Category: US Navy
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US Navy Escort Carrier USS Block Island CVE-21
US Navy Escort Carrier USS Block Island CVE-21 USS Block Island (CVE-21) was a Bogue-class escort carrier, commissioned into the U.S. Navy in March 1943 during a period of accelerated naval construction driven by anti-submarine warfare (ASW) requirements in the Atlantic. Escort carriers—converted from merchant or support hulls—were optimized for convoy defence and hunter-killer operations… Read more
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USS Utah BB-31 US Navy Battleship
USS Utah BB-31 The USS Utah (BB-31) was the second vessel of the US Navy’s Florida-class dreadnought battleships. Constructed at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, the ship was laid down in 1909 and commissioned on August 31, 1911. The vessel’s original configuration featured a main battery of ten 12-inch/45 calibre guns mounted in five twin… Read more
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USS San Diego (LPD-22)
USS San Diego (LPD-22) USS San Diego (LPD-22), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. Launched 7 May 2010 and commissioned on 19 May 2012. Read more