USS Stack (DD-406) was a Benham-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Edward Stack. Stack was laid down on 25 June 1937 by the Norfolk...
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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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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 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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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 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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Mar: 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...
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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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Mar: 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...
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USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. Named for New York State, she was designed as the first ship to...
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