USS Vincennes (CL/CA-44) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. She was the second ship to bear...
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USS Vincennes may refer to: USS Vincennes (1826), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867 USS Vincennes (CA-44), was a New Orleans-class...
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Minneapolis: Mk 9 (later Mk 15) guns 4 of 7: Tuscaloosa, San Francisco, Quincy, Vincennes Mk 12 guns in three 250-ton triple turrets Wichita Mk 12 guns in three...
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Battle of Savo Island. Quincy, along with sister ships USS Astoria (CA-34) and USS Vincennes (CA-44), had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in...
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cruiser Chōkai. Heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39), struck by long lance from heavy cruiser Aoba. Heavy cruiser USS Vincennes (CA-44), struck by two long lances...
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1940, Ensign Kleiss served on board three ships: USS Vincennes (CA-44), USS Goff (DD-247), and USS Yarnall (DD-143). After passing his physical and psychological...
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World in a Man-of-War (1850): 202 A letter from a sailor serving aboard the USS Monitor during the American Civil War describes his "old salt" shipmates...
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Canadian Ship (HMCS)). "Von Stupid" – USS Von Steuben "Vince" – HMS Invincible "Vinny" – USS Vincennes (CA-44) "Weavy" – USS West Virginia "Wet Ass Queen" –...
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was aboard the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes (CA-44). He later received a citation for his participation on the Vincennes during the Doolittle Raid. When...
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(CL-29) USS Indianapolis (CA-35) USS Northampton (CL-26) USS Pensacola (CL-24) USS Salt Lake City (CL-25) USS Tuscaloosa (CA-37) USS Vincennes (CA-44) USS Alywin...
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