USS Alaska (CB-1) - USS Alaska (CB-1) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: December 17, 1941 Launched: August 15, 1943 Commissioned: June 17, 1944 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 27,000 tons Length: 806.5 ft Beam: 91.1 ft Draft: 27.1 ft Speed: 31.4 knots Complement: 2,251 officers and men Armament: 9 x 12-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns, 56 x 40mm guns, 34 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 4 Armor: 9-inch belt, 12.8-inch turret The third USS Alaska (CB-1) was one of a class of two "large cruisers" in the United States Navy, a design with a main battery much heavier than than of normal heavy cruisers, but lighter and faster than a battleship. Often referred to as a battlecruiser. She was laid down on 17 December 1941.
USS Alaska - USS Alaska Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Alaska in honor of the 49th state. The first USS Alaska, was a wooden-hulled screw sloop-of-war that saw numerous small actions between the American Civil War and the Mexican-American War. The second USS Alaska, was a steam trawler chartered to serve as a minesweeper during World War I. The third USS Alaska (CB-1), the lead ship of her class of fast cruiser, saw action in the last days of World War II. The fourth USS Alaska (SSBN-732) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine..
USS Hawaii (CB-3) - USS Hawaii (CB-3) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 3 November 1945 Fate: sold for scrap 1959 General Characteristics Displacement: 27,500 tons Length: 806.5 ft Beam: 91.1 ft Draft: 27.1 ft Speed: 31.4 knots Armament: 9 x 12-inch guns Armor: 9-inch belt, 12.8-inch turret The first USS Hawaii (CB-3) was to be an Alaska-class large cruiser (similar to a battlecruiser), but never served as a commissioned ship before being scrapped. She was launched 3 November 1945 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington, wife of the delegate from the Territory of Hawaii. One of the projected class of six ships, of which only two were completed, Hawaii and her sisters were designed to cope with.
USS Samoa (CB-6) - USS Samoa (CB-6) The United States Navy selected the name Samoa for CB-6, an Alaska-class large cruiser ordered on 9 September 1940 from New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey. Although Samoa was scheduled for completion by 1 December 1946, all available materials and slipways were allocated to higher priority ships: aircraft carriers, destroyers, and submarines. This postponed her keel laying until large cruisers were no longer required. Samoa's construction, never begun, was finally cancelled on 24 June 1943. See USS Samoa for other Navy ships of the same name. This article includes information collected from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships..
USS Hawaii - USS Hawaii Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hawaii in honor of the 50th state. The first USS Hawaii (CB-3), the third Alaska-class cruiser, was launched, but never commissioned. The second USS Hawaii (SSN-776) will be the third Virginia-class submarine if she is commissioned as expected in 2007..
Battlecruiser - of the British Grand Fleet, with disastrous results. The battlecruisers HMS Invincible , HMS Queen Mary and HMS Indefatigable exploded with the loss of all but a handful of their crews, and HMS Lion only survived by intentionally flooding one of her magazines. The German battlecruisers were better armoured, but SMS Lutzow sunk from the damage, and SMS Seydlitz was heavily damaged. No British or German battleship was sunk during the battle, but one old pre-dreadnought. Thereafter, the Royal Navy de-emphasized battlecruisers. HMS Hood was launched in 1920, and was the last British battlecruiser to be built. Between the wars, it was the biggest warship in the world. Her armour was stronger, than of earlier battlecruisers, but it also proved a fatal weakness, as she exploded and sank in a duel.
List of ships of the United States Navy - line of the United States Navy list of sailing frigates of the United States Navy list of military vessels named after living Americans There is also a list of ships of the Japanese Navy. (This list cannot be sorted well by type, because the same name is used for ships of different types at different times. Add rest of destroyers and subs, but will need to break up list by letters.) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Alphabetical list of ships A USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602, CVN-72) USS Adirondack (1860s, 1917, AGC-15) USS Agamenticus (1863) USS Admiralty Islands (CVE-99) USS Akron (ZRS-4) USS Alabama (1818, BB-8, BB-60, SSBN-731) USS Alaska (1860s,.
