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	United States Navy Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was disbanded in 1790.
		The United States went to war in 1846 against Mexico and the Navy contributed by instituting a blockade, assisting the American takeover of California, and participating in the U.S. military's first large-scale amphibious operation at Vera Cruz.
		United States naval aviation fully came of age in World War II, when it became clear following the Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the Battle of Midway that aircraft carriers and the planes that they carried had replaced the battleship as the greatest weapon on the seas.
	www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/United_States_Navy (7262 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations.
		The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigates; one of the original six, USS Constitution, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides," survives to this day.
		Current plans in the United States Navy call for keeping the battleships on the NVR until the naval surface fire support gun and missile development programs achieve operational capability, which is expected to occur sometime between 2003 and 2008.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /United_States_Navy (4272 words)

	United States Navy - dKosopedia
		Larger battleships, which were an important part of the U.S. Navy as recently as the Vietnam War, have all been retired, with the last two reserve ships taken out of service in 2005.
		Battleships were distinguished by their large naval guns which could be used for ship to ship combat or in support of ground operations.
		Also, it is worth keeping in mind that France and all other European allies of the United States would likely make their Naval forces available as part of a coalition in the event of a Naval war that involved Russia on one side and the United States on the other.
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	Battleships :: Naval
		Battleship was the name given to the most powerfully gun-armed and most heavily armored classes of warships built between the 15th and 20th centuries.
		Battleships evolved from northern European cogs, and included carracks and galleons in the 16th Century, ships of the line in the 17th and 18th centuries, broadside ironclads and Pre-Dreadnoughts in the 19th century, and Dreadnoughts in the 20th Century.
		The legend of battleship Bismarck: This site is dedicated for the living memory of battleship Bismarck and her brave sailors who died aboard during the course of Operation Rheinubung.
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	List of battleships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Four battleships of the US Navy were designated "second class battleships"; these ships were smaller and lighter than normal battleships, with an eye toward saving money; but the Navy Department preferred to save money by building a more limited number of the best battleships they could afford.
		Two battleships have been authorized to be named for Montana, but both were cancelled before commissioning.
		It has been suggested that this section be split into a new article titled Battleships of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_battleships (1595 words)

	Battleships
		The battleship Maine joined the fleet in 1895 as a "second class battleship," for during the nine years that it took for her to be completed, she was already obsolete.
		However, the Maine is perhaps one of the most famous battleships in United States history, for it is her explosion in Havana, Cuba, that led to the Spanish American War.
		At that time, the United States began what were to become known as the "fast battleships." For the United States had always favored firepower and staying power over speed.
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	BATTLESHIPS (in MARION) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Battleships and battle-cruisers, 1884-1984 : a bibliography and chronology.
		Battleships and battle cruisers, 1905-1970; with 922 side elevations, deck plans, cross sections, and detail sketches, including an introduction: Historical development of the capital ship.
		Battleships, issues arising from the explosion aboard the USS Iowa microform : statement of Frank C. Conahan, Assistant Comptroller General, National Security and International Affairs Division, before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives.
	www-catalog.cpl.org /MARION?T=BATTLESHIPS (147 words)

	Lost Battalion Games : Features : Old Salt's Journal : The Ships of Battlegroup : United ...
		All United States dreadnought battleships were named after states, a custom that went back to the naming of wooden ships of the line during the age of sail and all battleships were assigned a hull number from 1920 that was normally displayed on the hull.
		The first modern United States battleships built since the 1920s were the two North Carolinas and the four South Dakotas, all of which could manage at least 27 knots and were among the most powerful battleships in the world.
		Compared to Missouri and her sisters, only the two larger Japanese Yamato-class battleships, with their 18-inch guns and thicker armor could claim to match or excel them, although the Japanese vessels were much slower, had much inferior radar and would probably have fared poorly in a gun duel with the American behemoths.
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	United States Dreadnought Battleships
		The New Yorks reverted to triple expansion machinery as the standards for the steam turbines set by the navy were refused by the builders.
		The Coolorados were the first American battleships to mount 16" guns, the decision being influenced by the Japanese Nagatos.
		The Iowas were the ultimate in American battleship design, and have proved amongst the most military projects in history.
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	Battleships of the United States Navy (Courtesy of RateItAll.com)
		USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy.
		The keel of Illinois (BB-65), an Iowa-class battleship, was laid at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, in January, 1945.
		Louisiana was scheduled to be a Montana-class battleship in the United States Navy.
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	Category:Victorian era battleships of the United States... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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	United States
		Its beam and draft are restricted by the widest of the Soo Locks in Michigan.
		The United States had her lattice masts replaced by tripods.
		Their later refits would differ as well, with Constitution and Constellation having moderate refits, United States a far more comprehensive rebuilding to the severe damage at Pearl Harbor.
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	Wikinfo \| United States battleships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		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.
		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).
		Except for Kearsarge, named by an act of Congress, all American battleships have been named for states, and every state has had at least one battleship named for it except Alaska and Hawaii (recall that these did not become states until 1959).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=United_States_battleships (334 words)

