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	USS Oregon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three ships of the United States Navy (and one ship of the Confederate States Navy) have been named USS Oregon, in honor of the 33rd state.
		The first Oregon was a brig purchased to support an exploratory expedition.
		The second Oregon was a battleship that saw action in the Spanish-American War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Oregon (138 words)

	USS Oregon (BB-3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy.
		Oregons dogged determination to fight acquired for her the nickname "McKinley's Bulldog." Oregon then went to the New York Navy Yard for a refit, and returned to the Asiatic Squadron[?] in October 1898.
		Oregon was returned to the Navy to be use as a storage hulk or breakwater in connection with the reconquest of Guam, and by July 1944 she had been loaded with dynamite and other types of ammunition and towed to that island.
	www.city-search.org /us/uss-oregon-(bb-3).html (1636 words)

	Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia - - USS Oregon (BB-3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The only battleship assigned to the Pacific Fleet, on February 16, 1898, USS Oregon was just coming out of drydock in Bremerton when news reached her of the sinking of the battleship USS Maine at Havana, the day before.
		Oregon sailed on March 19; she stopped for coal at Callao on April 4, entered the Strait of Magellan on April 17, stopping at Punta Arenas, and arrived at Rio de Janeiro on April 30.
		In 1944, the hull of Oregon was requisitioned for use as a hulk at Guam.
	college.hmco.com /history/readerscomp/ships/html/sh_067400_ussoregon.htm (444 words)

	USS Oregon City (CA-122) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Oregon City (CA-122), the lead ship of the Oregon City class of heavy cruisers, was laid down 8 April 1944 by Bethlehem Steel CO., Quincy, Mass.; launched 9 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs.
		Oregon City became flagship of the 4th Fleet 3 July and the following month began dockside training of reservists in Philadelphia.
		Oregon City debarked her midshipmen at Norfolk in mid-August and sailed for Philadelphia and deactivation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Oregon_City_(CA-122) (282 words)

	California's Ships: California's Battleship: The Story of USS Oregon
		USS OREGON (BB-3) was, in 1898, the most famous naval ship in America except for Old Ironsides.
		OREGON was to be a 10,300 ton battleship mounting in her main battery four 13 inch 35 caliber guns; eight inch 30 caliber guns; four 6 inch guns; two one pounders; four guns of small caliber and two torpedo tubes.
		OREGON was assigned to California as a reserve Commission ship meaning she was assigned to duty with the Naval Militia but regularly in command of a naval officer having a crew of about thirty-five men for the proper care and preservation of the ship.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Oregon2.html (4340 words)

	Battleship Oregon
		OREGON took part in the destruction of the Spanish Fleet at Santiago, Cuba, and is credited for actions against the Spanish vessels INFANTA MARIA TERESA, VISCAYA, ALMIRANTE OQUENDO, PLUTON, and FUROR in that engagement.
		OREGON was the only vessel in the American Squadron that was able to obtain and exceed her rated speed, as a result of a combination of factors, reflecting Clark's preparedness.
		It was the guns of the OREGON, which bracketed the CRISTOBAL COLON, that caused the COLON's commander to decide to beach the vessel, ending the battle.
	www.spanamwar.com /oregon.htm (1274 words)

	USS Oregon City CA-122
		Since the name Oregon couldn't be assigned to a battleship as the last battleship to be made had already been named (battleships are usually named for states).
		In Oregon City the Chamber of Commerce was eager to comply with the traditions associated with having a naval namesake.
		Although the Oregon City was the largest and most advanced cruiser at the time, it was launched too late to participate in the war.
	www.northwestships.com /oregoncity.htm (665 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.
	modelshipmaster.com /products/modern_navy (833 words)

	USS Oregon: Flagship of the California Naval Militia
		After commissioning, OREGON was fitted out for duty on the Pacific Station, where she served for a short time.
		There OREGON received news of the declaration of war against Spain, and on 4 May she left on the next leg of her remarkable journey.
		OREGON then went to the New York Navy Yard for a refit., and in October sailed for the Asiatic station.
	www.militarymuseum.org /Oregon.html (1331 words)

	USS ARIZONA MEMORIAL: Submerged Cultural Resources Study (Chapter 6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The battleship USS OREGON, contemporary of the USS OLYMPIA, was taken from display at Portland, Oregon, partially scrapped during World War II, turned into an ammunition hulk, and then completely scrapped after the war (Sternlicht 1977).
		The USS HARTFORD, Admiral David G. Farragut's flagship from the battle of Mobile Bay where he defiantly damned the torpedoes, sank from old age and was broken up by the Navy in the late 1950s.
		Although destruction of the USS MAINE propelled the nation into war in the last century, only pieces are displayed (the ship's foremast marks the graves of the ship's crew at Arlington; (Figure 6-2) the MAINE's shattered hulk was retrieved from La Habana Harbor and sunk in deep water in the early 20th century).
	www.nps.gov /usar/scrs/scrs6a.htm (1241 words)

