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	USS Honolulu (CL-48) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Honolulu (CL-48) of the United States Navy was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser active in the Pacific War.
		Honolulu operated out of Espiritu Santo in early 1943 with Task Force 67 in an attempt to engage the "Tokyo Express." During May she engaged in heavy bombardment on New Georgia in the Solomons.
		Honolulu took part in bombardment of the southeastern part of Saipan in early June as the Navy drove steadily across the Pacific.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Honolulu_(CL-48) (993 words)

	Naval History/USS Honolulu CL-48
		The second Honolulu was launched 20 August 1937 by the New York Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss Helen Poindexter, daughter of the Governor of Hlawaii; and commissioned 15 June 1938, Captain Oscar Smith in command.
		Honolulu operated out of Espiritu Santo in early 1943 with Task force 67 in an attempt to engage the `'Tokyo Express." During May she engaged in heavy bombardment on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.
		Honolulu took part in bombardment of the southeastern part of Saipan in early June as the American Navy drove steadily across the Pacifle.
	www.multied.com /Navy/cruiser/Honolulu.html (899 words)

	SSN 718 Honolulu
		USS Honolulu, a 9650-ton Brooklyn class light cruiser, was built at the New York Navy Yard.
		Honolulu was transferred to the Pacific in May 1939 and had her base moved to Pearl Harbor in November 1940.
		Honolulu engaged enemy warships in the Battle of Kula Gulf on 6 July and the Battle of Kolombangara on 13 July.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ssn-718.htm (693 words)

	The tragedy aboard Kursk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		USS Greeneville, a nuclear-powered submarine, was on patrol south of Oahu, Honolulu, when it surfaced and collided with the fishing boat which was carrying high school students.
		The USS Greeneville was performing the emergency surfacing maneuver unofficially known as the "killer whale jump." During such a maneuver the submarine surfaces at a speed of around 50 km/h.
		The USS Memphis was able to recover from the collision (it was not as heavily damaged as Kursk, because the collision did not result in any explosions aboard the American submarine) and, after pulling down the rescue buoy, left the scene of the accident.
	www.aeronautics.ru /nws002/kursk001.htm (12065 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		USS Croaker is missing two of her forward torpedo tubes, one complete diesel engine, parts of two other diesel engines, both periscopes, and much of her internal equipment.
		USS Torsk appears to meet the criteria for designation because she is the only surviving Tench class submarine that saw service in the Pacific.
		USS Torsk is particularly significant in that she fired the last torpedoes of World War II and is credited with sinking the last Japanese combat ships to be lost in the war.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/warships6.htm (878 words)

	HNN Fleet Focus :: USS Honolulu deploys with Lincoln Battle Group (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		USS Honolulu (SSN 718) left on a six-month deployment Aug. 21 to join the USS Abraham Lincoln Battle Group in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
		A nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class attack submarine under the command of Cmdr. Charles K. Harris, USS Honolulu was commissioned on July 6, 1985 and is homeported at Pearl Harbor.
		Harris cited that it was an honor to be on board Honolulu and to be homeported near the boat's namesake city.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /archives/020830/Honolulu_083002.htm (283 words)

	USN Ships--USS Helena (CL-50)
		USS Helena, a 10,000-ton Saint Louis class light cruiser built at the New York Navy Yard, was commissioned in September 1939.
		She rescued survivors of USS Wasp (CV-7) when that carrier was sunk by an enemy submarine on 15 September.
		USS Helena (CL-50), in the center, firing during the Battle of Kula Gulf, just before she was torpedoed and sunk.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/cl50.htm (900 words)

