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	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Washington (BB 56)
		At sunset on the 13th, Rear Admiral Lee took Washington, USS South Dakota (BB-57), and four destroyers and headed for Savo Island, the scene of the disastrous night action of 8 and 9 August, to be in position to intercept the Japanese convoy and its covering force.
		Washington rendezvoused with other carrier groups that composed TF 50 on 25 November and, during the reorganization that followed, was assigned to TG 50.4, the last carrier task group under the command of Rear Admiral Frederick C. "Ted" Sherman.
		Washington fueled east of that chain of islands and then continued her screening duties with TG 58.4 to the south and west of Saipan, supporting the continuing air strikes on islands in the Marianas, the strikes concentrated on Guam by that point.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/washington/bb56-wash.html (4072 words)

	USS Washington (BB-56) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Washington (BB-56), a North Carolina-class battleship was the eighth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state.
		Washington rendezvoused with other carrier groups that composed TF 50 on 25 November and, during the reorganization that followed, was assigned to TG 50.4, the fast carrier task group under the command of Rear Admiral Frederick C. "Ted" Sherman.
		Washington fueled east of that chain of islands and then continued her screening duties with TG 58.4 to the south and west of Saipan, supporting the continuing air strikes on islands in the Marianas, the strikes concentrated on Guam by that point.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Washington_(BB-56) (4097 words)

	USS George Washington (SSBN-598) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George Washington, first President of the United States.
		USS George Washington was shifted to the Pacific and was homeported in Pearl Harbor.
		USS George Washington was decommissioned on 24 January 1985, was struck from the Naval Vessel Registry on 30 April 1986, and is scheduled for disposal through the Ship-Submarine recycling program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_George_Washington_(SSBN-598) (952 words)

	Naval History/USS Washington AC-11
		Washington was fitted out there until 1 November when she got underway for Hampton Roads, VA. whence she departed a week later as an escort for Louisiana (Battleship No. 19) which was then carrying President Theodore Roosevelt to Panama for an inspection of progress of work constructing the Panama Canal.
		Washington operated off the west coast into 1909 before she made preparations to sail in company with the Armored Cruiser Squadron to "show the flag" in the Far East.
		Washington's next area of operations was the Tidewater area of Virginia—especially Hampton Roads and Lynnhaven Bay—before the armored cruiser underwent repairs at the Norfolk Navy Yard from 20 December 1910 to 2 January 19ll.
	www.navyhistory.com /cruiser/WashingtonACR10.html (2933 words)

	Battleships USS Washington BB-56
		The eighth Washington (BB-56) was laid down on 14 June 1938 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, launched on 1 June 1940; sponsored by Miss Virginia Marshall, of Spokane, Wash., a direct descendant of former Chief Justice Marshall; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 15 May 1941, Capt. Howard H. Benson in command.
		Washington and her escorts remained at sea until 6 May, when TF 99 put into the Icelandic port of Hvalfjordur to provision from the supply ship Mizar (AF-12).
		Washington's heavy guns supported the taking of Peleliu and Angaur in the Palaus and supported the carrier strikes on Okinawa on 10 October, on northern Luzon and Formosa from 11 to 14 October, as well as the Visayan air strikes on 21 October.
	www.navyhistory.com /battle/Washington.html (3934 words)

	Welcome to USS George Washington(SSBN-598)
		The USS George Washinton (SSBN-598) was commissioned in 1959 at Electric Boat Works in Groton, CT and was the first of the "boomers", although she was originally laid down as the USS Scorpion.
		In 1962, the Washington was selected to attempt a "ripple fire" of Polaris missiles and, after loading dummy warheads at Cape Canaveral, successfully rapid-fired three missiles downrange without losing depth, proving that the missile ballast system worked properly and missiles could be fired rapidly, one after the other.
		The USS George Washington was probably the first "boomer" to go under the ice pack, which she did in1961.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageFullText/1,13476,704984,00.html (352 words)

	USS Washington BB56 - Shipmate Stories 3
		Washington reached her assigned firing station with six minutes to spare after a 36 hour run at more than 1 1/2 knots above her designed speed and in the first 80 minutes of the assault delivered 600 rounds of 16 inch high capacity with pinpoint accuracy.
		Washington's band was excused from watch at its pet five inch mount whenever we fueled destroyers or fueled ourselves from tankers in order to provide some music for those who had none.
		Washington was never seriously hit, a terrific tribute to her fighting ability.
	www.usswashington.com /stories3.htm (2652 words)

	USS George Washington (CVN 73)
		USS GEORGE WASHINGTON is the sixth ship in the NIMITZ - class and one of the most capable aircraft carriers in the world.
		George Washington was born 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Va. He was commissioned in the Virginia Militia in 1753, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel the next year, and fought brilliantly in the French and Indian War.
		Returning to his home at Mount Vernon in 1797, Washington was recalled briefly to command the American army when war with France threatened in 1798.
	navysite.de /cvn/cvn73.html (816 words)