	Syria - Relations with the United States
		The United States endorses United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, the implementation of which would entail the return of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights to Syrian control.
		In the aftermath of Israel's attack on Syrian forces in Lebanon in 1982, the United States was forced to choose between irreconcilable Israeli and Syrian ambitions in Lebanon; the administration of Ronald Reagan chose to endorse the Israeli position.
		On December 4, United States carrier-based warplanes attacked Syrian antiaircraft installations in Lebanon's Biqa Valley (two were shot down), and on December 13 and 14, United States battleships shelled Syrian positions.
	countrystudies.us /syria/67.htm (565 words)

	Lost Battalion Games : Features : Old Salt's Journal : The Ships of Battlegroup : United ...
		Prior to building BB-56 a number of ships with the Washington name served in the United States Navy, including BB-47, a never-completed member of the Colorado class battleships that was expended as a target when three-quarters completed.
		The first United States battleships built since the 1920s were the two North Carolinas.
		When launched, North Carolina and her sister ship Washington were among the most powerful battleships in the world, outclassed only by the newer and later Iowa class battleships, as they joined the fleet, and.
	www.lostbattalion.com /t-bg_Washington.aspx (444 words)

	Battleships: United States Battleships, 1935-1992 (Battleships) by Naval Institute Press
		When I was the structural project leader to direct the hull and armor redesigns for the reactivation of the Battleship NEW JERSEY at Long Beach Naval Shipyard (the planning yard for the Battleships), we used their earlier edition of this book as our general guide.
		The Naval archives were sorely lacking detailed chemical and heat treating records of the Class A and Class B armor of the Battleships.
		The only thing I have found missing from this edition is the fantastic Gibbs & Cox scheme D Battleship that was half Battleship and half Aircraft Carrier and was actually bought by the Soviet Union in WW II, but never built.
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	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States Constitution, ratified in 1789, empowered Congress "to provide and maintain a navy." Acting on this authority, Congress ordered the construction and manning of six frigatess; one of the original six, the USS Constitution, familiarly known as "Old Ironsides", survives to this day.
		Main article: History of the United States Navy The Continental Navy was established by the Continental Congress on October 13, 1775, who authorized the procurement, fitting out, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise in search of munitions ships supplying the British Army in America.
		Those naval personnel, who serve as full time crewmembers on United States Ships, are designated as being members of the Surface Warfare Community and are eligable to receive the Navy's Surface Warfare Pin.
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	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS West Virginia (BB 48)
		At 1010, while the battleship was steaming in the center of Lynnhaven Channel, the quartermaster at the wheel reported that the rudder indicator would not answer.
		The ship later won the American Defense Cup, presented by the American Defense Society to the battleship obtaining the highest merit with all guns in short-range firing, and the Spokane Cup, presented by that city's Chamber of Commerce in recognition of the battleship's scoring the highest merit with all guns at short range.
		Retiring to sea that evening, the battleship and her consorts returned the next morning to lay down heavy gunfire on Japanese installations in the vicinity of the town of Tacloban.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/wvirginia/bb48-wva.html (5863 words)

