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	USS Illinois (BB-7) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Illinois (BB-7), the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 21st state, was a battleship, the lead ship of her class.
		Illinois carried out training and ceremonial duties until 14 July 1902, when she grounded in the harbor of Christiana, Norway, and had to return to England for repairs.
		Illinois was detached from the European Squadron 10 January 1903 and assigned to the North Atlantic.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Illinois_(BB-7) (685 words)

	USS Illinois -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The second (additional info and facts about USS Illinois (BB-7)) USS Illinois (BB-7), (additional info and facts about lead ship) lead ship of (additional info and facts about her class) her class of (Large and heavily armoured warship) battleship, served for over half a century and was eventually renamed Prairie State.
		The third USS Illinois was a diesel-powered trawler acquired by the Navy, renamed USS Albatross (AM-71), and employed as a (Ship equipped to detect and then destroy or neutralize or remove marine mines) minesweeper.
		The fourth (additional info and facts about USS Illinois (BB-65)) USS Illinois (BB-65), would have been a (additional info and facts about Iowa-class battleship) Iowa-class battleship, if her construction had not been cancelled before she was launched.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_illinois2.htm (187 words)

	Illinois (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Illinois (pronounced or occasionally) constitutes the 21st state of the United States, located in the former Northwest Territory.
		Illinois is known as the "Land of Lincoln" because it is here that the 16th President spent his formative years.
		According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2003, the population of Illinois was 12,653,544.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/I/Illinois.htm (1549 words)

	Nelson, Illinois Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Illinois is known as the "Land of Abraham LincolnLincoln" because it is here that the 16th President of the United StatesPresident spent his formative years.
		The third division is Southern Illinois, or Little Egypt (region)Little Egypt, distinguished from the other two by its warmer climate, different mix of crops (including some cotton farming in the past), more rugged unglaciated topography, coal mining, and proximity to the juncture of the Mississippi River and Ohio River.
		Education is compulsory from kindergarten through the twelfth grade in Illinois, commonly but not exclusively divided into three tiers of primary educationprimary and secondary education: elementary school, middle school or junior high school and high school.
	www.echostatic.com /Nelson,_Illinois.html (1474 words)

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		After shakedown and training in Chesapeake Bay, the new battleship sailed 20 November 1901 for Algiers, La., where she was used to test a new floating dry dock.
		She returned to Newport News in January 1902 and from 15 to 28 February Illinois se rved as flagship for Rear Admiral R. Evans during the reception for Prince Henry of Prussia.
		Excluded from further use as a warship by the terms of the Washington treaty, Illinois was fitted out as a floating armory at New York Navy Yard in 1924 and was assigned to the New York Naval Reserve.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb7.htm (571 words)

	Wooden Model Ship :
		USS Kidd served with distinction during WWII and saw action in some of the heaviest battles with the Japanese from 1943 to 1945.
		On April 11, 1945, during the invasion of Okinawa, USS Kidd was struck by a Japanese kamikaze and sufferedt 38 death and 55 wounded.
		USS Alabama began her combat service augmenting the British Fleet protecting convoys on the "Murmansk Run" from England through the North Sea to Russia against German warships and aircraft.
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	Illinois biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Illinois is a state in the United States named after the Illiniwek Indian tribe, which used to live there.
		Illinois Territory was created on February 3, 1809 out of the Northwest Territory.
		The 5 largest religious denominations in Illinois are Roman Catholic (30%), Baptist (11%), Lutheran (7%), "Christian" (7%), Methodist (6%).
	illinois.biography.ms (470 words)

	USN Ships--USS Illinois (Battleship # 7)
		USS Illinois, built at Newport News, Virginia, was the name ship of a class of three 11,565-ton battleships.
		USS Prairie State was stricken from the Navy list in March 1956 and sold for scrapping a few months later.
		She was of the same basic design as Illinois, but differed in detail, as explained in remarks provided on the Picture Data pages for Photo # 19-N-1-11-3 and Photo # NH 60570.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/bb7.htm (750 words)

	USS Illinois (BB-7, later USS Prairie State IX-15)
		CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES OF USS Illinois was laid down in 1897, as one of a class of three battleship.
		USS Illinois was part of the Great White Fleet, and was modified in 1912 with cage main masts and new boilers.
		The Navy declined her return, and the ship was sold for scrap on May 18, 1956, to the Bethlehem Steel Co. She was towed to Baltimore and broken up after over 50 years of service.
	www.bobhenneman.info /Illinois.htm (448 words)

	DANFS: USS Illinois (IX-15) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Illinois, the 21st state, was admitted to the Union 3 December 1818, and was named for a French rendition of the Algonquian word "Illini," meaning men or warriors.
		She returned to Newport News in January 1902 and from 15 to 28 February Illinois served as flagship for Rear Admiral R. Evans during the reception for Prince Henry of Prussia.
		Bearing the flag of Rear Admiral A. Crowninshield, the battleship departed New York 30 April 1902 and arrived Naples 18 May, where the Admiral took command of the European Squadron.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/IX/ix15.html (595 words)

