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	USN Ships--USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
		USS Oklahoma, a 27,500-ton Nevada class battleship, was built at Camden, New Jersey.
		Oklahoma was modernized at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1927-29, emerging with a greatly altered appearance and notably improved battleworthiness.
		Officers' Motor Boats from Oklahoma and USS Argonne (AG-31) are in the foreground.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-o/bb37.htm (879 words)

	The Day the USS Oklahoma Died
		It was Sunday morning and the crew of the USS Oklahoma, were known for their nights on the town.
		The USS Oklahoma was an older battleship, from an earlier generation.
		The USS Oklahoma was finally lost, sunken under tow in the Pacific sun.
	www.chuckhawks.com /uss_oklahoma_died.htm (1979 words)

	USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723)
		Oklahoma City deployed to the Mediterranean in March 1990 with the EISENHOWER Battlegroup and participated in Operation Desert Shield, received the Sixth Fleet "Hook'em" award for anti-submarine warfare excellence, and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation.
		Oklahoma City was born on the afternoon of April 22, 1889, when the central portion of what is now Oklahoma was opened to settlement by presidential proclamation.
		Oklahoma City is one of the nation's largest cities in terms of land area, covering a total of 621 square miles.
	navysite.de /ssn/ssn723.htm (1028 words)

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		Oklahoma (BB-37) was laid down 26 October 1912 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 23 March 1914; sponsored by Miss Lorena J. Cruce, and commissioned at Philadelphia 2 May 1916, Captain Roger Welles in command.
		The cruise was interrupted with the outbreak of civil war in Spain, as Oklahoma sped to Bilbao, arriving 24 July 1936 to rescue American citizens and other refugees whom she carried to Gibraltar and French ports.
		Decommissioning 1 September 1944, Oklahoma was stripped of guns and superstructure, and sold 5 December 1946 to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, Calif. Ok lahoma parted her tow line and sank 17 May 1947 540 miles out, bound from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb37.htm (592 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 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.
		The USS Oklahoma was commissioned in 1916 with a crew of 864 officers and enlisted men under the command of Captain Roger Welles.
	www.nps.gov /usar/home.htm (2505 words)

	The Flag of Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		I sent the story to the USS Oklahoma Survivors association and was invited to their 2005 reunion and was the principal speaker at the opening of the new Oklahoma Historical Society Museum.
		I was made an Honorary member of the USS Oklahoma family, and spent a wonderful weekend with those heroes who survived the loss of their ship at Pearl Harbor then and went on to win the war in the Pacific.
		USS Oklahoma was known as the “Battleship that never fired a shot in anger,” but it was a ship that saved lives, including mine, by merely showing the flag of the United States.
	home.comcast.net /~jodom25 (1928 words)

	USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL: Photo Gallery
		PR-81 Water rises from the USS Oklahoma in the dramatic opening moments of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		PR-93 USS Maryland alongside the capsized USS Oklahoma.
		PR-1080 The USS Phoenix steams down the Ford Island channel past the USS West Virginia (l) and the USS Arizona (r).
	www.nps.gov /usar/photos1/indexb.htm (623 words)

	Salvage of USS Oklahoma, 1942-1944
		Oklahoma was the largest of the Pearl Harbor salvage jobs, and the most difficult.
		Oklahoma's port side had been largely torn open by Japanese torpedos, and a series of patches had to be installed.
		USS West Virginia is in Drydock Number One, in the lower left, and USS California is alongside the wharf at the extreme right.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/pearlhbr/ph-ok9.htm (1138 words)

	USS Higbee DD 806 The Battle of Dong Hoi - Viet Nam - 19 April 1972 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USS Higbee DD 806 became the first U.S. naval vessel attacked by enemy MiG-17s, one of which dropped a bomb on the destroyer's stern, wounding four sailors.
		USS Sterett stood by, as Higbee fought her fires, completed her turn and proceeded out of the area, still with her rudder inoperative.
		The USS Higbee (DD-806) was back in Tonkin action minus her aft gunmount, but with her structural damages repaired, thanks to fast work by the Ship Repair Facility at Subic Bay, Philippines.
	www.usshigbee.com /Dong_Hoi/subic.html (3760 words)

