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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...

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.

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.

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...

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Trump raise prices · July 15, 2025
J, not that one I think though it also depends on things like Erik’s post earlier. We have a myth that almost all of America was polite if hypocritical about its little peeves, to the point of wanting to pretend...
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skeptonomist It's possible that inflation and the generally delusive view of the economy that polls showed (many people seemed to believe Trump's lies (or said they did) rather than actual data or even...
Trump raise prices · July 15, 2025
ChrisTS Difficult to tell. I have no doubt that the insane lies the Rs told about it swayed some whackos.
Trump raise prices · July 15, 2025
Rob in CT The cruelty is the pony.
Trump raise prices · July 15, 2025