USS Arizona (BB-39) - USS Arizona (BB-39) On 4 March 1913, Congress authorized the construction of the USS Arizona (BB-39), a Pennsylvania-class battleship, in honor of the 48th state. Her keel was laid at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 16 March 1914. She was launched on 19 June 1915 sponsored by Miss Esther Ross, daughter of a prominent Arizona pioneer citizen, Mr. W.W. Ross of Prescott, Arizona. She was commissioned at her builder's yard on 17 October 1916, with Captain John D. McDonald in command. Arizona departed New York on 16 November 1916, for shakedown training off the Virginia capes and Newport, proceeding thence to Guantanamo Bay. Returning north to Norfolk on 16 December to test fire her battery and to conduct torpedo-defense exercises in Tangier Sound. The battleship returned.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) Pennsylvania underway off New York City, 31 May 1934 () Career Laid down: 27 October 1913 Launched: 16 March 1915 Commissioned: 12 June 1916 Decommissioned: 29 August 1946 Fate: sunk after testing 1948 General Characteristics Displacement: 31,400 tons Length: 608 ft Beam: 97.1 ft Draft: 28.9 ft Speed: 21 knots Complement: 915 officers and men Armament: 12 x 14-inch guns, 14 x 5-inch guns, 4 x 3-inch guns, 4 x 3-pounders, 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes The second USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of her class of US Navy "superdreadnought" battleships. She was laid down 27 October 1913, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 16 March 1915, sponsored by Elizabeth Kolb.
USS Nevada (BB-36) - USS Nevada (BB-36) The second United States Navy Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, lead ship of her class of two (Oklahoma (BB-37) being the other). Nevada was laid down 4 November 1912 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 11 July 1914; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Anne Seibert, niece of Governor Tasker Oddie of Nevada and descendant of Secretary of the Navy Benjamin Stoddert; and commissioned 11 March 1916, Capt. William S. Sims in command. Nevada joined the Atlantic Fleet at Newport 26 May 1916 and operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean until World War I. After training gunners out of Norfolk, Virginia, she sailed 13 August 1918 to serve with the British Grand Fleet, arriving Bantry Bay, Ireland 23 August..
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) - USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) (add image here) Career Laid down: 9 June 1927 Launched: 23 January 1929 Commissioned: 11 December 1929 Fate: sunk as target 1948 General Characteristics Displacement: 10,826 tons Length: 585.5 ft ( m) Beam: 65.25 ft ( m) Draft: 17.5 ft ( m) Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 612 officers and enlisted Armament: 10 x 8-inch guns, 4 x 5-inch guns, 6 x 21-inch torpedo tubes Aircraft: four The first USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class heavy cruiser sometimes known as "Swayback Maru". She had the (unofficial) distinction of having taken part in more engagements than any other ship in the fleet. She was laid down on 9 June 1927, by the American Brown Boveri Electric.
USS Boxer - USS Boxer Six United States Navy ships have borne the name Boxer. HMS Boxer was captured by the Enterprise in the War of 1812 but not taken into the Navy. The first Boxer was a 14-gun brig commissioned in 1815. The second Boxer was a 10-gun schooner commissioned in 1832. The third Boxer was the blockade runner Tristram Shandy, captured during the American Civil War and renamed 12 June 1865. The fourth Boxer was a training brigantine launched 11 October 1904 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. J. H. Tomb, and commissioned 11 May 1905 Lieutenant H. H. Royall in command. Until 20 October 1912 she served as training vessel at the Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island. She then shifted to the United States.
USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) - USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) insert image here insert caption here (insert link to larger image here) Career Ordered: ?? Laid down: 3 September 1931 Launched: 15 November 1933 Commissioned: 17 August 1934 Fate: sold for scrap Decommissioned: 13 February 1946 '''General Characteristics''' Displacement: 9,950 tons Length: 588.2 ft overall Beam: 61.8 ft Draft: 19.5 ft Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 708 officers and men Armament: 9 x 8-inch guns, 8 x 5-inch guns, 8 x .50-cal MGs The USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser. She was laid down on 3 September 1931 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Co, launched on 15 November 1933, sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Lee McCann (wife of Lt. Thomas L. McCann and the niece.
USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) - USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) insert image here insert caption here (insert link to larger image here) Career Ordered: ?? Laid down: 16 December 1943 Launched: 10 March 1944 Commissioned: 15 April 1944 Fate: sold for scrap Decommissioned: 1 May 1946 '''General Characteristics''' Displacement: 9,570 tons Length: 512.3 ft (156 m) overall Beam: 65.2 ft (19.9 m) Extreme Width: 108.1 ft (33 m) Draft: 22.5 ft (6.9 m) Speed: 19.3 knots Complement: 860(?) Armament: 1 x 5-inch gun, 16 x 40mm guns Aircraft: 28 The USS Takanis Bay (CVE-89) (also CVU-89) was a United States Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier, named after Takanis Bay on the west side of Yakobi Island in Alaska (near Sitka). She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1126) on.
