Please watch this brief video as we remember our Shipmates who were killed in action off the coast of North Vietnam on October 1st, 1972 'As long as their names are spoken they shall not be forgotten' learn more **please turn up your volume** ...
Under a $106.5 million contract, the construction of USS Nimitz started in 1968 at the facility of the Newport News Shipbuilding Company located in Newport News, Virginia. The keel of the warship was laid in June 1968 and the shipbuilder christened the largest aircraft carrier built and in se...
JAN 1966 - JAN 1966 Vietnam JAN 1966 - DEC 1966 West Pac-Viet Nam FEB 1966 - Shellback Initiation - 2 FEB 1966 - Atlantic Ocean FEB 1966 - Shellback Initiation - 20 FEB 1966 - Atlantic Ocean FEB 1966 - Shellback Initiation - 9 FEB 1966 - Atlantic Ocean FEB 1966 - FEB 1966 Apollo ...
September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. Forrestal had incurred the largest loss of life on a US warship during the Vietnam War. An accidental rocket launch on deck detonated a fully loaded A-4 Skyhawk, manned by future Senator, John McCain. The resulting infe...
From a station off Vinh, North Vietnam, the ship's long range air search radars could cover most of North Vietnam and Laos. The ship also cruised outside the harbor at Haiphong, hoping to get a shot at NVN MiGs. Earlier experience had taught the NVN that flying was not safe while ...
(203 mm) guns on the USS Newport News. Also the fire control fitted to the Worcester was optimised for anti aircraft fire rather than surface action or GFS and the Royal Navy 6 inch gun cruisers HMS Belfast and HMS Jamaica actually performed much better in GFS in the Korean War, the ...
1903 - 2003 On the anniversary of Bob Hope's passing at age 100, no commemoration of the end of World War 2 would be complete without remembering Bob Hope, a few of his wonderful jokes, and his USO shows for the troops - from WW2 to Vietnam... ON TURNING 70: "You still chase ...
The lead ship of the class, USSVirginia(BB-13) was laid down at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company on May 21, 1902. Work on the hull proceeded over the next two years and on April 6, 1904, it slid down the ways with Gay Montague, daughter of Virginia Governor Andrew ...
Construction of Texas was assigned to the Newport News Shipbuilding Company after the yard submitted a bid of $5,830,000 (exclusive of armament and armor). Work began on April 17, 1911, five months before New York was laid down in Brooklyn. Moving forward over the next thirteen months, th...
JUN 1964 - DEC 1964 West Pac-Viet Nam JAN 1965 - DEC 1969 West Pac-Viet Nam JUL 1965 - JAN 1966 West Pac-Viet Nam DEC 1966 - MAY 1967 West Pac FEB 1968 - AUG 1968 Last War time Cruise made for USS PICKING DD-685. APR 1968 - Shellback Initiation - 17 APR 1968 - Pacific Ocean...