US Battleship USS Kearsarge BB-5 The lead ship of her class of two pre-dreadnought battleships, USS Kearsarge BB-5 was laid down on 30 June 1896. Launched on 24 March 1898, she was commissioned into the US Navy on 20 February 1900. Her early career saw Kearsarge act as the flagship for the the North Atlantic Squadron.… Read more