	USN Ships--USS Honolulu (CL-48)
		USS Honolulu (CL-48) firing during the night bombardment of Japanese positions at Vila, on Kolombangara, and Munda, on New Georgia.
		USS Honolulu (CL-48) in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, for temporary repair of damage received when she was torpedoed in the bow during the Battle of Kolombangara.
		Collapsed bow of USS Honolulu (CL-48), after she was torpedoed in the Battle of Kolombangara.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-h/cl48.htm (1074 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		No wonder USS Honolulu is known as the workhorse of the Pacific.” “There is a lesson here for all of us to learn, and that is tenacity and hard work pays off.
		John Russ, USS Honolulu has a great and fitting motto of "Maka Ala Mau - ‘Always Vigilant.’" As you assume command, and are entrusted with the care of your ship and crew, I wish you the best for a safe and successful tour,” he added.
		Honolulu is the 24th Los Angeles-class attack submarine.
	www.navy.mil /search/display_word.asp?story_id=15711 (427 words)

	Amazing Arctic Photos
		These photos were shot from the USS HONOLULU (Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine) at the Arctic Circle, 280 miles from the North Pole.
		Commanded by Cmdr. Charles Harris, USS Honolulu while conducting otherwise classified operations in the Arctic, collected scientific data and water samples for U.S. and Canadian Universities as part of an agreement with the Artic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
		USS Honolulu is the 24th Los Angeles-class submarine, and the first original design in her class to visit the North Pole region, and assigned to Commander Submarine Pacific, Submarine Squadron Three, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
	www.angelfire.com /ak5/maneater/brsub.html (249 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News
		In addition, attack subs like the Pearl Harbor-based USS Olympia and the USS Bremerton now are routinely assigned to a carrier battle group, not only to protect the aircraft carrier but also to lend the additional firepower of their Tomahawk cruise missiles, as was done in the gulf war against Iraq.
		The USS Honolulu is the third vessel to be named after the island city.
		The newest USS Honolulu is the 97th fast-attack nuclear submarine to be commissioned, and the 31st in the Los Angeles class.
	starbulletin.com /97/10/13/news/story2.html (875 words)

	USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL
		The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941.
		The USS Nevada attempted to run out to sea but took several hits and had to be beached to avoid sinking and blocking the harbor entrance.
		The USS Oklahoma was launched on March 23, 1914 and was 583 feet long, with a beam (width) of 95 feet wide and a standard displacement of 27,500 tons.
	www.nps.gov /usar/home.htm (2505 words)

	Hawaii Navy News Online :: Fleet Focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Today's Honolulu Warriors quickly discovered that they were carrying forth a legacy of outstanding war-fighting capability and naval excellence throughout the Pacific.
		USS Honolulu (SSN 718) is the third Navy ship to bear the name Honolulu.
		She is under the leadership of Cmdr. John Richardson and Honolulu's Chief of the boat Master Chief Machinist's Mate William Cramer.
	www.hnn.navy.mil /archives/010615/honolulu_061501.htm (699 words)

	USS Davis (DD-937) Namesake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After graduation from the Naval Academy in May 1934, he was assigned duty in connection with fitting out the USS TUSCALOOSA and joined that cruiser when she was commissioned, August 17, 1934, and served on board as a junior officer.
		When the Japanese attacked the Fleet at Pearl Harbor, T. H., on December 7, 1941, the USS OKLAHOMA was hit by four torpedoes launched by the first wave of attacking enemy planes, and capsized at her berth.
		On November 26, 1944, he was assigned duty as Commanding Officer of the destroyer USS WALKE, In command of the WALKE when she was attacked on January 6,1945, by four Japanese Kamikaze planes prior to the Invasion of Lingayan Gulf, Commander Davis was seriously injured.
	www.ussdavis.org /namesake.html (426 words)

	Encyclopedia: Carrier Battle Group
		A Tomahawk cruise missile The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile with stubby wings.
		The USS McInerney (FFG 8), an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate.
		Jump to: navigation, search USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Carrier-Battle-Group (1786 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I reported aboard the USS Honolulu April 16th 1941 and was assigned to the 1st Div.
		During the war the USS Honolulu earned 9 battle stars in the S. and S. Pacific,1 star for Pearl Harbor in the American defense, 1 star Philippine Liberation medal and a Philippine Presidential unit citation and the Navy Unit commendation ribbon.The Honolulu sunk one cruiser,four destroyers and four planes and bombarded eight different Islands.
		I was aboard the USS Honolulu from April l941 to March 1946.
	www.mytowncommunity.com /servlet/community_ProcServ/dbpage=page&GID=00022000000961022182585466&PG=00022000000961469313809420 (809 words)

