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	Battleship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries.
		Battleships evolved from northern European cogs, and included carracks and galleons in the 16th Century, ships of the line in the 17th and 18th centuries, broadside ironclads and Pre-Dreadnoughts in the 19th century, and Dreadnoughts in the 20th Century.
		The French Lorraine was scrapped in 1954, Richelieu in 1964 and Jean Bart in 1970.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battleship (7828 words)

	Battleship - Free net encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Battleship was the name given to the most powerfuly gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries.
		The main battleship nations during this period were the United Kingdom, France and Russia, plus newcomers Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, while Turkey and Spain built small numbers of armoured frigates and cruisers, and Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands built smaller "coastal battleships" ("Pantserschip" or "Panzership" depending on the language) of up to 5,200 tons.
		Battleships still in existence as museums include the American USS Massachusetts, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas, the British HMS Mary Rose, Victory and Warrior, the Japanese Mikasa, the Swedish Vasa, the Dutch Buffel and Schorpioen, and the Chilean Huascar.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Battleship (6611 words)

	USS Massachusetts at Battleship Cove
		Battleship Massachusetts was built in Quincy, Massachusetts at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
		While cruising off the city of Casablanca, Morocco, the Battleship engaged in a gun duel with the unfinished French battleship Jean Bart, moored at a Casablanca pier.
		The Battleship remained in the Reserve Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia until she was stricken in 1962 from the Navy Register and ordered sold for scrap.
	www.battleshipcove.org /bb59-history-complete.htm (424 words)

	Operation Torch. French Navy Resists as Jean Bart duels U.S. Battleship and Cruisers
		French Navy Resists as Jean Bart Duels U.S. Battleship and Cruisers
		The Jean Bart and several destroyers and a cruiser and several merchantmen could be seen aground in the harbor.
		French Navy-manned coastal batteries defended Safe to the north and an Army battery of 155 mm guns defended to the south.
	www.daileyint.com /seawar/seawar5.htm (13212 words)

	November 8, 1942 USS Massachusetts-BB59 v. Jean Bart-D615 See Dad’s story of this battle in the Mediterranean, told ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Jean Bart-D615 See Dad’s story of this battle in the Mediterranean, told according to his view from aboard USS Wilhoite-DE397 destroyer escort (member ship of the battle group including USS Massachusetts) whic
		During the opening bombardment of Casablanca on 8 November, 1942 the battleship USS Massachusetts scored 5 hits on Jean Bart with her 16" shells.
		The impact of this shell on the barbette jammed the turret in train, silencing Jean Bart's entire main battery for about eight hours.
	www.missmanagement.com /Albums/wilhoitegallery/jeanbartweb/jb2/USSMassVJeanBart_files/slide0020.htm (174 words)

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		Battleship Massachusetts was built in Quincy, MA at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
		The battleship remained in the Reserve Fleet in Norfolk, VA until 1962, when she was stricken from the navy Register and ordered sold for scrap.
		Today, Battleship Massachusetts is home to the official memorials of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to Bay State Citizens who gave their lives in World War II and the Persian Gulf War.
	www.simplycamping.com /fallriver.htm (1223 words)

	TonyRogers.com \| USS Massachusetts Battleship
		Following her shakedown period Battleship Massachusetts went into action on November 8, 1942 as part of Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa.
		While the guns were the same in the North Carolina and South Dakota class battleships, the turret armor in the latter was thicker.
		The rear 16" guns of the Battleship USS Massachusetts.
	www.tonyrogers.com /images/2004_uss_mass/index.htm (853 words)

	French Battleship Jean Bart, Ships of Brawiling Battleships Steel
		Jean Bart was part of the four-ship Courbet battleship class and was powered by coal-fired turbine engines with supplementary oil burners.
		The plans for these all-big-gun ships, the first French “dreadnoughts,” had actually been in the planning stages for some time but the thrifty French, who were allied to the British Royal Navy in any event, wanted to await developments before they actually diverted money from their army.
		By the time she was scrapped in 1969, she was the last battleship in Western Europe, signaling the end of an era.
	www.lostbattalion.com /t-bb_JeanBart.aspx (520 words)

	Historical Military Documents and Artifacts
		One of the targets of the invasion was Casablanca, a city in French Morocco with an excellent harbor which was in the hands of pro-Axis Vichy French forces.
		In her first combat the Battleship Massachusetts was taken under fire by the unfinished French Battleship Jean Bart, which was fitting out at a Casablanca pier.
		By 7:20 AM Jean Bart had been hit five times and her 15 inch main battery guns were silent.
	hometown.aol.com /rayeso/index.html/artifacts.html (718 words)

