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	SMS Ostfriesland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		SMS Ostfriesland was a Dreadnought-type battleship of the Helgoland class.
		She was named after the German region Ostfriesland (East Frisia), which borders the Netherlands and the North Sea.
		She was examined extensively in dry dock at the New York Navy Yard returning to sea on the 4 January 1921.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Ostfriesland (458 words)

	USS Ostfriesland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS Ostfriesland was a pre-dreadnought battleship named for a German province bordering on the Netherlands and the North Sea.
		She was launched in September 1909, and commissioned as SMS Ostfriesland in the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in May 1911.
		Ostfriesland was surrendered to the Allies following World War I and commissioned into the United States Navy on April 7, 1920, at Rosyth, Scotland, with Captain J.F. Hellweg in command.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/uss_ostfriesland (229 words)

	Encyclopedia: SMS Ostfriesland
		The USS Ostfriesland, Public domain photo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version.
		East Frisia (Ostfriesland) is a coastal region in the northwest of the German federal state of Lower Saxony.
		The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/SMS-Ostfriesland (1447 words)

	USS North Dakota (BB-29) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		USS North Dakota (BB-29), a Delaware-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of North Dakota.
		In the summer of 1921, she took part in the Army-Navy bombing tests off the Virginia Capes in which the German warships Frankfurt and Ostfriesland were sunk to demonstrate the potentialities of airpower.
		She interrupted fleet operations during the next two summers to again cruise with midshipmen, contributing to the future strength of the Navy by educating its officers-to-be.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/USS_North_Dakota (542 words)

	United States battleships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first United States battleships (though they were not called such at the time) were the armored cruisers USS Maine (ACR-1) and USS Texas.
		The first ship of the United States Navy actually classified as a battleship and given a "BB" hull classification symbol was USS Indiana (BB-1).
		The pre-dreadnoughts USS Zrinyi (formerly the Austrian SMS Zrinyi), USS Radetzky (formerly the Austrian SMS Radetzky), and USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols.
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		The USS Texas, constructed in 1892 with hull designation AC1, was a 301' long armored cruiser boasting two single 12" guns, six 6" guns, twelve 6 pounders, ten 1 pounders, Gatling guns, and torpedoes; a dreadnought to be reckoned with in her day.
		Similar to the more famous USS Maine, hull designation AC2, the main difference being the main guns: while the Texas possessed single 12" guns along the centerline, in offset fore and aft turrets, the Maine had two guns per turret, increasing her displacement and overall dimensions.
		In February, 1911, her name was officially changed to San Marcos, with the designation of USS Texas soon to be passed on to her successor.
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	USS Olympia
		The USS OLYMPIA was the flagship of the Asiatic Squadron.
		On November 8, 1899, the USS OLYMPIA was decommissioned for overhaul.
		She was met at the mouth of the Potomac, where she arrived on November 9, by the USS NORTH DAKOTA (BB-29) and the USS BERNADOU (DD-153) for the cruise to the Washington Navy Yard.
	www.spanamwar.com /olympia.htm (2102 words)

	USS Ostfriesland
		Ostfriesland, with several other ex-German warships, became targets for a demonstration of air power.
		Bombed by Army planes from Langley Field[?] in Virginia, she was sunk on July 21, 1921, about 60 miles off the Viriginia Capes[?].
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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	SMS Ostfriesland - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Ostfriesland was a Dreadnought-type battleship of the Helgoland class.
		At the outbreak of the First World War, she was squadron flagship of the 1st Battle Squadron under Vice-Admiral Schmidt.
		She was examined extensively in dry dock at the New York Navy Yard returning to sea on the 4th January, 1921.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=USS_Ostfriesland (418 words)

	Cruiser Olympia
		When War was declared on April 25, 1898, the USS OLYMPIA and the rest of the Asiatic Squadron sailed out of Hong Kong harbor, as required by neutrality laws, and sailed about twenty-six miles to Mirs Bay.
		The USS OLYMPIA took part in the experiments which proved the value of airpower, a factor that would have such a strong influence on the future of naval and land warfare.
		Rapidly, the USS OLYMPIA, not a large vessel initially, was outsized and outgunned by the newer vessel shortly plying the oceans, including the US's own USS MAINE, USS TEXAS, USS OREGON, USS INDIANA and USS MASSACHUSETTS.
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	USS Harding (DD-91) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The tests came to a climax with the controversial sinking of ex- (A person of German nationality) German (Large and heavily armoured warship) battleship Ostfriesland 21 July 1921, and Harding was detached from duty 22 July.
		Harding subsequently trained out of Newport and other Atlantic ports until 27 December 1921, when she arrived (A port city in southeastern South Carolina) Charleston.
		See (additional info and facts about USS Harding) USS Harding for other ships of this name.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Harding_(DD-91)4.htm (492 words)