	Kitty Hawk Strike Group
		USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), embarked Carrier Air Wing FIVE (CVW-5), and the ships underway in the carrier battle group joined elements of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) 10 November 2000 to mark the beginning of Hawk’s participation in Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 12G.
		USS Kitty Hawk turned 43 years old on April 29, 2004 with an under way cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the beginning of another year in the life of America's oldest active Navy ship.
		USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), with more than 3,000 Sailors aboard, departed the ship’s forward-deployed operating port of Yokosuka, Japan, on Jan. 11 to conduct sea trials as the final step of a four-month ship’s restricted availability (SRA) maintenance period.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/batgru-63.htm (6084 words)

	Submarines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709) is the only Los Angeles class submarine not named for a city.
		USS Los Angeles (SSN 688) is the namesake ship in her highly capable class of fast attack submarines.
		USS Seawolf (SSN 21) during her initial sea-trials.
	www.cnrc.navy.mil /nucfield/media/submarin.htm (186 words)

	Downlink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		USS Honolulu (SSN-718) recently hosted two children sponsored by the Make A Wish Foundation, an organization whose goal is to brighten the days of families whose members are being treated for cancer.
		Honolulu’s Chief of the Boat, Master Chief Machinist’s Mate William Cramer, escorted the tour group, which consisted of ten family members.
		Congratulations to USS Pasadena (SSN-715), which recently earned the Morale and Welfare Recreation (MWR) Fleet Recreation Award for the entire Navy; this is the first time the honor has gone to a small command.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/cno/n87/usw/issue_11/downlink1.html (594 words)

	Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News
		The aircraft carrier battle group USS Carl Vinson moved into operations near Kauai this weekend as it makes its way to Asia as a possible replacement for the battle group led by the carrier USS Kitty Hawk.
		In October 2001, the Aegis destroyer USS O'Kane sailed with the Vinson and was part of the attack on Afghanistan in retaliation for the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States.
		Last week, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group, which was supposed to return this month to its home station in Everett, Wash., was diverted to the Persian Gulf region.
	starbulletin.com /2003/01/27/news/story6.html (426 words)

	Pearl Harbor
		(Honolulu time) after months of training, 183 Japanese aircraft are launched from six major fleet carriers, and fly along at multiple altitudes (High level bombers at 9,800 feet, dive bombers at 11,000 feet, and fighters at 14,100 feet) toward Oahu, using the radio station at Honolulu as a sort of beacon to guide them in.
		One of which, sunk by the USS Ward, was trying to trail the USS Antares into the harbor just before the attack.
		The USS Lexington IV was out with Task Force 12, and upon hearing word of the attack, immediately began a search for the Japanese task force.
	www.angelfire.com /ia/totalwar/PearlHarbor.html (1147 words)

	USS Miranda Federation Starship Database (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Since, twelve more of the class have been built, the last of which was named USS Charleston-A, after both the class's lead ship and a Saber Class vessel named Charleston that served Starfleet from 2374-2376.
		USS Charleston returns to Utopia Planitia Shipyards for final exterior markings and paint.
		USS Charleston is ordered to begin shakedown cruise estimated to last one year.
	www.ussmiranda.com /ships/charleston.htm (899 words)

	PEARL HARBOR: THE USS UTAH (BB31/AG16( STORY
		Our goal is to further USS Utah's Internet presence, to add additional eyewitness reports, promote camaraderie among the remaining survivors, and to honor all who served on this grand old ship.
		USS UTAH (AG16) rests on the west side of Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and is not mentioned in tourist brochures.
		The USS Utah Memorial is one of two National Memorials at Pearl, the other being USS Arizona.
	www.ussutah.org (563 words)

