USS Catron (APA-71) was a Gilliam-class attack transport serving in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sunk as a target in 1948. Catron...
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USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched...
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USS Pensacola (CL/CA-24) was a cruiser of the United States Navy that was in service from 1929 to 1945. She was the lead ship of the Pensacola class,...
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USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The...
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Altalena Affair (redirect from USS LST-138)
from Europe was set to mid-May 1948. The Altalena, former landing ship tank USS LST-138, organized by Hillel Kook (a.k.a. Peter Bergson) purchased by Irgun...
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USS Hughes (DD-410) was a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. Edward Merritt Hughes was born on 28 January...
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USS Salt Lake City (CL/CA-25) of the United States Navy was a Pensacola-class cruiser, later reclassified as a heavy cruiser, sometimes known as "Swayback...
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USS Carteret (APA-70), Operation Crossroads target USS Catron (APA-71), Operation Crossroads target USS Clarendon (APA-72) USS Cleburne (APA-73) USS Colusa (APA-74)...
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USS Bracken 22 Mar: USS Mugford, USS Rhind 4 Apr: USS Mayrant 18 Apr: USS Mustin 19 Apr: USS Dawson 24 Apr: USS Stack 6 May: USS Briscoe, USS Catron 11...
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USS Mugford (DD-389), a Bagley-class destroyer, was the 2nd ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Mugford, who commanded the schooner Franklin...
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