	USS Oregon City CA-122
		Oregon City was laid down 8 April 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass., Iaunched 9 June 1945, sponsored by Mrs.
		Raymond P. Caufield, wife of the City Commissioner of Oregon City; and commissioned 16 February 1946, Capt. Burnett K. Culver in command.
		Oregon City debarked her.midshipmen at Norfolk in midAugust and sailed for Philadelphia and deactivation.
	www.multied.com /Navy/cruiser/Oregoncity.html (212 words)

	NavySites.com
		USS Florida (BB-30) - Battleship USS Florida BB-30 and it's role in the Atlantic during WW I. USS Indiana, BB-1 - History of the USS INDIANA, the battleship of Spanish American War.
		USS Iowa (BB-61) Veteran's Association - Focuses on obtaining the USS Iowa as a museum/memorial which would be moored in San Francisco.
		USS Maine Memorial - Pictures of the USS Maine memorial at Arlington Cemetery along with a report on the circumstances behind the sinking of the Maine.
	www.navysites.com /Ships/Battleships (843 words)

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		USS La Salle (AGF-3) La Salle was converted to a "miscellaneous command ship" and given the hull classification symbol A...
		USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) The USS Los Angeles was an World War I. After a nautical miles (319,300 km).
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/3.html (4227 words)

	Encyclopedia: USS Peleliu (LHA-5) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The USS Peleliu (LHA-5) is a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy, named after the Battle of Peleliu during World War II.
		USS Tarawa (LHA-1), nicknamed Eagle of the Sea, is a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of her class, and the second ship to be named for the island of Tarawa, site of a Marine landing during World War II.
		The second USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3), nicknamed Big Dawg, is the third United States Navy Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Peleliu-(LHA_5) (923 words)

	U.S.S. Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The battleship Oregon commissioned in 1896, was in service in Spanish American War and was part of the "White Fleet" during Teddy Roosevelt's administration.
		USS Oregon, in harbor of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (Spanish-American War), from deck of the ship.
		USS Oregon, stereoview of rounding the Cape Horn to Hawaii and Manila
	www.rootsweb.com /~orphoto/ussoregon (98 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - History
		The first warships to be preserved and exhibited in the United States were probably the frigate USS Constitution and the battleship USS Oregon.
		Oregon was placed on exhibit in Portland, Oregon in 1925.
		USS Constellation recently completed a $9 million stabilization; and USS Massachusetts and USS Lionfish were just drydocked and overhauled for a total of $10 million.
	www.hnsa.org /story.htm (1627 words)

	USS Maine (ACR-1) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first USS Maine (ACR-1), a 6682-ton second-class (Large and heavily armoured warship) battleship of the (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) United States Navy, was originally designated as Armored Cruiser #1.
		Congress authorized her construction on August 3 1886, and her keel was laid down on October 17 1888, at the (Click link for more info and facts about New York Navy Yard) New York Navy Yard.
		There is a memorial to those who died at the (Click link for more info and facts about Arlington National Cemetery) Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_maine_(acr-1)5.htm (668 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Oregon (BB 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Oregon (Battleship No. 3) was laid down 19 November 1891 by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, Calif.; launched 26 October 1893; sponsored by Miss Daisy Ainsworth; and commissioned 15 July 1896, Capt. Henry L. Howison in command.
		Before dawn on the 17th, the gale moderated and Oregon proceeded around Cape Forward to Punta Arenas, where she was joined by gunboat USS Marietta (PG 15), also sailing to the east coast.
		On 26 May 1898, Oregon proceeded to the Navy Base at Key West, joined Admiral Sampson's fleet two days later, and on 1 June arrived off Santiago, Cuba, to shell military installations and to help in the destruction of Admiral Cervera's fleet on 3 July.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/oregon/bb3-ore.html (1278 words)

	Capt. Charles Clark
		The exploits of the USS OREGON, with Clark as commanding officer were some of the most noteworthy events of the war.
		He and the OREGON left San Francisco on March 19, 1898, with a crew that was short 94 men, including 27 critical men from the boiler room/coaling force.
		The OREGON passed the entrance to Santiago Bay, loosing a volley on the PLUTON and the FUROR.
	www.spanamwar.com /clark.htm (1674 words)

	A Tin Can Sailors Destroyer History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS CLARK was named after Charles E. Clark, who gained national fame as captain of the battleship OREGON (BB-3) during the Spanish-American War.
		Steaming in the Pacific at the outbreak of the war, USS OREGON raced around Cape Horn in time to engage the Spanish fleet around Cuba.
		After an overhaul in Charleston, USS CLARK was assigned to protect north Atlantic convoys in the final months of the Allied drive to Berlin.
	www.destroyers.org /nl-histories/dd361-nl.htm (393 words)

	USN Ships--USS Oregon City (CA-122)
		USS Oregon City, first of a class of 13,700-ton heavy cruisers, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts.
		Commissioned in mid-February 1946, she shook down in the Caribbean area, then was generally stationed at Philadelphia and Boston over the next year, going to sea in October for a two week Naval Reserve training cruise to Bermuda.
		Laid up as part of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet for nearly twenty-three years, USS Oregon City was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in November 1970 and sold for scrapping in August 1973.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-o/ca122.htm (796 words)