USS Baltimore (CA-68) - USS Baltimore (CA-68) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 28 July 1942 Commissioned: 15 April 1943 Decommissioned: Fate: General Characteristics Displacement: 13,300 tons Length: 673.5 ft Beam: 70.9 ft Draft: 26.9 ft Complement: 1,142 officers and men Armament: 9 x 8-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns The fifth USS Baltimore (CA-68), the lead ship of her class of cruiser, was launched 28 July 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River, Massachusetts, sponsored by Mrs. Howard W. Jackson, wife of the Mayor of Baltimore, commissioned 15 April 1943, Captain W. C. Calhoun in command, and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Between November 1943 and June 1944 Baltimore was a unit of the fire support and covering forces at the Makin Islands landings (20.
USS Duluth (CL-87) - USS Duluth (CL-87) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: ?? Launched: 13 January 1944 Commissioned: 18 September 1944 Decommissioned: 25 June 1949 Fate: sold 1960 General Characteristics Displacement: 10,000 tons Length: 610.1 ft Beam: 66.3 ft Draft: 20 ft Speed: 33 knots Complement: 992 officers and men Armament: 12 x 6-inch guns, 12 x 5-inch guns The USS Duluth (CL-87) was a United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser. She was launched 13 January 1944 by Newport News Shipbuilding, Portsmouth, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. E. H. Hatch, wife of the Mayor of Duluth, Minn; and commissioned 18 September 1944, Captain D. R. Osborn, Jr, in command. From 14 December 1944 to 2 March 1945, Duluth served as a training cruiser at Newport, Rhode Island. After.
USS Tennessee (BB-43) Part 2 - USS Tennessee (BB-43) Part 2 Due to the length of this article, it has been split up. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 By the time Tennessee emerged from Puget Sound Navy Yard on 7 May 1943, she bore virtually no resemblance to her former self. Deep new blisters increased the depth of her side protection against torpedoes by eight feet-three inches on each side, gradually tapering toward bow and stern. Internal compartmentation was rearranged and improved. The most striking innovation was made in the battleship's superstructure. The heavy armored conning tower, from which Tennessee would have been controlled in a surface gunnery action, was removed, as were masts, stacks, and other superstructure. A new, compact, superstructure was designed to provide essential.
USS Maryland (ACR-8) - USS Maryland (ACR-8) (insert image and caption here) Career Laid down: 7 October 1901 Launched: 12 September 1903 Commissioned: 18 April 1905 Decommissioned: 14 February 1922 Fate: sold General Characteristics Displacement: 13,680 tons Length: 503.9 ft Beam: 69.7 ft Draft: 26 ft Speed: 22.4 knots Complement: 890 officers and men Armament: 4 x 8-inch guns, 14 x 6-inch guns, 18 x 3-inch guns, 2 x 18-inch torpedo tubes The second USS Maryland'\' (ACR-8), also referred to "Armored Cruiser 8", and later renamed Frederick, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania''-class armored cruiser. She was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, 7 October 1901, launched 12 September 1903, sponsored by Miss Jennie Scott Waters; and commissioned 18 April 1905, Capt..
USS Idaho (BB-42) - USS Idaho (BB-42) (insert image and caption here) Career Launched: 30 June 1917 Commissioned: 24 March 1919 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 32,000 tons Length: 624 feet Beam: 97.4 feet Draft: 30 feet Speed: 21 knots Complement: 1,081 officers and men Armament: 12 14-inch guns, 14 five-inch guns, four three-inch guns, two 21-inch torpedo tubes USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 43rd state. Her keel was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey. She was launched on 30 June 1917 sponsored by Miss H.A. Limons, granddaughter of the Governor of Idaho, and commissioned on 24 March 1919 with Captain C.T. Vogelgesang in command. Idaho.
USS Shangri-La (CV-38) - USS Shangri-La (CV-38) Shangri-La underway, with crew on parade 17 August 1946 () Career Laid down: 15 January 1943 Launched: 24 February 1944 Commissioned: 15 September 1944 Decommissioned: 30 July 1971 Fate: sold for scrap General Characteristics Displacement: 27,100 tons Length: 888 ft Beam: 93 ft Extreme Width: 147.5 ft Draft: 28.6 ft Speed: 32.7 knots Complement: 3,448 officers and men Armament: 12 x 5-inch guns, 44 x 40mm guns, 60 x 20mm guns Aircraft: 80+ The USS Shangri-La (CV-38) (also CVA-38, CVS-38) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier. The name, unique among US carriers, was a reference to the Hornet (CV-8), which had been lost; after the Doolittle Raid, launched from the Hornet, President Roosevelt answered a reporter's question by saying that the raid had come.