	USS Ostfriesland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		She was launched in September 1909, and commissioned as SMS Ostfriesland in theKaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy) in May 1911.
		Ostfriesland was surrendered to the Allies following World War I and commissioned into the United States Navy on April 7, 1920, at Rosyth, Scotland, with CaptainJ.F. Hellweg in command.
		Atthe urging of Billy Mitchell, Ostfriesland and several otherex-German warships, became targets for a demonstration of air power.
	www.therfcc.org /uss-ostfriesland-254748.html (166 words)

	Washington Naval Treaty
		The United States was over the limits in capital ships when the treaty was ratified, and had to decommission or disarm several older ships to comply.
		The US carrier fleet now totalled 128,100 tons and there it remained until the treaty was terminated by Japan in 1936.
		The keel of USS Wasp (CV-7) (14,700 tons) was laid down on April 1, 1936.
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/w/wa/washington_naval_treaty.html (861 words)

	Washington Naval Treaty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The United States was over the limits in capital ships when the treaty was ratified, and had to decommission or disarm several older vessels in order to comply.
		However, to comply with the treaty, two newly constructed battlecruisers of the Lexington class, USS Lexington (CV-2) (33,000 tons, 33,500 t) and USS Saratoga (CV-3) (33,000 tons, 33,500 t), had to be disposed of.
		USS Ranger (CV-4) (14,500 tons, 14,700 t) was the first US carrier designed as such — no other class of capital ship could be built — and the Navy began incorporating the lessons from those first four carriers into the design of two more.
	www.kiwipedia.com /en/washington-naval-treaty.html (1260 words)

	SMS Ostfriesland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		SMS Ostfriesland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
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	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/USS_Ostfriesland (474 words)

	United States battleships: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about United States battleships
		The first United States battleships (though they were not called such at the time) were the heavy-armored cruisers USS Maine (ACR-1) and USS Texas.
		In total, the United States has commissioned 64 "BB" battleships.
		The pre-dreadnoughts USS Zrinyi (formerly SMS Zrinyi), USS Radetzky[?] (formerly SMS Radetzky[?]), and USS Ostfriesland (formerly SMS Ostfriesland[?]), taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols.
	www.encyclopedian.com /un/United-States-battleships.html (307 words)

	USS Ostfriesland
		Ostfriesland, a German battleship built at Wilhelmshaven Germany in 1908, launched in September 1909, eommissionel in the Imperial German Navy in May 1911; surrendered to the Allies following World War I; was taken over by the U. Navy and commissioned 7 April 1920 at Rosyth, Scotland, Capt. J.
		Though in need of repairs, the ship managed to sail to New York where she deeomulissioned 20 September 1920.
		Bombed by Army planes from Langley Field in Va., she was sunk 21 July 1921 about 60 miles off the Viriginia Capes.
	www.multied.com /navy/battle/ostfriesland.html (103 words)

	The Golden Age of Aviation (1919-1939) and The Aircraft Carrier - USS BENNINGTON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Confidant that he could not succeed, the Navy provided several captured German ships to be used as targets including the battleship Ostfriesland.
		The most impressive part of the demonstration was the sinking of the "unsinkable" Ostfriesland.
		Unfortunately, the lesson taught by this demonstration was not learned by the Army.
	www.uss-bennington.com /history-turningpoints.html (2629 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole's TreadHead Tuesday - PanzerKampfwagen VIB - King Tiger - Mar. 16th, 2004
		SMS Ostfriesland, a German battleship built at Wilhelmshaven, Germany in 1908; launched in September 1909; commissioned in the Imperial German Navy in May 1911.
		Ostfriesland saw action at the Battle of Jutland, and was damaged by a mine while returning to base.
		That attitude was rudely shaken in 1812 when the HMS Guerre (38) was destroyed by the USS Constitution (44), the HMS Macedon (49) captured by the USS United States (44) and the HMS Java (44) taken by the USS Constitution.
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		Otto Ites was born in Norder, Ostfriesland, in 1918.
		Otto Ites died at Norden, Ostfriesland, in 1982.
		HM ships Grenville, the flotilla leader for the U-class fleet destroyers, Rother & Jed, both River-class frigates, were undamaged in the engagement 1944 - USS Stingray lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese 1944 - Escort carrier HMS Nabob made port under her own power.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/august/27Aug.txt (2165 words)

