition ship fleet war wyoming finished gunnery training duties area june left norfolk new_york navy yard modifications work completed july left bay joined composite task force command vice admiral lee wyoming tasked developing tactics effectively engage japanese suicide aircraft gunners conducted experimental gunnery drills towed aircraft radio controlled targets august renamed operational development force united_states fleet wyoming continued unit end war began test new fire control equipment summer ensign jimmy carter future president united_states came aboard final crew old battleship july wyoming norfolk decommissioned august crew transferred battleship mississippi serving gunnery training unit wyoming stricken naval vessel registry september sold scrapping october arrived december new_york dismantled incorporated


uss delaware uss delaware dreadnought battleship united_states_navy lead ship class laid newport news november launched january completed april sixth ship named state delaware armed main battery inch guns centerline making powerful battleship world time construction battleship navy capable steaming speed continuous hours suffering breakdown delaware served atlantic fleet career world war sailed great_britain reinforce british grand_fleet 6th battle squadron saw action war british germans abandoned direct confrontation end war returned peacetime duties fleet maneuvers cruises good visits foreign ports terms washington naval treaty delaware retained new battleship uss colorado completed point broken scrap accordance treaty design delaware long overall beam draft displaced long tons designed long tons combat load bow early example ship powered shaft vertical triple expansion engines rated shp fourteen coal fired boilers generating speed mph ship cruising range nmi speed mph delaware engine equipped forced instead gravity fed system american battleship capable steaming speed hours need engine repair crew officers men ship armed main battery inch caliber mark guns twin mark gun turrets centerline placed superfiring pair forward turrets placed aft superstructure secondary battery consisted inch caliber mark guns mounted mark mark pedestal mounts casemates hull standard capital ships period carried pair inch torpedo tubes submerged hull broadside main armored belt thick armored deck thick gun turrets thick faces conning tower thick sides time construction delaware largest powerful battleship building world service history delaware built newport news laid november launched january completion fitting work ship commissioned navy april october steamed wilmington delaware received set silver service namesake state battleship returned roads 9th remained left join division atlantic fleet november rest division visited england france conducted maneuvers cuba january january boiler explosion aboard delaware killed men badly january ship carried remains chilean ambassador united_states chile steamed way rio_de_janeiro brazil tip south_america arenas chile returned new_york_city left portsmouth june participate coronation fleet review king george years delaware participated normal peacetime routine fleet squadron maneuvers gunnery drills torpedo practice atlantic fleet summer months conducted training cruises naval academy present naval review october attended president william howard secretary navy george von conducted good visit france battleships wyoming utah participated intervention mexico veracruz mexican revolution protect american citizens area world war following american entrance world war april delaware recently returned roads fleet maneuvers caribbean_sea trained new armed guard crews engine room personnel atlantic fleet prepared war november sailed rest battleship division bound britain reinforce grand_fleet north_sea scapa_flow division joined grand_fleet 6th battle squadron 6th battle squadron tasked serving fast wing grand_fleet december delaware participated joint anglo american maneuvers practice coordination allied fleet starting late germans begun use surface raiders attack british convoys scandinavia forced british send squadrons grand_fleet escort convoys february 6th battle squadron british destroyers escorted convoy merchant ships norway steaming 8th delaware attacked twice german boat maneuvers allowed delaware escape undamaged squadron scapa_flow february delaware escorted convoys march april april german high_seas_fleet sortied intercept convoys hope cutting destroying escorting battleship squadron delaware rest grand_fleet left scapa_flow april attempt intercept germans high_seas_fleet broken operation returned port starting june 6th battle squadron division british destroyers covered group american laid north_sea barrage work lasted july king george inspected grand_fleet including delaware delaware relieved battleship arkansas delaware sailed atlantic arriving roads august post war delaware remained york river november day armistice germany signed effectively ending world war sailed boston navy yard overhaul delaware rejoined fleet march training maneuvers cuba returned new_york division april additional divisional squadron fleet exercises conducted present naval review april roads june august delaware conducted training cruise ports caribbean halifax nova_scotia went cruise europe july august visited copenhagen gibraltar years immediately following end war united_states britain japan launched huge naval construction programs countries decided new naval arms race ill advised convened washington naval conference discuss arms limitations produced washington naval treaty signed february terms article treaty delaware sister north scrapped soon new battleships colorado west_virginia construction ready join fleet august delaware accordingly entered dry dock norfolk navy yard crew transferred recently commissioned colorado process disposal began delaware transferred boston navy yard decommissioned november disarmed sold february subsequently broken scrap