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	Science Fair Projects - USS Wilmington (CL-111)
		USS Wilmington (CL-111) was scrapped prior to completion.
		She was the third ship to be scheduled to be named for a city in Delaware.
		She was laid down 5 March 1945 by William Cramp and Sons, but with the end of the war, construction was suspended 12 August 1945 and the hulk subsequently scrapped.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/USS_Wilmington_%28CL-111%29 (240 words)

	USS Anderson (DD-411) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
		Wilmington was the hometown of the man for whom the ship had been named, Admiral Anderson; and it accorded the ship a warm welcome.
		Anderson, members of the late flag officer's family, and the city officials of Wilmington on the afternoon of 17 July.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Anderson_(DD-411) (6836 words)

	USS Wilmington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Only one vessel of the United States Navy has been named USS Wilmington, after the city of Wilmington, Delaware, although the name was intended for two others.
		The only completed Wilmington was Gunboat No. 8, commissioned in 1897, renamed Dover in 1941, and continuing in service until 1945.
		Another light cruiser, Wilmington (CL-111), was laid down in March 1945, but suspended in August and later scrapped.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Wilmington (149 words)

	USS Wilmington (CL-111) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		USS Wilmington (CL-111) was scrapped prior to completion.
		She was the third ship to be scheduled to be named for a (A large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) city in (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) Delaware.
		She was laid down 5 March 1945 by (Click link for more info and facts about William Cramp and Sons) William Cramp and Sons, but with the end of the (The waging of armed conflict against an enemy) war, construction was suspended 12 August 1945 and the hulk subsequently scrapped.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Wilmington_(CL-111)4.htm (161 words)

	Stereo Pair Images
		USS Onondaga (1864-1867) on the James River, Virginia, 1864-65, with a rowing boat in the foreground.
		USS Monocacy (1866-1903) with a hole through her bow made by a chinese shell, during the burning of Tongku, China, circa June 1900.
		USS Missouri (Battleship # 11) in the Panama Canal, circa 1914-15.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/arttopic/stereo/stereogr.htm (1110 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
		USS North Carolina (BB-55) was built, by the New York Naval Shipyard and was launched on June 13, 1940.
		USS North Carolina was the first modern American battleship built after World War I. She was the class leader for a new generation of American battleships and set a standard for new shipbuilding technology that combined high speeds with powerful armament and formidable protection.
		Her antiaircraft fire was so intense that USS Enterprise signaled her in alarm, "Are you afire?" This action established the primary role of the fast battleship throughout World War II as the protector of the aircraft carrier.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/northcarolina.htm (1423 words)

	CG 69 Vicksburg
		While deployed, the USS Vicksburg was tasked with providing support to the interdicting and transporting Cuban migrants in the Florida Straits to U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and assisting the U.S. Coast Guard which had the primary responsibility for Operation Able Vigil.
		The first USS Vicksburg, a wooden steamer built in 1863 at Mystic, CT, was purchased by the Navy on October 20, 1863, and commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on December 2, 1863.
		The third USS Vicksburg was first commissioned as USS Cheyenne (CL 86) whose keel was laid down on October 26, 1942 at Newport News, VA, but exactly one month later she was renamed USS Vicksburg (CL 86).
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/cg-69.htm (2737 words)

	Navy Civil War chronology
		USS Kensington and Rachel Seaman and mortar schooner Henry James bombarded Sabine City, Texas, and forced Confederate troops to withdraw from the city.
		USS Queen of the West grounded in the Black River and was abandoned under heavy fire.
		USS Sassacus, Wyalusing, and Mattabesett engaged CSS Albemarle off the mouth of the Roanoke River as the Union sought in vain to regain control near Plymouth.
	www.history.navy.mil /wars/civilwar.htm (3042 words)