	USATODAY.com - Exhibit pays respect to oft-ignored battleship at Pearl Harbor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		HONOLULU (AP) — Sixty-three years after the USS Oklahoma capsized during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, trapping hundreds of sailors beneath its hull, the men who died aboard the battleship are finally getting their own special tribute.
		The Oklahoma had the second-highest number of casualties that day — after the USS Arizona, which attracts most of the attention at the heavily visited memorial.
		The Oklahoma was refloated in 1943 and sold for scrap after the war, but it sank in the Pacific while being towed to California.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-12-06-pearlharbor-tribute_x.htm (662 words)

	washingtonpost.com: USS Oklahoma Gets Pearl Harbor Tribute
		A new exhibit of photographs, artifacts and oral histories was unveiled Monday to honor the 429 men from the Oklahoma who died in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack.
		On Monday, Paul Goodyear, head of the USS Oklahoma Survivors Association, joined four other survivors and about two dozen family members and friends for the exhibit's unveiling at the USS Arizona Memorial museum and visitors center.
		The Oklahoma was raised in 1943 and sold for scrap, but it sank in the Pacific while being towed to California.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A41391-2004Dec6?language=printer (253 words)

	USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 Ray Plumlee Personal Web Site
		USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), and USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) also fired Standard missiles at air launched drones.
		With USS Columbus (SSN 762), Republic of Korea Submarine Lee Chun (SS 062), and several attack aircraft were in position to take another shot at the old vessel.
		USS Oklahoma City was commissioned as a light cruiser (CL- 91) in 1944.
	rayplumlee.com /ships/OKCityCLG5-2.phtml (781 words)

	USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Oklahoma (BB-37), a Nevada-class battleship was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 46th state.
		In December she was part of the escort as President of the United States Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, departing December 14 for New York City and winter fleet exercises in Cuban waters.
		USS Oklahoma - Death of a Battleship (1916-1941)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Oklahoma_(BB-37) (805 words)

	USS Slater
		Of the 565 destroyer escorts produced in World War II, USS SLATER (DE-766) is the only one remaining afloat in the United States, and the only one with original battle armament and configuration.
		The USS Slater was "laid down" 9 March 1943, lauched 13 February 1944 and Commissioned 1 May 1944.
		The USS Slater is owned by the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum (DEHM), a 501 (c) 3 organization.
	www.ussslater.org /history.html (1131 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Oklahoma (BB 37)
		Oklahoma (BB-37) was laid down 26 October 1912 by New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 28 March 1914; sponsored by Miss Lorena J. Cruce, and commissioned at Philadelphia 2 May 1916, Captain Roger Welles in command.
		In December she was part of the escort as President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, departing the 14th for New York and winter fleet exercises in Cuban waters.
		Decommissioning 1 September 1944, Oklahoma was stripped of guns and superstructure, and sold 5 December 1946 to Moore Drydock Co., Oakland, Calif. Oklahoma parted her tow line and sank 17 May 1947 540 miles out, bound from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/oklahoma/bb37-okla.html (626 words)

	USS Oklahoma gets permanent display - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		OKLAHOMA CITY — A number of local officials plan to attend a ceremony at Pearl Harbor to dedicate a permanent display for the USS Oklahoma, the battleship that capsized after the surprise 1941 attack by Japan on the Hawai'i base.
		Expected to join Cole in Hawai'i is Oklahoma state Sen. Jim Reynolds, who has worked for several years with survivors of the USS Oklahoma to create a permanent memorial for the ship and its crew.
		The display will include two panels, including one depicting the USS Oklahoma from the time of its christening in 1917 through World War I and the years leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Dec/05/ln/ln27p.html (310 words)

	Pearl Harbor survivors mark anniversary - U.S. News - MSNBC.com
		The USS Oklahoma suffered the second-highest number of Pearl Harbor casualties behind the USS Arizona, where most of its 1,177 killed crewmen remain entombed after the ship sank.
		Goodyear, head of the USS Oklahoma Survivors Association, joined four other survivors and about two dozen friends and family Monday evening for the unveiling of a permanent exhibit on the Oklahoma.
		Although they were pleased with the small exhibit in the Arizona museum, survivors of the USS Oklahoma are pressing for a permanent memorial.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6664645 (681 words)

	Cole (OK04) - Statement: Congressman Cole to Attend Ceremony at Pearl Harbor for USS Oklahoma
		I will continue to work with the National Park Service to create a memorial for the Oklahoma and the 400 crew members that lost their lives in the largest foreign military attack on U.S. soil," Congressman Tom Cole said.
		After it was hit, the port side was torn open and the Oklahoma rolled over and sank to the harbor bottom.
		The Oklahoma lost over 400 crewmembers although many of the men trapped in her upturned hull were cut free through the intense efforts of Sailors and civilian Navy Yard employees.
	www.house.gov /list/press/ok04_cole/USSOklahoma.html (288 words)

	Pictures of Modern Ships of War, Art Prints and History of the USS Oklahoma
		The Oklahoma displaced 34,000 tons, with an overall length of 583 feet, and a beam of 107 feet, 11 inches.
		On the morning of Dec.7, 1941, at Pearl Harbor, the USS Oklahoma was moored outboard the USS Maryland in a state of complete unreadiness.
		During one dark, calm night, the USS Oklahoma sank at the end of her towline, rejecting the final indignity of being scrapped.
	www.jamesaflood.com /oeokla2.htm (530 words)

