USS Kearsarge (BB-5), was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy and lead ship of her class of battleships. She was named after the sloop-of-war...
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CSS Alabama, and was wrecked off Central America 2 February 1894. USS Kearsarge (BB-5) was a Kearsarge-class battleship launched 24 March 1898, sailed with the...
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The Kearsarge-class was a group of two pre-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1890s. The two ships—USS Kearsarge and USS Kentucky—represented...
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USS Kearsarge, a Mohican-class sloop-of-war, is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France during...
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United States Navy crane ship which formerly served as the battleship USS Kearsarge (BB-5) Cranē, a nymph named by Ovid, identified with the goddess Carna...
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George Breeman (section USS Breeman)
heroism following a turret explosion in 1906 on board the battleship USS Kearsarge (BB-5). Born in Passaic, New Jersey, Breeman enlisted in the United States...
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when she turned out too slow to be a cruiser. The next group, BB-5 Kearsarge through BB-25 New Hampshire, followed general global pre-dreadnought design...
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USS Kentucky (BB-6), was the second and final Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1890s. Designed for coastal...
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USS Iowa was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1890s. The ship was a marked improvement over the previous Indiana-class...
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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...
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1, 1899. Fisher died on April 15, 1906, while serving aboard the USS Kearsarge (BB-5) and was initially interred at Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. Fisher's...
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related to USS Indiana (Battleship No. 1) (ship, 1895). Photo gallery of Indiana at NavSource Naval History MaritimeQuest USS Indiana BB-1 Photo Gallery...
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was serving as a chief boatswain's mate on the USS Kearsarge (BB-5). On that day, while the Kearsarge was conducting target practice, powder charges were...
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battleships in the United States Navy, Indiana-class, Kearsarge-class and Illinois-class; USS Iowa (BB-4) used the 12-inch (305 mm)/35 caliber gun. The Navy's...
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Battleship Number 2 in anticipation that her name could be reused for USS Massachusetts (BB-54) (laid down April 1921). In 1921, she was scuttled in shallow...
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Revolutionary War battles. Battleships (hull code BB), by law, were named for states, except for USS Kearsarge (BB-5), which was named after a mountain in Merrimack...
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as a 5″/25 caliber Mark 10 anti-aircraft gun. The gun later ruptured during testing. The muzzle of gun No. 174, mounted on the battleship Kearsarge, also...
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temporary duty at Veracruz aboard USS Kearsarge (BB-5) in 1915, he was ordered to sea duty aboard USS Oklahoma (BB-37) in May 1916 and was promoted to...
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of Honor for extraordinary heroism during a turret explosion on USS Kearsarge (BB-5). Breeman (DE-104) was laid down on 20 March 1943 at the Dravo Corporation...
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postwar Midshipmen cruise in the USS Kearsarge (BB-5) and in 1919 returned to destroyer duty as engineer officer of the USS Humphreys (DD-236), stationed...
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53) USS HORNE (CG 30) USS JARRETT (FFG 33) USS KIDD (DDG 993) USS LEADER (MSO 490) USS MACDONOUGH (DDG 39) USS MISSOURI (BB 63) USS NASSAU (LHA 4) USS NICHOLAS...
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1903, Rodgers spent two years as commanding officer of the battleship USS Kearsarge in the North Atlantic Fleet. Rodgers was reappointed Chief Intelligence...
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USS Connecticut (BB-18), the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Connecticut, was the lead ship of her class of six pre-dreadnought...
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USS Peleliu (LHA-5) Wasp class: USS Wasp (LHD-1) USS Essex (LHD-2) USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) USS Boxer (LHD-4) USS Bataan (LHD-5) USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) USS Iwo...
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USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state. She was...
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USS Arkansas (BB-33) 1927 October – USS Arkansas (BB-33) 1920 – USS Nevada (BB-36) 1919 – USS Arizona (BB-39) 1918 – USS Arizona (BB-39) 1909 – USS Minnesota (BB-22)...
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Second Class USS O-5 (SS-66) Oct 28, 1923 For rescuing another sailor when submarine O-5 sank George Breeman Navy Seaman USS Kearsarge (BB-5) Apr 13, 1906...
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(from the same war and era) was the first successful combat submarine. USS Kearsarge (1861) and CSS Alabama fought a celebrated a single-ship action known...
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8-inch/35-caliber gun (section Mark 5)
for their first battleships, the Indiana-class. The 8"/40 caliber gun Mark 5 initially armed the Pennsylvania-class armored cruisers. The Mark 3 Experimental...
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he served aboard the USS Maine (BB-10), USS Kearsarge (BB-5), USS Rainbow (AS-7), USS Buffalo (AD-8) and the USS California (BB-44). Other duties consisted...
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