	USS BUSH-PHOTOS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Prior to reporting to the BUSH, he had served aboard the USS NORTHAMPTON (at the Battle of Tassafaronga - the last battle in the Savo Island area) and the USS HONOLULU (torpedoed in Leyte Gulf).
		Lieutenant Commander Thomas Barron Owen, USN, Executive Officer of U.S.S. BUSH, was born in Seattle, Washington on the 19th of March 1920.
		He was aboard the Northampton when she was sunk in the fourth Battle of Savo, and the Honolulu when she was torpedoed in Leyte Gulf.
	www.ussbush.com /tbowen.htm (338 words)

	'Fired up' crew of USS Honolulu returns home after eight months - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		The fast-attack submarine USS Honolulu returned to her namesake home port yesterday afternoon, after scouting Persian Gulf sites so several of her sister ships could fire the Tomahawk missiles that helped defeat Saddam Hussein.
		Charles K. Harris and his daughter Charlotte were reunited yesterday at the USS Honolulu homecoming.
		At periscope depth, the Honolulu's keel was at 60 feet.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Apr/14/mn/mn02a.html (584 words)

	Naval Station Pearl Harbor
		It was attacked and reported sunk by the destroyer USS WARD (DD 139) and a patrol plane.
		At about 8:10 a.m., the USS ARIZONA (BB 39) was mortally wounded by an armorpiercing bomb which ignited the ship's forward ammunition magazine.
		At that time the USS NEVADA (BB 36), despite her wounds, managed to get underway and move down the channel toward the open sea.
	www.navysite.de /homeports/pearlharbor.htm (1448 words)

	U.S. Pacific Command: An Official Military Website Fri, Nov. 11, 2005
		The USS Honolulu collected scientific data and water samples for U.S. and Canadian Universities as part of an agreement with the Artic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
		The Honolulu is as assigned to Commander Submarine Pacific, Submarine Squadron Three, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		U.S.S. CARL VINSON, At Sea -- A Sailor assigned to USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) air department crash and salvage team watches for aircraft emergencies while observing flight operations on the ship’s flight deck.
	www.pacom.mil /imagery/archive/0401photos/index.shtml (779 words)

	Dec 7th. 1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On December 7, 1941, this vessel was moored outboard of the U.S.S. Honolulu at Berth B-17, Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, T.H. At 0756 two of the ship's officers observed a large number of dark colored planes heading towards Ford Island from the general direction of AIEA.
		Since the St Louis was tied alongside her flagship (Honolulu) at a pier in the Navy Yard, I completed my journey to the ship by walking several hundred yards in the Navy Yard.
		It would be appropriate to explain that the Honolulu had already been hit by an enemy bomb that had disabled her and "rocked" us quite a bit.
	www.ussstlouis.com /dec_7th__1941.htm (12981 words)

	Magic Island Details
		Honolulu: The USS Missouri Memorial Association, in conjunction with the State of Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu, today released details and important public information about this Sunday's celebration to welcome the Battleship Missouri to Hawaii.
		Governor Ben Cayetano and Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris are the honorary co-chairs.
		The USS Missouri Memorial Association is a private Hawaii-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization designated by Secretary of the Navy John Dalton as the owner of the historic Battleship Missouri.
	www.ussmissouri.com /press/1998/18June.htm (723 words)

	Capt_JV_Smith
		Captain John Victor Smith, USN, reported for duty as Commanding Officer of the USS NEWPORT NEWS from the United States Naval Academy, where he served as the Academic Aide to the Superintendent.
		Born is Seattle, Washington in 1912, Captain Smith graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1934.
		After a year in that ship, he was assigned to the USS PERRY (DD-340) where he served for three years until being ordered to the cruiser USS HONOLULU which was then being commissioned.
	www.uss-newport-news.com /hist/COs/Captain_Smith_Bio.htm (576 words)

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