	Pre-Dreadnought Preservation - Bits & Pieces
		My juvenile explorations at the Oregon Historical Society found a model of the old ship, a sailor's cap, and the silver punch service used on board for special occasions.
		Another of the Oregon's opponents, the Cristóbal Colón is a rusting wreck under the waves of the south coast of Cuba.
		And finally, possible proof that the Oregon is still afloat - at least in the hearts of her admirers.
	www.oz.net /~markhow/pre-dred/bits.htm (2648 words)

	Robert J. Richardson's Naval Career (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The USS Olympia was reviewed with the several squadronsof USships of war by President Rosevelt Aug. 17, 1903 at Oyster Bay, Long Island.
		USS Oregon grounded on an uncharted rock in the gulf of Pechelie, June 28, 1900.
		USS Olympia ordered from Culebra USVI March 1903 to Purto Cortes, Honduras, Central America to liberate five American citizens and also to protect US interest while a revolution was going on in Honduras.
	www.gclock.com /rjrnavy.html (475 words)

	U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Cruisers
		These steel ships was the first equipped with modern breechloading guns and this act marked the beginning of the transition from wood and sail to steel and steam.
		The squadron consisted of USS Brooklyn (ACR 3), USS Massachusetts (BB 2) and USS Texas, USS Columbia (C 12) and USS Minneapolis (C 13).
		On this date, volunteer boat parties from the cruiser USS Marblehead (C 11) and gunboat USS Nashville (PG 7) commanded by Lieutenants C.M. Winslow and E. Anderson rowed within 100 feet of the beach to dredge up the cables at Cienfuegos.
	www.navy.mil /navydata/ships/cruisers/history/cghist1.html (1042 words)

	USS Massachusetts--BB-2 (shipwreck)--Florida Shipwrecks: 300 Years of Maritime History: A National Register of Historic ...
		An example of a pre-Dreadnought battleship, the USS Massachusetts is one of the Nation’s oldest battleships.
		Commissioned in 1896, the Massachusetts, along with the USS Indiana and the USS Oregon, were members of the “Indiana” class of warships and the first ships constructed for the new “Steel” Navy.
		The wreck of the USS Massachusetts--BB-2 is located 1.5 nautical miles south-southwest of Pensacola Pass.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nR/travel/flshipwrecks/mas.HTM (444 words)

	Pearl Harbor Exhibit: Oregon Responds
		In the coming weeks, months, and years the Oregon Defense Council, headed by Sprague, developed policies for the protection of Oregon's coasts, forests, and civilian population from potential enemy invasions (see the transcript of a Sprague radio address describing these actions - 12 page PDF document).
		Over the course of the war Japanese submarines ranged off of the Oregon coast and Japanese incendiary bombs carried by balloons fell on Oregon forests starting fires.
		The Oregon State Archives holds a colorful group of records from the Oregon Defense Council detailing the prodigious efforts to keep the state safe from invasion.
	www.sos.state.or.us /archives/exhibits/pearl/oregon.htm (435 words)

	Tomsoregon
		They will prove useful to anyone building the Oregon and are reproduced in full at the end of this review.
		This is yet another example of the steady improvement in the instructions coming from the cottage industry.
		This USS Oregon fret sells for US $30 and is available from either Tom's Modelworks or Pacific Front.
	www.steelnavy.com /Tomsoregon.htm (246 words)

	Battleship Missouri Book Review
		Yet others, such as the USS Arizona (BB39) achieve fame not through what they did, but from their role in shaping public sentiment as well as changing history.
		Stillwell's book presents a look at the ship from laying of the keel plates in January, 1941 all the way through September, 1995, by which time she was laid up in Bremerton, Washington for the 50th anniversary of the surrender ceremony.
		Serving there with her sister the USS Wisconsin (BB64), the Missouri fired her guns in anger for the first time in forty years.
	www.battleship.org /html/Articles/Features/stillwell.htm (1592 words)

	AZUWUR Newsletter Photos - 1977 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Hundreds of Oregon National Guard vehicles and personnel traveled nearly 30,000 miles one February weekend to aid low-income families through the seventh annual Project Second Wind.
		With the completion of ceremonies in Salem on March 26th, the Oregon Military Academy presented their 20th consecutive class.
		The class was comprised of 41 cadets, 34 of whom are members of the Oregon National Guard, with the remainder being Army reserve personnel.
	www.mil.state.or.us /images/History/azuwur77.html (550 words)

	Photo Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A military tank silhouetted against the inspiring glory of the USS Alabama.
		Sailors from the USS North Carolina heading for shore during the 1940's.
		"One of this country’s first modern battleships, the USS Constitution, was opened to the public for visiting in 1897, followed by the USS Oregon placed on exhibit in Portland, OR, in 1925."
	www.holidayrambler.com /holidays/archive/03septoct/galleryguns.html (144 words)

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