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	USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 14 June, Pennsylvania took part in the bombardment of Saipan preparatory to the assault landings made the next day while she cruised off the northeastern shore of Tinian, conducting heavy bombardment of that island to neutralize any enemy batteries which might have opened fire on the landing beaches of Saipan.
		Pennsylvania reached fire support station on the eastern coast of Leyte on 18 October, and commenced a covering bombardment for beach reconnaissance, underwater demolition teams, and minesweeping units operating in Leyte Gulf and San Pedro Harbor.
		Pennsylvania and five other battleships, with cruisers and destroyers of Rear Admiral Oldendorf's force, steamed south and by nightfall were steaming slowly back and forth across the northern entrance of Surigao Strait, awaiting the approach of the enemy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Pennsylvania_(BB-38) (3685 words)

	USS Pennsylvania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The second Pennsylvania (ACR-4), the lead ship of her class of armored cruiser, was renamed Pittsburgh before serving during World War I.
		The fourth Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is an Ohio-class submarine.
		USS Keystone State, a steamer of the U.S. Civil War, was also named in honor of the state of Pennsylvania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Pennsylvania (199 words)

	Naval History USS Pennsylvania BB-38
		On 10 June, Pennsylvania formed with a force of battleships, cruisers, escort carriers, and destroyers enroute for the assault and occupation of the Marianas Islands.
		Pennsylvania reached fire support station on the eastern coast of Leyte, 18 October, and eommeneed covering bombardment for beach reconnaissance, underwater demolition teams and minesweeping units operating in Leyte Gulf and San Pedro Harbor.
		Pennsylvania and five other battleships, with cruisers and destroyers of Rear Admiral Oldendorf's Force, steamed south and by nightfall were steaming slowly baek and forth across the northern entranee of Surigao Strait, awaiting the approach of the enemy.
	www.navyhistory.com /battle/Penn.html (3316 words)

	USN Ships--USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
		USS Pennsylvania, lead ship of a class of two 31,400-ton battleships, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
		Subsequently moored at Kwajalein for studies of residual radioactivity, USS Pennsylvania was scuttled at sea on 19 February 1948.
		USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is astern, occupying the rest of the drydock.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/bb38.htm (944 words)

	USS Pennsylvania (BB 38)
		Pennsylvania was scheduled to leave the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Drydock #1 on 6 December 1941 but due to delays it was postponed.
		When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December at 0800, Pennsylvania was one of the first ships to return fire with her 0.50cal Browning machine guns, soon followed by her heavier 3in and 5in AA guns.
		Pennsylvania arrived at Cold Bay, Alaska, on 30 April 1943 and sailed to Attu as flagship of Task Force (TF) 51 on 4 May. Since there was a dense fog covering the targets at Holtz Bay and Chicago Harbor she had to rely on her main and secondary battery radar for shore bombardment.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/4289/Pennsylvania.html (1913 words)

	DANFS: USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
		Pennsylvania fired a presidential salute, then took position ahead of Oklahoma and steamed to New York, stopping enroute to disembark her distinguished guests before proceeding to berth.
		Arriving at San Pedro, Calif., 26 September 1922, her principal area of operations until 1929 was along the coast of California, Washington, and Oregon, with periodic maneuvers and tactics off the Panama Canal, in the Caribbean Sea, and Hawaiian operating areas.
		From 12 though 14 July, Pennsylvania conducted bombardment of Guam in preparation for the assault and landings on that island.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/BB/bb38.html (3327 words)

	USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The second USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of her class of US Navy "superdreadnought" battleships.
		While at Yorktown, 11 August 1917, Pennsylvania manned the rail and rendered honors as Mayflower, with President of the United States Woodrow Wilson aboard, stood in and anchored.
		Upon establishment of the beachhead she stood by for fire support missions as might be called for by shore fire control parties, continuing this duty until 3 August.
	www.theezine.net /u/uss-pennsylvania-bb-38-.html (3502 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Pennsylvania (BB 38) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USS Oklahoma (BB 37) was sighted with George Washington flying the President's flag and accompanied by her ocean escort.
		On 14 June,1944, Pennsylvania took part in the bombardment of Saipan preparatory to the assault landings made the next day while she cruised off the northeastern shore of Tinian, conducting heavy bombardment of that island to neutralize any enemy batteries which might have opened fire on the landing beaches of Saipan.
		The Group came under heavy air attacks 4-5 January and the escort carrier USS Ommaney Bay (CVE 79) was hit by a suicide plane and destroyed by the resulting fire.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/pennsylvania/bb38-penn.html (3425 words)

	USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		She was launched on March 16 1915, sponsored by Elizabeth Kolb (daughter of Colonel Louis J. Kolb of Philadelphia), and commissioned June 12 1916, with Captain H. Wilson in command.
		Based at Yorktown, she kept in battle trim with Fleet maneuvers, tactics, and training in the areas of the Chesapeake Bay, intervened by overhaul at Norfolk and New York, with brief maneuvers.
		She departed on October 12, one of six battleships in Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf's Bombardment and Fire Support Group which formed a part of the Central Philippine Attack Force under command of Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, enroute to the Philippine Islands.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/USS-Pennsylvania-(BB-38).htm (3569 words)

	US Navy & the Panama Canal
		The USS Arkansas was in the Atlantic at the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		The USS California was at Pearl Harbor, as was the USS Maryland.
		The USS Pennsylvania was in drydock at Pearl Harbor during the attack.
	www.czbrats.com /Album/Photo_Album5.htm (373 words)

	Remembering Battleship Row
		The heroic USS Maryland (BB-46) received two hits by bombs during the attack and was able to bring all her anti-aircraft guns into action against the Japanese planes.
		Struck by a bomb during the second wave of the Japanese attack, she was trapped in drydock between the burning destroyers USS Downes and USS Cassin.
		Despite having suffered damage from the bombing as well as fires throughout the ship, the USS Pennsylvania was able to go to sea on December 12, 1941 with minor repairs.
	www.insmkt.com /battlerow.htm (1278 words)

	USS PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The second PENNSYLVANIA (BB-38) was laid down 27 October 1913 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 16 March 1915; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Kolb; and commissioned 12 June 19J16, Capt. H.
		In January 1917, PENNSYLVANIA steamed for Fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean.
		When Engebi had been secured, PENNSYLVANIA steamed southward through the lagoon to the vicinity of Parry Island, where she took part in bombardment 20- 21 February, preparatory to the landing assaults.
	www.combie.net /webharbor/museum/bb-38-1.html (3364 words)

	Battleship Photo Index BB-38 USS PENNSYLVANIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Partial stern view of the flagship USS Pennsylvania taken in early 1938 when she was moored in Long Beach Harbor, in Battleship row.
		Final moments of the Pennsylvania as she is expended as a target and scuttled off Hawaii on February 10, 1948.
		USS Pennsylvania survived both atomic tests at Crossroads, a fitting testament to a battleship that had been at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
	www.navsource.org /archives/01/38.htm (1680 words)

	History of Ships Named USS Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As a Ship of the Line, the first USS Pennsylvania represented the might of a new nation.
		Approved by Congress in April of 1816, Pennsylvania was designed and built by Samuel Humphreys in the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
		Pennsylvania was commissioned in 1837 and served in numerous capacities until 1861.
	www.pennsylvania.navy.mil /html/735hist.htm (354 words)

	USS Arizona BB-39 Battleship Model
		The USS Arizona BB-39 proudly served her country from 1916-1941.
		While moored in Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row on the morning of December 7th 1941 USS Arizona was hit by several Japanese carrier aircraft bombs.
		USS Arizona is a Pennsylvania Class Battleship built in Brooklyn New York and sister ship to the earlier USS Pennsylvania BB-38 Battleship.
	www.ravenarts.com /arizona.html (544 words)

	Uss battleship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		USS New Jersey (BB-62) is one of the four battleships of the Iowa class, the largest, fastest, most powerful, and last battleships the US ever built,...
		USS Battleship Missouri, Pearl Harbor Climb aboard the Battleship Missouri for a peek into a memorable chapter of America's history.
		USS Missouri is one of four Iowa class battleships completed by the United States...
	www.lookgames.net /uss-battleship.html (1245 words)

	USS Arizona (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewman who lost their lives on December 7, 1941.
		The USS Pennsylvania and USS Arizona were the US Navy's response the the HMS Dreadnought in the early 20th century naval arms race.
		Her keel was laid in the New York Navy Yard on March 16th, 1914 and was one of the first oil fired battleships, a trait that kept her stateside during WWI.
	www.unlimiteddetails.com /arizona.html (216 words)

	USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Moored within Drydock #1 to align her shafts and propellers, Pennsylvania was spared damage from torpedoes.
		In addition to being strafed and holed by near-miss bomb fragments, Pennyslvania's bow was damaged by fragments and oil fires from Cassin and Downes, both of which were moored just ahead of her.
		Replacing her damaged 5" gun with one from West Virginia, Pennsylvania was repaired within 13 days and rejoined the fleet on December 20.
	www.ibiblio.org /phha/Pennsylvania.html (449 words)

	USS Turner Joy (DD-951), ship, reunion, Navy, destroyer, Vietnam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In August 1964, she was operating with USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) when she was dispatched to assist USS MADDOX (DD-731) off the coast of North Vietnam.
		The Bremerton Historic Ships Association obtained USS TURNER JOY from the inactive fleet and after refurbishing her and constructing appropriate access to the ship, opened her to the public in 1992.
		USS TURNER JOY is open to the public seven days a week from May through September.
	www.nichecom.com /~vfw/history2.html (594 words)

	Uss Pennsylvania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		SUN Home provides home health and hospice services to 14 counties in central Pennsylvania.
		and served as head of the medical department aboard the USS Iwo Jima...
		he served in the Pacific as a battery turret officer on the battleship Pennsylvania.
	www.wikiverse.org /uss-pennsylvania (268 words)

	USS Pennsylvania BB-38 Web
		The USS Pennsylvania is rarely mentioned in any reference to Pearl Harbor (24 men killed, 14 missing in action, and 38 men wounded) or her gallant actions in the Pacific.
		A Special Thanks to the Officers and Crew of the USS Pennsylvania SSNB 735 from the Families and Crew of the USS Pennsylvania BB-38 for their hospitality and kindness, you are America's Best.
		If you are having trouble contacting me and/or your email is being returned it is probably because your IP address is being blocked by me because it is allowing spamming.
	www.usspennsylvania.com (332 words)

	Find USS Pennsylvania Battleship Art Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
		nder warm, overcast, tropical skies, the old Navy Battlewagon, U.S.S. Pennsylvania steams "all ahead two-thirds" through light seas of the land locked Leyte Gulf.
		Only hours after the decisive nighttime surface action at Surigao Strait, the ship is again at General Quarters.
		Battleship USS Pennsylvania BB38 - Leyte Gulf October 25, 1944, by Mark Churms
	www.markchurms.com /uss-pennsylvania-bb38-leyte-gulf-1944.html (417 words)

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		The USS IOWA BB61 was the lead ship of the class of six fast battleships ordered by the US Navy during WW2.
		USS Yorktown (CV-5) -The definitive history of one of the U.S. Navy's early aircraft carriers.
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	World War 2 Battleship Washington BB56 - Interesting Links
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		USS Massachusetts BB59 Battleship Cove - Visit historic naval ships, military exhibits, and related memorabilia in Falls River, Massachusetts.
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		Covers history of this BB from birth thru her ordeal at Pearl Harbor and WWII service; Color painting on the cover by James A. Flood & color renderings of her before the attack at Pearl & how she looked after repairs and modernization.
		USS YORKTOWN (CV-11), 60 pages, 102 b&w, 16 color ill.
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	Books on Battleships
		The explosion aboard the battleship Iowa in 1989 that killed forty-seven crewmen during a routine gunnery exercise is depicted.
		Blue Water Beat: The Two Lives of the Battleship USS California.
		The story combines the ship in the interwar navy when it was a showcase of American power, and during World War II when the life of the California was very different.
	www.navalshopping.com /battleshipbooks.html (369 words)

	USS Pennsylvania BB-38 Web
		She was one of the first to return fire at Pearl Harbor and survived to deliver incredible fire power on enemy positions for the next 4 years.
		Read about the courage and gallantry of these great American's and silent Heroes.
		I have added a Login and Password field to the Log Book.
	www.usspennsylvania.com /index.html (332 words)

	Evisum.com The Educational Vortal
		Holts Tours Battle Tours - Holts Tours ltd. based in Sandwich, Kent, offers tours to old and ancient battlefields throughout the world.
		USS Pennsylvania BB-38, The History of the Battleship - The history of one of the greatest battleships in US history.
		She was involved in every Pacific operation in WWII and received 8 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation.
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