	CVN 73 George Washington Strike Group
		On February 27, 2004 the George Washington was passing through the Gulf of Oman, and by early March, she and other elements of the Carrier Strike Group were conducting operations in the Persian Gulf.
		One Sept. 13, 2004, USS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) Sailors returned to sea to perform carrier qualifications, conduct training drills and fine tune their warfighting skills, in order to keep the surge carrier in top form if the need to deploy should arise.
		USS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) began an underway period Nov. 2, marking the third underway period for the surge carrier since returning from deployment in July.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/batgru-73.htm (1825 words)

	USN Ships--USS Martha Washington (ID # 3019), 1918-19
		USS Martha Washington, a 12,700-ton troop transport, was originally the Austrian passenger steamer Martha Washington.
		Martha Washington made her first transport voyage to France in February and during the remainder of the First World War crossed the Atlantic seven more times, bringing more than 24,000 personnel to Europe.
		Martha Washington decommissioned in November 1919, shortly after her return to the U.S. from Turkey, and was sold back to her Austrian former owners in November 1922.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/id3019.htm (355 words)

	SSBN-598 George Washington-Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines - SSBN - United States Nuclear Forces
		The USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) departed for patrol on 31 January 1961.
		The USS George Washington (SSBN-598) resumed from patrol on 21 January 1961, coming alongside the tender USS Proteus (AS-19) at New London, Connecticut.
		The USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) resumed from patrol on 8 March 1961, but she came alongside the same USS Proteus which had moved to Holy Loch, Scotland becoming the first SSBN to use Holy Loch as a refit and upkeep anchorage.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/usa/slbm/ssbn-598.htm (661 words)

	Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Work on USS George Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for work on the USS George Washington.
		USS George Washington (CVN 73) is the sixth nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier built by Northrop Grumman Newport News.
		The George Washington is 1,092 feet with a flight-deck width of 252 feet and a displacement of 97,000 tons.
	www.nn.northropgrumman.com /news/2003/031208_uss_george_washington.stm (320 words)

	USS Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		On 15 November 1960, the USS George Washington deployed on operational patrol with 16 Polaris missiles.
		On June 2,1964, the USS George Washington returned to Charleston, South Carolina, to off-load missiles in preparation for overhaul at General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, shipyard in Groton, Connecticut.
		In the early 1980s SSBN-598 George Washington, SSBN-599 Patrick Henry and SSBN-601 Robert E Lee had their missiles removed and were reclassified as attack submarines, a role in which they served for several years prior to decommissioning.
	web.bryant.edu /~history/h364proj/summ_99/trainor/washton.html (421 words)

	USS George Washington CVN 73
		Tomcat Landing on the U.S.S. George Washington CVN 73
		The USS NIMITZ meets the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON in the Gulf Oct 21 1997
		USS George Washington in Norfolk Shipyard After 1998 Med.
	residents.bowhunting.net /bowhunt1/ussgw.htm (452 words)

	USS George Washington (CVN 73) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		USS GEORGE WASHINGTON is the sixth ship in the NIMITZ - class and one of the most capable aircraft carriers in the world.
		George Washington was born 22 February 1732 in Westmoreland County, Va. He was commissioned in the Virginia Militia in 1753, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel the next year, and fought brilliantly in the French and Indian War.
		Entering the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1759, Washington was an early advocate of independence.
	united-states-navy.com /cvn/cvn73.html (745 words)

	USS Washington vs. HMS King George BB56
		In April through July 1942, The USS Washington Served with British Home Fleet as Flagship Task Force 39, escorting convoys to Murmansk and Archangel Russia.
		When the Washington (North Carolina Class) was being designed, She was to be built comparable to the British ship built a few years earlier, HMS King George.
		USS Washington BB56 vs. HMS King George V
	www.usswashington.com /king_gor.htm (244 words)

	USN Ships--USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (SSBN-656)
		USS George Washington Carver, a Benjamin Franklin class nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarine, was built at Newport News, Virginia.
		Operating out of Holy Loch, Scotland, George Washington Carver carried out a total of 73 patrols in the Atlantic area up to mid-1991, when she was transferred to the Pacific for final operations.
		USS George Washington Carver was named in honor of the African-American scientist George Washington Carver (1864-1943).
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-g/ssbn656.htm (239 words)

	The Crew - USS Washington BB56
		The men who stood watch on deck, baked the bread for thousands of men, swabbed the decks, and fought the battles.
		USS Washington BB56 Home Port © Copyright 1998 - 2007 All Rights Reserved.
		No portion of this site, including this home page and any of the separate pages, may be copied, retransmitted,
	www.usswashington.com /crew.htm (100 words)

	USS George Washington Joins U.S. 5th Fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, At Sea (NNS) -- The USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group navigated through the Suez Canal from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea to join forces with the U.S. 5th Fleet Feb. 16.
		While assigned to 5th Fleet, George Washington Strike Group’s mission will be focused on winning the global war on terrorism by providing credible, sustainable, independent forward presence throughout 5th Fleet’s area of responsibility, which encompasses 25 countries and 7.5 million square miles in Europe, Africa and Asia.
		George Washington Carrier Strike Group is comprised of George Washington and her embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, Destroyer Squadron 28 and Commander, Carrier Group 8 embarked staffs; guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84); guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72); USNS Supply (T-AOE 6); and HMCS Toronto, a Canadian Halifax-class patrol frigate.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=11882&page=2 (502 words)

	Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Pre-Arrival Work on USS George Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector is the prime contractor for the program and will continue pre-arrival tasks on this contract that include scheduling; engineering and design work; material procurement; shop pre-fabrication; ship checks; and personnel training to support the Dry Dock Planned Incremental Availability, scheduled for 2005 at the Newport News shipyard.
		This contract is a modification to an existing contract awarded last December.
		"This is the first time George Washington has been back at Newport News since we delivered her in 1992," said Bob Gunter, senior vice president of the Aircraft Carrier Program at Northrop Grumman Newport News.
	www.nn.northropgrumman.com /news/2004/040618_gw_contract.stm (285 words)

	US Navy Press Releases: USS George Washington CVBG, USS Saipan ARG return home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- About 15,000 Sailors and Marines of the USS George Washington (CVN 73) aircraft carrier battle group (CVBG) and USS Saipan (LHA 2) amphibious ready group (ARG) returned to their East Coast homeports from a six-month Mediterranean Sea/Arabian Gulf deployment on Dec. 19 and Dec. 21, respectively.
		Battle group units worked with military forces from Oman in the Arabian Gulf, and from Hungary, Croatia, Turkey, Greece, Spain, France and the U.K. in the Mediterranean region, improving interoperability and strengthening relationships with those countries.
		More information about USS George Washington and other carriers of the Atlantic Fleet can be found at http://www.airlant.navy.mil/Carriersbar.htm.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200012/ai_2890229578 (514 words)

	USS George Washington begins a scheduled six-month deployment.
		USS George Washington begins a scheduled six-month deployment.
		Sailors and Marines man the rail as three harbor tugs push the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) away from Pier 11 at Norfolk Naval Base on Oct. 3, 1997, for a scheduled six-month deployment.
		The George Washington will relieve the USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) to conduct operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
	www.defenselink.mil /photos/Oct1997/971003-N-2318V-002.html (91 words)

	Aircraft carrier USS George Washington heads for Arabian Gulf - NAVY WIRE SERVICE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Aircraft carrier USS George Washington heads for Arabian Gulf by JOCS(AW) Gwyneth J. Schultz WASHINGTON (NWSA) -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) is heading for the Arabian Gulf.
		Additional ships in the George Washington Battle Group include guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), guided missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64), attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) and the fast combat support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3).
		The ships will be joining elements of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Battle Group currently operating in the Gulf.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1997/11/971114nwsa1114.htm (374 words)

	USS George Washington Battle Group Returns Home
		On Dec. 20, returning units include USS George Washington; Commander, Destroyer Squadron Two; the guided-missile cruisers USS Normandy (CG 60) and USS Monterey (CG 61); the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Laboon (DDG 58) and USS Mahan (DDG 72); and the fast combat support ship USNS Supply (AOE 6).
		In this exercise, USS Mahan and USNS Supply worked alongside four Moroccan warships, conducting maneuvering, flashing light and air-tracking exercises; boarding, undersea warfare and restricted transit drills; and surface gunfire exercises.
		All of the Sailors and Marines with the George Washington Battle Group deployed from the Hampton Roads area June 20 and were relieved by the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Battle Group, which departed Norfolk Dec. 5.
	globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2002/12/mil-021218-usn02.htm (438 words)

	Battleship USS Washington BB56 - Brief History
		The keel of the eighth Washington BB56, was laid down on June 14, 1938 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
		The Washington also sinks the Destroyer Ayanami in the same battle.
		The USS Washington set a record steaming 31,494 miles for 79 consecutive days.
	www.usswashington.com /brief.htm (330 words)

	USS George Washington Returns After Successful COMPTUEX
		031218-N-5319A-013 Atlantic Ocean (Dec. 18, 2003) -- Sailors participate in a "Scrub Ex" on the flight deck aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) after the Air Wing assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) flew off completing the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean.
		USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The nuclear—powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), spearhead of the George Washington Strike Group (GWSTRKGRU), returned to Norfolk, Va., Dec. 19 after 40 days at sea, where she successfully completed her Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).
		The GWSTRKGRU is comprised of Destroyer Squadron 28 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), USS Ramage (DDG 61), USS Ross (DDG 71), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), USS Elrod (FFG 55) and USNS Supply (T-AOE 6).
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=11170 (586 words)

	USS George Washington Departs Persian Gulf
		The ships assigned to the George Washington Strike Group, USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) and USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) have initiated or been involved in more than 200 boardings of merchant vessels during maritime intervention operations and logged more than 12,000 surface contacts in the Persian Gulf.
		USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to arrive on station in the Gulf some time later this month, and will pick up where GW left off, supporting coalition forces on the ground in Iraq and providing stability in the region.
		For related news, visit the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/cvn73.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=14118 (341 words)

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