	UROLOGICAL STONE SURGEONS, INC. - CMP
		Respondent USS is a corporation organized, existing, and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with its office and principal place of business located at 1875 West Dempster Street, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.
		There are approximately 35 shareholders of USS, including respondent urologists, all of whom are urologists licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois and engaged in the business of providing urologist professional services, including lithotripsy professional services, to patients.
		SCA is jointly owned by USS, the respondent urologists, and approximately 66 additional urologists, all of whom are licensed to practice medicine in the State of Illinois and are engaged in the business of providing urologist professional services, including lithotripsy professional services, to patients.
	www.ftc.gov /os/1998/04/9310028.cmp.htm (1938 words)

	Naval Ship Covers & US Navy Postal History (A - R Ship Names)
		USS CALIFORNIA incomplete (due to scrape) SEP 29 1937 cancel on 3-c Susan B. Anthony, blue USCS cachet marks 102nd anniversary of death of Brigadier General Jose Figueroa who once was governor of California, LTF, LTB, AI.
		USS LEARY at New London Conn. clear Aug 15 1938 cancel on 1-c Franklin and 2-c Washington franking #6 cover to Illinois, decorative border and generic cachet, slight BP.
		USS MAC LEISH clear MAR 11 1938 (last day in commission) cancel on pair 1-c Jones-Barry stamps franking #6 cover to New Jersey, attractive 3 cachet overlay (ship, last day post office and commisioning) in different colors, autographed by Lieutenent L. Ellis commanding, envelope glue show-through on back, front is gorgeous.
	www.judnick.com /LotsOfCovers/NavalShips.htm (12983 words)

	UROLOGICAL STONE SURGEONS, INC
		Proposed respondent USS is a corporation organized, existing, and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with its principal office and place of business at 1875 West Dempster Street, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068.
		The owners of USS and SCA, who constitute approximately 45 percent of the urologists in the Chicago metropolitan area, have jointly invested in the purchase and operation of the two lithotripsy machines that Parkside operates.
		In particular, in March 1985, USS informed its prospective investors, all of whom were urologists, that USS or its agent (USL) would bill and collect an estimated $2,000 professional fee for each lithotripsy professional service provided at Parkside, and remit such fee to the provider urologist.
	www.ftc.gov /os/1998/01/parkside.pkg.htm (4611 words)

	Navy Covers & US Naval Postal History (S - T Ship Names)
		USS SANCTUARY (AH-17) clear JAN 17 1973 handstamp of 2-c national parks centennial and pair of 3-c US-Canada friendship stamps franking #6 cover to Ohio, never sealed.
		USS SIERRA almost complete OCT 13 1973 hand cancel ties 8-c flag over White House stamp franking #6 cover, unaddressed, exceptionally attractive and large light blue cachet for Navy Day (done in conjunction with the USCS regional convention).
		USS STURTEVANT at NEWPORT R.I. clear violet SEPT 10 34 hand cancel ties 3-c Maryland Tercentenary stamp franking #6 cover to Maryland, exceptionally attractive red and fl cachet for the silver jubilee and regatta of the Maryland Yacht Club (held August 10-12 1934), never sealed.
	www.judnick.com /LotsOfCovers/NavalShipsS-T.htm (6255 words)

	Open Directory - Regional:North America:United States:Government:Military:Navy:Ships:Surface Combatant:Battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		USS Montana (BB-51) was never completed because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments.
		USS South Dakota (BB-49) was never commissioned because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments.
		USS South Dakota (BB-57) was commissioned in 1942.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Military/Navy/Ships/Surface_Combatant/Battleship/desc.html (723 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Illinois: Society and Culture: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Illinois Historic Preservation Agency - collecting, preserving, and interpreting the historical heritage and culture of the state of Illinois
		Illinois Labor History Society - Promotes the study and appreciation of the contribution made by the working people of Illinois to the betterment of life and liberty in a democratic society.
		Protestant Exiles from Madeira in Illinois - A group of religious exiles from Madeira (Portuguese islands off the coast of Morocco) settled in Illinois in the 1850s.
	dmoz.org /Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Society_and_Culture/History (370 words)

	Fort Schuyler Maritime Alumni Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		After graduation from the United States Naval Academy in the early part of the 20th century, ENS CALVIN T. DURGIN USN was assigned to the USS ILLINOIS.
		When time arrived to scrap the USS PRAIRIE STATE in the 1950's, VADM Calvin T. Durgin USN (Ret) was President of the Maritime College.
		According to the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, the battleship ILLINOIS (BB-7), commissioned in 1901, sailed in the Great White Fleet's 1908-09 cruise around the world, was laid up in 1919, and loaned to the State of New York in 1921.
	www.fsmaa.org /NFFS/2002/nf020222.cfm (709 words)