	USS Oklahoma City Commander Relieved
		GAETA, Italy (NNS) -- Cmdr. Richard Voter, commanding officer of USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), was relieved of command Nov. 30 in La Maddalena, Sardinia.
		Oklahoma City remains in port, undergoing repair at the Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena, Sardinia.
		Oklahoma City began a scheduled six-month deployment with the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group in June 2002.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=4861 (271 words)

	“Okie” on the Lam » Pearl Harbor Day - USS Oklahoma Tribute
		If they were, they never talked about it with me. In reading the LA Times this AM, I learned that the USS Oklahoma, a 27,500-ton Nevada class battleship, and the men who served and died aboard her, have finally been given their own special acknowledgment.
		A new exhibit of photos, artifacts and oral histories was unveiled in Honolulu to honor the 429 men from the Oklahoma who died in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack by the Japanese.
		The Oklahoma was refloated in 1943 and sold for scrap after the war, but it sank in the Pacific Ocean while being towed to California.
	okieonthelam.com /index.php?p=184 (1375 words)

	VAESSEN
		Shortly after 1100 a rescue crew from the USS Raleigh was furnished to Warrant Officer Stanley Szmanski and Chief Terry MacSelwiney of the Utah.
		He told the Commandant of the rescue and that on the [USS] Oklahoma there must have been the same type of condition.
		They went to the USS Tangier to obtain cutting equipment but were turned down, by probably a new OD, because the equipment was Title 'B' equipment.
	www.ussutah.org /vaessen.html (868 words)

	USS Oklahoma City Returns from Six-month Deployment
		NORFOLK, Va. - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Oklahoma City (OKC) (SSN 723) returned to Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 20 after completing a six-month deployment that circumnavigated North America.
		Oklahoma City deployed to the Pacific Ocean in July 2004, and within three weeks, completed an inter-fleet transfer under the Arctic.
		With stealth, endurance and agility, fast-attack submarines like Oklahoma City are multimission capable — able to deploy and support special forces operations, disrupt and destroy an adversary's military and economic operations at sea, provide early strike from proximity to a target, and ensure undersea superiority.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usn2_012105.00.html (340 words)

	USS Oklahoma BB-37
		The Pearl Harbor Visitor Center is located on the Pearl Harbor Naval Base adjacent to the sunken remains of the USS Arizona.
		Everyone visiting the USS Arizona is encouraged to view a 20 minute film documenting the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		U.S.S. Oklahoma, which was sunk during the attack on
	www.ussoklahoma.com /PearlToday.html (818 words)

	USS Oklahoma City Home Page
		We have begun to add scans of the various USS Oklahoma City publications.
		Our good friend Sam Villa, webmaster of the USS Providence website, was kind enough to share his photos of the USS Midway in her new home.
		The USS Oklahoma City website is published daily for the benefit of the crewmembers of all ships named Oklahoma City.
	www.ussokcity.com (2253 words)

	Pearl Harbor Battleship honored on Dec. 7 (USS Oklahoma)
		On Monday, Paul Goodyear, head of the USS Oklahoma Survivors Association, and five other survivors were to join Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma at the exhibit's unveiling at the Pearl museum and visitors center.
		The anchor of the USS Oklahoma is a memorial, that has been there forever, one main street in down town Oklahoma City.
		When it was seen that the U.S.S. Oklahoma was going to capsize and the order was given to abandon ship, Ward remained in a turret holding a flashlight so the remainder of the turret crew could see to escape, thereby sacrificing his own life.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1295816/posts (3373 words)

	The USS Oklahoma and USS West Virginia at Pearl Harbor
		As the first torpedo was striking the USS Utah on the northeast side of Ford Island, torpedo bombers were releasing their lethal charges against the Navy's big battleships on "Battleship Row".
		Their bodies were among far too many others permanently entombed in the broken remnants of the USS Oklahoma.
		The smoke of battle filled the heavens as the USS West Virginia slipped beneath the surface of the water.
	www.homeofheroes.com /pearlharbor/pearl_4fire.html (1188 words)

	QM3 Dave Rice, USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5)
		I stood on the pier, Naval Base Yokosuka, in June of 1970 watching the USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) pull into port.
		There were signs on the pier saying "Welcome Home Shellbacks." I shouldn't have, but I had to ask "What's a Shellback?" I learned a lot the three and a half years I spent on her, and yes, I did find out what a shellback was.
		I hope to see some of you at a future USS Oklahoma City reunion.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Bunker/1230/okycity/okycity.htm (188 words)

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