	AViosk - United States Coast Guard - BERING SEA PATROL/ALASKA BSP-AV
		The United States Coast Guard cutter Thttey fires at Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941.
		At 7:55 on the morning of December 7, 1941, the United States fleet, based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked without warning by the Japanese.
		The United States Navy battleships Arizoita, Califoritia, and Uta~t were sunk, Okialtonta capsized and four others were heavily damaged.
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		The USS Maine was among the first United States battleships to be constructed and was the first that was purely of U.S. design.
		It was a state-of-the-art battleship and a showpiece for the U.S. Navy.
		The Maine was sent to Cuba in 1898 on a "friendly" visit, arriving in Havana harbor on January 24th amidst civil and political unrest in that country as the Spanish empire was crumbling.
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	Find WWII USN Battleship Art Prints! Get results at MarkChurms.com
		World War Two United States Battlewagon, BB-38, engages Japanese kamikaze (vals) airplanes, at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, in the Pacific Theatre.
		Old Pennsy, a survivor of Pearl Harbor and Naval Unit Citation recipient, is the first of the American battleships to enter Leyte Gulf and the last to leave, after fulfilling her important role in the Philippines Campaign.
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	Battleships: United States Battleships, 1935-1992:Garzke, William H., Jr.; Dulin, Robert O., Jr.:1557501742:eCampus.com
		Part of a three-volume set on the world's battleships, this book provides a comprehensive history of all U.S. Navy battleships and battlecruisers built, designed, or projected built since the early 1930s.
		The authors offer a complete description and analysis of the tragic turret explosion aboard the USS Iowa in April 1989, with conclusions that differ from those widely reported by the media and from those officially presented by the Navy.
		For example, they cite Roosevelt as the individual responsible for the speed and endurance of the Alaska-class battleships and the design and construction of the Alaska-classbattlecruisers and for controlling the number, general characteristics, gunnery, and anti-aircraft armament of other classes as well.
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	United States Navy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States...
		These images are in the public domain and therefore are not copyrighted.....The United States Navy..
		The objective and purpose of the Navy League of the United States is to educate and motivate the American people to support our maritime capabilities, services, and personnel.
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	UNITED STATES HISTORY
		amendment to the states and it was ratified on August 18, 1920.
		Due to the conference the US scrapped 30 battleships that were on the drawing boards or under construction.
		The rise of Marcus Garvey was also paralleled by the growing political power of the Klan in local, state and national government and the by the mid-1920’s Klan membership was over 4.5 million with millions more approving of the Klans activities.
	www.emayzine.com /lectures/1920s193.htm (4180 words)

	A Brief History of U.S. Battleships
		Six battleships are now preserved as museums, the Texas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Alabama and New Jersey are located in their name states, and the Missouri is on display in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
		With the exception of the Iowa and Wisconsin, whose ultimate fate remains unknown, all of the other American battleships were either sunk as target ships or cut up for scrap.
		You may download the timeline chart below showing the service lives and histories of all U.S. Battleships is available in GIF format.
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	Amazon.com: Battleships: Axis and Neutral Battleships in World War II (Battleships): Books: William H., Jr. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Battleships: United States Battleships, 1935-1992 (Battleships) by William H., Jr.
		Unfortunately, Dulin and Garzke miss the point: the average reader with an interest in naval architecture is most likely to have technical experience with, or possesses graduate-school background, which calls for a greater depth of writing (and dedication to subject) by the author.
		This book, along with their books on Allied and US Battleships, belongs on the shelf of any wargamer or warship historian/enthusiast.
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	United States Army: 1939-45
		It was a decisive victory for the Allies with the Japanese Navy lost four carriers, three battleships and ten cruisers.
		The United States Army Air Force was now able to use the island to launch bombing attacks on Japan.
		The giant battleship, Yamato, lacking sufficient fuel for a return journey, was also sent out on a suicide mission and was sunk on 7th May.
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	History of Naval Battleships of the American Navy
		Battleships of the United States Navy from USS Texas 1892 to USS Missouri 1944.
		Dedicated pages for many of the battleships including message boards for relations of crew and photographs.
		Decommissioned and renamed San Marcos in February 1911, she was used for target practice in 1911 and 1912.
	www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk /battleships7.htm (817 words)

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