	World Warships in History quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The French battleship 'Jean Bart' was damaged in 1914 by a submarine from which nation?
		On June 8, 1989, an expedition led by Robert D. Ballard discovered the remains of the German battleship Bismarck.
		Battleship was split in two like HMS Hood
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=61390 (195 words)

	The Ranger Air Group Over Casablanca - Air Group 4
		Scouting 41 claimed two aircraft destroyed on the ground and significant damage to the French battleship Jean Bart, the light cruiser Primagoet, and a destroyer.
		The French battleship Jean Bart, immobilized in Casablanca harbor, turned its 15-inch guns on the American landing force.
		As the battle progressed, French resolve strengthened and several Vichy destroyers and submarines sortied against the Allied forces outside the harbor.
	www.airgroup4.com /torch.htm (2288 words)

	443rd AAA Bn - World War II - Fedala Operation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The beach was intermittently covered by French coastal searchlights, artillery and machine gun fire as well as by airplane bombing and strafing.
		A naval battle saw the new French battleship, the "Jean Bart", immobilized and three other French ships sunk or burning while the remaining four dragged themselves, crippled, into Casablanca harbor.
		The platoon also took fire from French armored cars on the road to the rear of the beach.
	www.kwanah.com /txmilmus/36division/archives/443/4437.htm (595 words)

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		After a cease-fire had been arranged with the French, she headed for the United States 12 November, and prepared for Pacific duty.
		Victory won, the fighting battleship sailed for Puget Sound and overhaul 1 September., She left there 28 January 1946 for operations off the California coast, until leaving San Francisco for Hampton Roads, arriving 22 April.
		She decommissioned 27 Marc h 1947 to enter the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Norfolk, and was struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1962.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb59.htm (889 words)

	Financial Library - Battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		KTRK - The original USS Texas, a battleship, was commissioned in 1895.
		Topeka Capitol-Journal - Barton Phelps are journeying from Massachusetts and California, respectively, to stand in the shadow of the school's flagpole, a former spar from the USS Constitution battleship.
		Battleships are now obsolescent, replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
	www.financiallibrary.com /battleship.htm (7781 words)

	USS Augusta (CA-31) Photos - Jean Bart
		The third and fourth did not meet sufficient resistance to detonate an armor-piercing shell.
		At 1145 November 10, 1942 the Jean Bart opened fire on the USS Augusta which at the time had been supporting the invasion transport troops and firing upon a French destroyer.
		The photo to the left was taken from the deck of the Augusta and shows one of the gun splashes from Jean Bart's 15-inch shells.The Augusta's War Diary
	www.internet-esq.com /ussaugusta/photos/bart.htm (381 words)

	French 100 mm/55 (3.9") Model 1945
		These mountings were radar-controlled and had improved shell-handling capabilities compared to the pre-war 100 mm (3.9") Model 1930.
		A model of the French Battleship Jean Bart as she was completed in 1952
		The 100 mm guns are in the larger twin turrets amidships
	www.navweaps.com /Weapons/WNFR_39-55_m1945.htm (88 words)

	French Operations in the Adriatic
		He had orders to sail as soon as possible with all available French and British ships, pass ostentatiously in view of the Italian coast while preserving amicable relations with the Italians, and undertake whatever operation he thought best against an Austrian port.
		On 5 December 1915 the French sub FRÉSNEL (Jouen) ran aground at the Bojana estuary [Usce Bojane] due to bad navigation, is detected by the A.-H. destroyer WARASDINER and destroyed by gunfire.
		On 30 December 1915 the French sub MONGE (Morrillot) is rammed by the cruiser HELGOLAND, forced to surface because of damages and finally sunk by gunfire of the A.-H. destroyer BALATON.
	www.gwpda.org /naval/fadri.htm (1272 words)

	Battleship Cove free this Veterans Day: 11/9/01
		Battleship Cove is offering free admission to all patrons from 9 a.m.
		Battleship Cove is a naval heritage museum that has the world's largest collection of historic naval ships.
		In 1942, The USS Massachusetts sailed to Morocco, where the French battleship Jean Bart was protecting Port Casablanca.
	www.s-t.com /daily/11-01/11-09-01/a04lo025.htm (125 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - BB Massachusetts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Battleship Massachusetts, known by her crew as "Big Mamie," was assigned as flagship for a covering force of warships supporting the invasion of North Africa, "Operation Torch." On November 8, 1942, she engaged the French battleship Jean Bart in a gun duel and fired the first American 16" projectile of World War II.
		After a brief overhaul in December 1942, Massachusetts went on to the Pacific to participate in the invasions of the Gilbert Islands, the Marshall Islands, strikes in the Caroline Islands, and a bombardment of Ponape Island in May 1944.
		She was opened to the public shortly thereafter and now serves as the Commonwealth's official memorial to Bay State citizens who gave their lives in World War II and the Persian Gulf War.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/bbma.htm (323 words)

