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Archive for 24 August 2015

USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-59 NORFOLK JAN 1963 8X10 PHOTO

USS MASSACHUSETTS BB-59 NORFOLK JAN 1963 8X10 PHOTO

Photo #: NH 72672 USS Massachusetts (BB-59) Laid up at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, on 3 January 1963. At that time she had been stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, but was awaiting preservation as a memorial. USS Uvalde (APA-88) is at right. Naval Historical Center Photograph. PHOTO SIZE: 8″X10″ GLOSSY. THIS IS NOT… (read more)

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U. S. Cruisers An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman

U. S. Cruisers An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman

Cruisers – An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman 1984 Naval Institute Press, hardback w/dust jacket. Navy began with the authorization of 3 steel cruisers in 1883. Today, more than a century later, the cruiser is a crucial part of the naval revitalization program. What happened to this important warship the the last century is… (read more)

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