	USS Wilmington -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Only one vessel of the (The navy of the United States of America; maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces) United States Navy has been named USS Wilmington, after the city of (Click link for more info and facts about Wilmington, Delaware) Wilmington, Delaware, although the name was intended for two others.
		The only completed Wilmington was (A small shallow-draft boat carrying mounted guns; used by costal patrols) Gunboat No. 8, commissioned in 1897, renamed Dover in 1941, and continuing in service until 1945.
		What was to be the second (Click link for more info and facts about Wilmington (CL-79)) Wilmington (CL-79) was completed as the (A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings) aircraft carrier (Click link for more info and facts about Cabot (CVL-28)) Cabot (CVL-28).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/US/USS_Wilmington2.htm (173 words)

	CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier Exhibit, Pictures, Stories.
		The USS Kitty Hawk holds about 85 airplanes, more than 6000 military personnel, it carriers as much as 1.2 million pounds of conventional weapons, it has trucks, fairly large boats for the captain and the admiral, it can travel more than 32 knots and is one of most feared military machines in the world.
		The USS Kitty Hawk's length is 1062.5 feet (323.8 meters), its Flight Deck Width is 252 feet (76.8 meters) Width at sea level is 130 feet (39 meters).
		The USS Kitty Hawk is a long way right now from the state that gave it its name, but a Wilmington banker wants to give it a home here after it's retired.
	www.yellowairplane.com /USS_Kitty_Hawk.htm (1608 words)

	Marion (McDowell) News \| Banker proposes bringing USS Kitty Hawk to Wilmington
		WILMINGTON, N.C. - The USS Kitty Hawk is a long way right now from the state that gave it its name, but a Wilmington banker wants to give it a home here after it's retired.
		Still, Wilmington is the best place for the ship that's now stationed in Japan to go after it's replaced by the USS George Washington in 2008, Willetts said.
		Frank Lennon, director of the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation in Rhode Island, was in a situation similar to Willetts.
	www.mcdowellnews.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=MMN%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834022690&path=!news!statenews (323 words)

	Wilmington Things to See, The Essential Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wilmington's historical district is the site of noted ante-bellum homes and mansions.
		Wilmington served as a major supplier of Confederate armies until the last months of the war.
		When the fort fell, in January 1865, to the largest amphibious assault of the war, the surrender of Wilmington was only weeks away.
	www.ego.net /us/nc/ilm/tts/index.htm (1465 words)

	UNCW Athletics: Wilmington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Wilmington area, one of the fastest growing deep water ports on the East Coast, combines its economic potential with an abundance of outdoor recreational opportunities to offer a relaxed, gracious way of life.
		Wilmington has a historic legacy that begins before the Revolutionary War and runs through its stance as the last Atlantic port open to blockade runners during the Civil War.
		A beautifully restored battleship, the USS North Carolina was considered the greatest sea weapon in the world when commissioned in 1941.
	www.uncwil.edu /athletics/sp_wilmington.html (579 words)

	USS Wilmington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Only one vessel of the United States Navy has been named USS Wilmington, after the city of Wilmington, Delaware, although the name was intended for two others.
		The only completed Wilmington was Gunboat No. 8, commissioned in 1897, renamed Dover in 1941, and continuing in service until 1945.
		Another light cruiser, Wilmington (CL-111), was laid down in March 1945, but suspended in August and later scrapped.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_wilmington.html (105 words)

	A Little about Battleships other than the Missouri
		USS New Jersey (BB-62) The official site of the "Big J," now at home in the State of New Jersey and open to the public as a memorial.
		USS Texas (BB-35) The oldest of the battleship museums and the only remaining battleship to have fought in both world wars.
		USS Constitution A veteran of the War of 1812, she is still an active Navy ship homeported in Boston, Massachusetts.
	www.ussmissouri.com /other_battleships.aspx (411 words)

	Encyclopedia: USS Wilmington (CL-111) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		She was the third ship to be scheduled to be named for a city in Delaware.
		She was laid down 5 March 1945 by William Cramp and Sons, but with the end of the war, construction was suspended 12 August 1945 and the hulk subsequently scrapped.
		See USS Wilmington for other ships of this name.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Wilmington-%28CL_111%29 (136 words)

