USS Alabama (BB-60) - Wikipedia
USS Alabama (BB-60) is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s.
USS Alabama (BB 60) - NHHC
USS Alabama, a 35,000 ton South Dakota class battleship, was built at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Commissioned in August 1942, she operated along the U.S. east coast in late...
USS Alabama (BB-60) - Encyclopedia of Alabama
2023年9月5日 · The USS Alabama (BB-60) is a World War II -era battleship and the fifth ship named after the state of Alabama. It first served in the Atlantic theater of operations during the war but was better known for its role in helping to take Japanese-held islands in the Pacific from 1943 to 1945, earning numerous citations.
Alabama III (BB-60) - NHHC
USS Alabama (BB-60). Naval History and Heritage Command photograph, NH 67557. After the strikes were completed on 22 February, Alabama conducted a sweep looking for crippled enemy ships...
USS Alabama (BB-60) in World War II - ThoughtCo
2019年8月5日 · USS Alabama (BB-60) was a South Dakota -class battleship that was commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1942. The last ship of its class, Alabama initially served in the Atlantic Theater of World War II, before receiving orders to shift to the Pacific in 1943.
USS Alabama Battleship
From its humble beginnings on February 1, 1940 as the keel was laid at the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, Battleship USS ALABAMA (BB-60) has had a remarkable career. She began her World War II adventures in the North Atlantic in 1943, then later that year, went to the South Pacific seas.
USS Alabama (BB-60) Battleship - Military Factory
2019年11月20日 · USS Alabama was launched on February 16th, 1942 and formally commissioned into USN service on August 16th of that year. As built, Alabama exhibited the standard 35,000-ton load and featured a length of 680 feet, a beam of 108.2 feet, and a draught of 36.2 feet. She was powered by oil-fired steam turbines which drove 130,000 horsepower to …
The USS Alabama – A Maritime Legacy - NavalHistoria
2023年7月6日 · The USS Alabama (BB-60) is a South Dakota-class battleship, launched in 1942, that served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Notably active in the Pacific Theater, the Alabama participated in numerous significant campaigns and …
USS Alabama BB-60 - Historycentral
On 8 December 1943, Alabama, along with five other fast battleships, carried out the first Pacific gunfire strike conducted by that type of warship. Alabama's guns hurled 535 rounds into enemy strongpoints, as she and her sister ships bombarded Nauru Island, an enemy phosphate-producing center, causing severe damage to shore installations there.
Park History - USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Decommissioned in 1947, the ALABAMA was scheduled to be scrapped in the early 1960s. A forward-looking group of Alabamians saw a bright future in the aging warship as the anchor attraction of a Memorial Park to be located in Mobile. That dream came true on January 9, 1965 when USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park opened to the public.
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