Though hull numbers BB-65 and BB-66 were originally intended to be the first two ships of the new, largerMontana-class, the approval of the Two Ocean Navy Act in July 1940 saw them re-designated as two additionalIowa-classbattleships namedUSSIllinoisand USSKentuckyrespectively. As "fast battl...
Date of Birth: 04/29/1922 Years in Service: 23 When my grandfather graduated high school in June 1940, he joined the US Navy intending to become a pilot. He completed basic training at Naval Station Great Lakes in Illinois. During this time, the rules changed, only to allow college gradu...
Mission Roles Some designs are single-minded in their approach while others offer a more versatile solution to seaborne requirements. BLUE WATER SERVICE SUBMERGED ATTACK OFFSHORE OPERATION MARITIME PATROL FLEET SUPPORT Recognition Some designs stand the test of time while others are doomed to never adv...
Approximately 200 tons of her armor plate was sent to the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, west of Chicago, and the armor is being used for absorption shielding in the particle accelerator and experiment lines.
boarded a plane. And made his way to Great Lakes, Illinois. When we saw him, 2 months later at Navy boot-camp. Graduation, he was a sailor. Today he is a 3rd class Petty Officer. He has spent most of the past two years in one of the most. Challenging academic programs in the ...
On March 9, 1862, the world saw the first battle between two ironclad warships; a battle which would change the face of naval warfare forever. The fight to... R Wagner,A Dan 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Babies Ahoy! . Some 28 of the 600 sailors on the USS Shiloh and USS Mobile Bay left...