	BWNMass
		She severely damaged the French battleship Jean Bart as well as sinking two destroyers at the Battle of Casablanca.
		She subsequently transferred to the Pacific Fleet, where she escorted convoys and carriers, shelled enemy installations, and late in the war bombarded the Japanese homeland itself.
		Decommissioned in 1947 and mothballed until 1962, she is preserved as a museum ship at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.
	www.steelnavy.com /BWNMass.htm (918 words)

	Warships at Morocco-1942. Battleship duel betweeen USS Massachusetts and Jean Bart. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Battleship duel betweeen USS Massachusetts and Jean Bart.
		The USS Texas, BB-35, and USS New York, BB-34, were the other two battleships that participated as part of the Western Naval Task Force in the three pronged landing effort made by Task Force 34 on Morocco's Atlantic Coast on November 8, 1942.
		This provides an idea of what Jean Bart would look like had she had her propulsion installed and been able to steam at sea.
	www.daileyint.com /wwii/picwar2.htm (281 words)

	Monday, July 8, 1940
		Damage to the French battleship Richelieu is increased by a hit from a torpedo bomber from the carrier Hermes.
		In Casablanca, the French battleship Jean Bart is attacked by British forces.
		This is the first sign that he will maintain French independence and be a stormy partner.
	www.onwar.com /chrono/1940/jul40/08jul40.htm (140 words)

	Battleship Cove - Fall River, Massachusetts
		She participated in the action off Casablanca in 1942, exchanging fire with the French battleship Jean Bart.
		A good deal of the lower decks are open, and you can explore most of a 16" barbette, along with two of the 16" turrets, a 5" turret, stroll down Broadway and explore a number of well-stocked exhibits and memorials to other ships and services.
		Visitors can eat "Battleship Burgers" in the wardroom as a way of relaxing while touring this most impressive battleship.
	www.taskforce1.org /cove4.htm (258 words)

	combatindex.com - US Sea Systems: BB 59 (MASSACHUSETTS)
		Within a few minutes she silenced Jean Bart's main battery; then she turned her guns on French destroyers which had joined the attack, sinking two of them.
		She decommissioned 27 March 1947 to enter the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Norfolk, and was struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1962.
		She returned to Battleship Cove, Fall River MA on 13 March 1999.
	www.combatindex.com /hardware/detail/sea/vintage/battleships/bb59.html (1009 words)

	World Battleships List: US Treaty and Post-Treaty Battleships
		As with other battleships of their era, however, they were rapidly overtaken by changes in naval warfare.
		The Iowas were the only battleships truly fast enough to effectively operate with the fast carrier task forces, and saw considerable service in that role.
		However, their missile capabilities were rapidly outclassed by VLS-equipped destroyers and cruisers, leaving the battleships with primary roles of fire support and gunboat diplomacy.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/battleships/us_wwii.htm (4480 words)

	"Bring Back the Handles" - Air Group 4
		One of the primary targets was a Vichy French battleship, the Jean Bart, at a pier in the harbor of Casablanca.
		She had then settled a few feet in the shallow water and was resting on the bottom in an upright position.
		Every battleship, cruiser, and carrier has on board at least one trained photographer, most of whom learned their business in four months´ training at Pensacola.
	www.airgroup4.com /wade.htm (934 words)

	FairyTale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Today, in the pool of London, rests HMS Vanguard, one of the most powerful ships in history and veteran of numerous wars. Many have wondered about the history of the Vanguard and this story is based on memory and 'Jane's Battleships of the 20th Century.'
		Though initially planned for completion in time for combat in World War 2, HMS Vanguard was not completed until April 1946. Displacing 52,000 tons and armed with eight 15-inch guns her early career consisted of tours as a British flagship. She was protected by the Royal Navy and held back, even from Korean War action.
		Ultimately, though, Vanguard could not survive the 'Peace Dividend' she was decommissioned in 1994 and made into a national museum. Today she sits in the pool of London alongside HMS Belfast.
	battleshiphmsvanguard.homestead.com /FairyTale.html (396 words)

	Battleship Massachusetts at Battleship Cove.
		NIGHTS IN SHINING ARMOUR: Battleship Cove pioneered the concept of organized youth groups spending an evening aboard a naval vessel.
		It all began in 1972 when a Boy Scout leader visiting the ship asked Paul Vaitses, then Executive Director, "Is it possible for my scout group to spend a night aboard?" Mr.
		The public is invited to view an enchanting display of lights around beautifully decorated horses, and to participate in fun FREE holiday activities for the whole family.
	www.battleshipcove.org /bb59-history.htm (386 words)

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