	US Timeline 1918-41
		USS Idaho BB-42 commissioned at New York Shipbuilding Co. Camden, New Jersey.
		USS Tennessee BB-43, commissioned at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York.
		USS Arizona sinks with 1,177 crewmembers trapped on board (worst single loss in the history of the United States Navy).
	www.worldatwar.net /nations/usa/us18-41.html (8700 words)

	Airpower's Role in Maritime Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Chesapeake Bay, June 1921: Aboard the USS Henderson a group of admirals were gathered on deck to observe the attempt to sink the former German warship Ostfriesland with land based aircraft.
		After the successful attack, and with the Ostfriesland committed to the deep, the admirals were reported to have wept openly.
		Brigadier General Billy Mitchell’s sinking of the Ostfriesland brought the idea to the forefront of the military and the public.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/cc/ridolfi.html (3042 words)

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		While in the Mediterranean she sailed at Athens, Constantinople, Valencia, and Gibraltar before returning to the Caribbean for the annual spring maneuvers.
		In the summer of 1921, she took part in the Army-Navy bombing tests off th e Virginia Capes in which the German warships Frankfurt and Ostfriesland were sunk to demonstrate the potentialities of airpower.
		She interrupted fleet operations during the next two summers to again cruise with midshipmen, contributing to t he future strength of the Navy by educating its officers-to-be.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb29.htm (347 words)

	Washington Naval Treaty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		However, to comply with the treaty, two newly constucted battlecruisers, USS Lexington (CV-2) (41,000 tons) and USS Saratoga (CV-3) (33,000 tons), had to be disposed of.
		USS Ranger (CV-4) (14,500 tons) was the first US carrier designed as such -- no other class of capital ship could be built -- and the Navy began incorporating the lessons from those first four carriers into the design of two more.
		By then, the US Navy had overcome its antipathy toward carriers.
	www.explainthis.info /wa/washington-naval-treaty.html (794 words)

	Nitrox, Wreck, Trimix, Technical Diver
		The deep diving activities of the early 1990s were not limited to the Andrea Doria; in fact there were many other dives as deep if not deeper that were being explored.
		Wrecks like the USS Monitor (235 fsw) SS Republic (275 fsw), Ostfriesland (360 fsw), and the Lusitania (320 fsw), were but a handful of the more celebrated dives.
		And although some wrecks are deeper and can be more challenging than the Andrea Doria, the Grand Dame, forty-four years after her sinking she still gives up her treasures of crystal, china, and artwork to those daring few who brave the seas and the collapsing wreck each season.
	www.nitroxdiver.com /Library/NAUIdoria.html (3061 words)

	United States battleships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The first United States battleships (though they were not called such at the time) were the heavy-armored cruisers USSMaine (ACR-1) and USS Texas.
		The firstship of the United States Navy actually classified as a battleship and given a "BB" hull classification symbol was USSIndiana (BB-1).
		The pre-dreadnoughts USS Zrinyi (formerly SMSZrinyi), USSRadetzky (formerly SMSRadetzky), and USS Ostfriesland (formerly SMSOstfriesland), taken as prizes of war after World War I, werecommissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols.
	www.therfcc.org /united-states-battleships-202378.html (267 words)

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		Home again at Philadelphia 25 May 1921, she became flagship of the Train, Atlantic Fleet, the next month.
		She took part that July in the Army-Navy experiments which sank ex-German warships FRANKFURT and OSTFRIESLAND off the Virginia Capes.
		On 3 October 1921, OLYMPIA departed Philadelphia for LeHavre to bring the remains of the Unknown Soldier home for interment in Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/cruisers/c6.txt (788 words)

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