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28/05/2024

My hometown ship 💙💙💙

28/05/2024

28/05/2024

USS Tennessee BB-43

28/05/2024

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Warship Guide - USS Tennessee BB-43

USS Tennessee is one of my favorite battleships. She was beautiful, with her clipper bow and standard type classic lines. She made it through the chaos of December 7th, 1941, and emerged from the oil slicks and ashes of Pearl Harbor to become one of the bedrocks of the Pacific fleet’s fire support force. Her main battery hurled over 9,000 14 inch shells at the Japanese during the Pacific War, and some of these were fired during the last battleship on battleship confrontation in history during the Battle of Surigao Strait. She earned a Navy Unit Commendation, as well as 10 battle stars for World War 2 service.

Warship Guide - USS Tennessee BB-43USS Tennessee is one of my favorite battleships. She was beautiful, with her clipper bow and standard type classic lines. ...

11/05/2024

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The Alaska class has been referred to in many ways over the years, from super cruisers to unrestricted cruisers, to even battlecruisers, but, officially, they were designated as Large Cruisers by the US Navy. They were quite impressive warships that were similar in size to the USN fast battleships of the day, but the capabilities of a cruiser. Named after territories of the United States at that time, they would never fight in the cruiser killer role they were intended for, instead settling into an es**rt role for the valuable fleet carriers of the fast carrier task force. Six ships were authorized, but only 3 would find their way to the slipways, while the other 3 were canceled in favor of more pressing needs like aircraft carriers, transports and landing craft.

Warship Guide - The Alaska ClassUSS Alaska (CB-1) & USS Guam (CB-2)The Alaska class has been referred to in many ways over the years, from super cruisers to ...

08/05/2024

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USS Wisconsin is a beautiful and legendary warship that entered service after the traditional role of the battleship had evolved. Built to slug it out with ships of the line such as herself, Wisconsin, or Big Whiskey as she’s affectionately known, instead found herself protecting the vitally important carriers of the US Fleet off the coast of Japan during the final year of the Pacific War. She then spent the rest of her career providing accurate and dependable gunfire support whenever she was called upon, and now, she resides on the waterfront in downtown Norfolk as a museum ship open to the public.

Warship Guide - USS Wisconsin BB-64USS Wisconsin is a legendary warship that entered service after the traditional role of the battleship had evolved. Built ...

17/02/2024

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USS Nevada was as tough and resilient as any battleship to ever plow through the seas for the US Navy. She ushered in the 2nd generation of US battleship design, or the standard type battleship, incorporating revolutionary new features that became standard on most of the US battleships that followed her. Fire from her guns proved to be deadly accurate and she was very dependable in the fire support role during the Second World War. She earned 7 battle stars for her efforts in both Oceans during WW2.

Warship Guide - USS NevadaUSS Nevada ushered in the 2nd generation of US battleship design, or the standard type battleship, incorporating revolutionary new ...

07/12/2023

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The USS Washington might be the most famous US battleship that was not preserved after her service as a museum ship. Lovingly nicknamed the Rusty W by her crew, the Washington was the only fast battleship of the US Navy to ever sink an enemy battleship. Designated BB 56, she was the 2nd North Carolina class fast battleship to be built. She was commissioned just prior to US involvement in World War 2 and saw extensive action in the Pacific theater. Named in honor of the 42nd state, Washington earned 13 battle stars for her service and participated in almost every major naval campaign of the Pacific War.

The USS Washington might be the most famous US battleship that was not preserved after her service as a museum ship. Lovingly nicknamed the Rusty W by her cr...