	USS Illinois
		USS Illinois was built by Newport News and launched 16th September 1898 and commissioned 16th September 1901.
		USS Alabama BB8 built by Cramp and launched 18th May 1898 and commissioned 16th October 1900.
		USS Wisconsin BB9 Built by Union iron Works and launched 4th February 1898 and commission 4th February 1901.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /uss_illinois.htm (428 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The USS Connecticut (the Admiral's flag ship), USS Illinois, USS Culgoa and USS Yankton were immediately dispatched to Messina.
		The crew of the Illinois recovered the bodies of an American dimplomat and his wife who had been killed in the quake.
		The USS Scorpion & The USS Celtic relieving the Connecticut and Illinois, so that they could rejoin & continue on with the rest of the fleet.
	www.speary.com /ghtout/np51.htm (516 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Wisconsin (BB 9) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		She next made a voyage, in company with the battleships USS Oregon (Battleship No. 3) and USS Iowa (Battleship No. 4), the cruiser USS Philadelphia, and the torpedo-boat destroyer USS Farragut, to the Pacific Northwest, reaching Port Angeles, Wash., on 29 June.
		On 23 April 1917, Wisconsin, USS Missouri (Battleship No. 11), and USS Ohio (Battleship No. 12) were placed in full commission and assigned to the Coast Battleship Patrol Squadron.
		Wisconsin was among the ships reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels from the deck of the yacht USS Mayflower and by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt from USS Aztec (SP-590) on the day after Christmas, 26 December.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/wisconsin/bb09-wisc.html (2253 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Nevada model used for underway scenes is aboard the USS Intrepid in NYC.
		U.S.S. Haste was Canadian built according to the caption of the photo.
		The American USS Nevada mockup was actually a floating barge constructed at Pearl Harbor and it depicted only the after half of the ship, as per the requirements of the film's director of the USN scenes.
	smmlonline.com /archives/VOL0854.txt (4832 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Illinois (BB 7) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Illinois (BB-7) was laid down 10 February 1897 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va., launched 4 October 1898; sponsored by Miss Nancy Leiter; and commissioned 16 September 1901, Captain G. Converse in command.
		At Suez, word of the Sicilian earthquake sent Illinois, Connecticut, and Culgoa to Messina.
		Prairie State, after over 50 years of useful service to the Navy and the nation, was towed to Baltimore and sold for scrap to Bethlehem Steel Co., 15 May 1956.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/illinois/bb7-ill.html (594 words)

	Wilfred Osman (Bill Osman), Assistant Leader, CCCMan, Company 1660, Quincy, Illinois / Sailor, USS New York BB34, Iwo ...
		I then served three years aboard the U.S.S. New York, BB34, which participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
		I was a Gunner's Mate 2nd Class in the Navy.
		My brother-in-law, Roy (Dutch) Shockley of Rosiclare, Illinois, was also in the CCC's in 1941.
	www.geocities.com /oralbio/osmanbio.html (361 words)

	absolutely the finest Battleships
		Iowa Class (1945): USS Iowa (BB-61), New Jersey (BB-62), USS Wisconsin (BB-64), USS Missouri (BB-63).
		South Dakota Class (1945): USS South Dakota (BB-57), USS Indiana (BB-58), USS Massachusetts (BB-59), USS Alabama (BB-60).
		Colorado Class: USS Colorado (BB-45), USS Maryland (BB-46), USS West Virginia (BB-48).
	www.windjammer-arts.com /BB.htm (212 words)

	US Navy Pages - WWI and WWII photos
		New York BB-34, Parrott DD-214, USS West Virginia BB-48, as well as memorabilia from the Allen B Sumner DD-692, Zelima AF-49, Hayes APA-20 among others from the collection of
		A Cpl. Thomas Edrington served in the Louisiana volunteers in the War of 1812.
		Harold G. Edrington who served aboard the USS Fuller in the South Pacific and was at Guadalcanal, have been in the Navy.
	www.edrington.com /navypages.htm (126 words)

	climbcentric.com -- - Regional - North America - United States - Illinois - Society and Culture - History
		- Article by Robert D. Sampson covers the history of organized labor in Illinois 1819-present, includes references to the Pullman strike, Haymarket, Mother Jones and the Wobblies, and three recent labor disputes in Decatur.
		- Promotes the study and appreciation of the contribution made by the working people of Illinois to the betterment of life and liberty in a democratic society.
		- A group of religious exiles from Madeira (Portuguese islands off the coast of Morocco) settled in Illinois in the 1850s.
	www.climbcentric.com /directory/Regional/North_America/United_States/Illinois/Society_and_Culture/History (304 words)

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