	PA Civil War Soldiers - Unknown Counties Medal of Honor Recipients - Free Pennsylvania Genealogy
		Aboard USS New Ironsides at Fort Fisher, 24 and 25 December 1864 and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865.
		Aboard USS New Ironsides at Fort Fisher, 24 and 24 December, 1864 and 13, 14 and 15 January, 1865.
		During the engagement between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Merrimack, Williams gallantly served throughout the engagement as quartermaster, piloting the Monitor throughout the battle in which the Merrimack, after being damaged, retired from the scene of the battle.
	www.pacivilwar.com /medalofhonor/unknowncounties.html (3542 words)

	MILITARY reunions \| StarNewsOnline.com \| Star-News \| Wilmington, NC
		USS KEMPER COUNTY (LST-854): Reunion is July 2008 in Evansville, Ind., or Louisville, Ky. Details: Jim Simonson, 2931 Cooper Ave.
		USS Nantahala (AO-60): Reunion is April 26-29, 2007 in Seekonk, Mass.
		USS Tarawa CV-40 and LHA-1: The 18th reunion is April 12-15, 2007 in Dayton, Ohio.
	www.wilmingtonstar.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070107/NEWS/701070303/0/sports06 (678 words)

	Battleship USS Washington BB56 - Shipmates
		In defense of Guadalcanal on the night of Nov. 14, 1942, "Third Battle of Savo" the USS Washington engaged a powerful Japanese force coming down the "Slot" and sank the Japanese battleship Kirishima.
		May 1, 1943 and was assigned to the USS Washington Oct. 31, 1943, serving in 1 and 2 engine room as EM2/c.
		Following boot camp in Newport, RI, assigned to the USS Washington where he was an FC3/c in I Div., with work station.
	www.usswashington.com /profil22.htm (681 words)

	Carolina Living - Wilmington
		Founded in 1732 and named for the English Earl of Wilmington, the city has survived pirates, blockade runners, American Revolutionary War forces, Civil War battles, and WWII enemy submarines off the coast.
		Wilmington today is one of the state’s most delightful vacation destinations.
		cross the river from the waterfront, the USS North Carolina, a decorated WWII battleship, considered the high- tech marvel of its time, is permanently moored as a memorial and museum.
	www.carolinaliving.com /wilmington/default.asp (725 words)

	USS Conyngham (DDG 17)
		USS CONYNGHAM was broken up for scrap by J+L Metals in Wilmington, N.C. in 1995.
		USS CONYNGHAM and USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27) are in a minor collision during "National Week 21" exercises in the western Mediterranean.
		USS CONYNGHAM was heavily damaged by the fire and the Navy decided that it was not cost-effective to completely repair the ship.
	www.navysite.de /dd/ddg17.htm (320 words)

	Winston-Salem Journal \| Regional Briefs: State Edition
		WILMINGTON - Right now, the USS Kitty Hawk is a long way from the state that gave it its name, but a Wilmington banker wants to give it a home here after it is retired.
		Still, Willets says he believes that Wilmington is the best place for the ship, now stationed in Japan, to go after it's replaced by the USS George Washington in 2008.
		"Wilmington is the logical place to take on the endeavor unless Charlotte is going to dig a ditch," said Willetts, the chief executive of Cooperative Bank in Wilmington.
	www.journalnow.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137834026161&path=!localnews!stategov!&s= (566 words)

	New ship coming in? \| StarNewsOnline.com \| Star-News \| Wilmington, NC
		And bringing the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to Wilmington to moor permanently next to the Battleship North Carolina as a tourist attraction would be a huge — not to mention expensive — undertaking.
		But optimism about the potential of a second large military ship in Wilmington is tempered by the reality that such a huge endeavor carries with it huge logistical, financial and operational questions.
		But acquiring the ship, moving it to Wilmington, purchasing land to move it to, dredging a channel, building a dock and operating it as a museum would all require funding.
	www.wilmingtonstar.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060125/NEWS/60124035/1015/news01 (1617 words)

