Category: pearl harbor

Sunday Battleship Blogging (65th Anniversary Pearl Harbor Edition): USS Arizona

By Robert Farley

On December 7, 2006

Antidote to d’s America-loathing screed… USS Arizona, second ship of the Pennsylvania class and fourth “standard type” American battleship, commissioned in October 1916. Arizona carried 12 14″ guns in 4 triple turrets, displaced 31000 tons, and could make 21 knots. Like most oil-fired American battleships, Arizona’s participation in World War I was limited. Although larger, […]

battleships , pearl harbor , united states navy

Sunday Battleship Blogging: USS Oklahoma

By Robert Farley

On December 3, 2006

USS Oklahoma and her sister, USS Nevada, were the first of the “standard type” US battleships. The intention behind the standard type design was to create a squadron of battleships that co

battleships , pearl harbor , united states navy

Sunday Battleship Blogging: USS California

By Robert Farley

On November 26, 2006

The first American battleship built on the West Coast was USS Oregon, commissioned in 1896. USS Virginia, USS Massachusetts, and USS New York were built in their nominal states. The first and only bat

Sunday Battleship Blogging: USS Maryland

By Robert Farley

In battleships , pearl harbor , united states navy

On November 19, 2006

USS Maryland represented the zenith of “standard type” US battleship development. The “standard type” ships had compatible speeds, turning circles, and armaments, allowing them to form a squadron that could operate as a cohesive unit. The last five of the twelve ships built to the standard type were referred to as the Big Five. Starting […]

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