	USN Ships--USS Fort Donelson (1864-1865)
		USS Fort Donelson, a 642-ton iron-hulled side-wheel gunboat, was built in 1860 at Glasgow, Scotland, as the commercial steamer Giraffe.
		While attempting to reach Wilmington, North Carolina, on 9 November 1863, the ship was captured by the U.S. Navy ships James Adger and Iron Age.
		USS Fort Donelson was decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in August and sold in October 1865.
	history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-f/ft-dnlsn.htm (458 words)

	USN Ships--USS S-1 (Submarine # 105, later SS-105)
		USS S-1, first of a numerous class of Electric Boat Company type 854-ton submarines, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts.
		Commissioned in June 1920, she mainly served in New England waters until 1922, when she was modified to both bring her up to current standards with a larger deck gun and to fit her for experimental use as a base for a small scouting seaplane.
		USS S-1 (SS-105) At the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, on 30 December 1922, at the conclusion of a yard period in which she received an aircraft hangar and 4"/50 deck gun.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-s/ss105.htm (947 words)

	USS Cabot / Dedalo - Port Isabel, Texas - Port of Brownsville, Texas p.1
		USS Cabot - CVL 28 / Dedalo RO 1
		---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chronology USS Cabot, SNS Dedalo, USS Wilmington 16 March 1942 --- laid down at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey as the light cruiser USS Wilmington 2 June 1942 --- was reordered as a carrier 24 July 1943 --- commissioned as a carrier, renamed Cabot.
		The USS Cabot is a Light Fleet Carrier (CVL) it is 600 ft long, a member of the Independence Class of which there were 7 ships.The Cabot is listed as (ex-Wilmington, April 4, 1943.) In a table of CVL information it is listed as having been built in New York by S.B. Corpn.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /orgs/cabot1.htm (1480 words)

	The History of the USS Cabot - CVL-28
		In the spring of 1943, he was sent to Camden, N.J. as prospective commanding officer of the USS Cabot in which he served as captain until detached in the late spring of 1944.
		While a midshipman, SMITH served aboard the USS Virginia in World War I. He graduated from the Academy and was commissioned an ensign in 1919 and went on to serve on the USS Pueblo, USS Moody and the battleship Arkansas.
		In 1928, after more than two years on staff at Pensacola, SMITH was reassigned to the USS Lexington aircraft squadrons, and remained on duty until being named aide and flag lieutenant on staff of the Commander, Aircraft Squadrons, Battle Fleet based on the USS Saratoga.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/cabot/cab17_23.htm (6222 words)

	Historic Naval Ships Visitors Guide - USS North Carolina
		Now moored on the Cape Fear River just across from downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, the battleship is the State's memorial to her World War II veterans, a growing museum and a major tourist attraction.
		Painted in her most distinctive Measure 32 camouflage scheme of the War, with many spaces open and interpreted for visitors, and with changing exhibits, the Battleship accurately depicts shipboard life of the period for visitors to experience.
		USS North Carolina is a National Historic Landmark.
	www.hnsa.org /ships/bbnc.htm (335 words)

	Present
		The Navy towed her in October 1996 from Wilmington, NC to Philadelphia with 0% scrapping accomplished.
		At the intervention of the newly formed USS FORREST SHERMAN DD-931 Foundation, Inc. in November 2000 the ship was given a six-month reprieve by Commander, NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND, to allow the Foundation time to submit a formal request to have the ship placed into a donation hold classification.
		As a result of the Foundation’s efforts the USS FORREST SHERMAN DD-931 was placed into a two-year donation hold status by the Chief of Naval Operation effective 1 August 2001.
	www.ussforrestsherman.org /present.htm (301 words)

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