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USS New Jersey Battle Ship More Info
1943-1991 A Giant among Ships: The odyssey of the USS New Jersey, from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. Laid down at Philadelphia Navy Yard in September 1940, New Jersey (BB 62) was the second of the mighty Iowas, the biggest, fastest battleships the US Navy ever had, with the most powerful...- John A Silkstone
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USS Leyte Gulf Cruiser
1986 USS LEYTE GULF. Named after the scene of two sea battles between the Japanese and American fleets in World War I the Leyte Gulf (CGS5) of the Ticonderoga class was laid down in 1985, launched in 1986 and commissioned in 1987.- John A Silkstone
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USS Vincennes Cruiser
1984 USS VINCENNES. An Aegis guided-missile cruiser, USS Vincennes was the third ship of the Ticonderoga class, the most powerful anti-aircraft ships afloat. THE US NAVYS AEGIS SHIPS The Aegis system mated very powerful computers and radar systems with a new generation of missiles, and...- John A Silkstone
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USS Biddle Cruiser
1965 USS BIDDLE. Last of the nine ships of the Belknap class, originally categorised as destroyer leaders - big, fast ships intended primarily to defend the fleet carriers from air attack. THE BELKNAP CLASS he Belknaps were intended, originally, to be cheaper alternatives to the Charles F...- John A Silkstone
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USS Baltimore Cruiser
1942 USS BALTIMORE .The class of 18 ships laid down between 1941 and 1945 of which USS Baltimore was the leader was to have a long life, many serving as flagships and fire support ships during the Vietnam War. THE BALTIMORE CLASS In all the class contained 14 identical ships and four which...- John A Silkstone
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USS Detroit Cruiser
1922 USS DETROIT. One of the ten-strong Omaha class of scouting cruisers, begun in the last year of the First World War to make good a deficit in the US Navy amongst ships of this type. THE OMAHA CLASS In 1916 the US Congress passed a huge Navy Bill, one product of which was the Omaha...- John A Silkstone
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USS Tennessee ACR10
The Tennessee-class cruisers were four armored cruisers built for the United States Navy between 1903 and 1906. Their main armament of four 10-inch (254 mm) guns in twin turrets was the heaviest carried by any American armored cruiser. (USS Maine, which had been designated an armored cruiser...- John A Silkstone
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USS Philadelphia Cruiser
1888 USS PHILADELPHIA. Originally rigged as a three-masted schooner, Philadelphia had a very short active career, spending most of her life as a receiving ship in Puget Sound Navy Yard. DESIGNED IN GREAT BRITAIN The United States New Navy, created in 1883, had a singular lack of success...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Achilles Cruiser
1932 HMS Achilles. One of the five Leander-class light cruisers constructed during the early 1930s for the Royal Navy.- John A Silkstone
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HMS Newcastle Cruiser
1936 HMS NEWCASTLE A member of a five-strong class of large light cruisers, the first such ships constructed for the Royal Navy under Treaty rules, which entered service in 1937. THE SOUTHAMPTON CLASS In 1933, the Admiralty began work on a new class of 6in (152mm)-gun cruiser. These were...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Belfast Cruiser
1938 HMS BELFAST The new cruiser HMS Belfast was almost sunk in the first month of World War II but survived and subsequently took part in the Battle of the North Cape and the D-Day landings. FACING A NEW THREAT In the early 1930s the Royal Navy, alarmed by a new class of powerful light...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Exeter Cruiser
1929 HMS EXETER. One of the most celebrated British war ships of the Second World War, thanks to her heroic role in the fight with the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spec off the mouth of the River Plate in 1939. A UNIQUE SHIP HMS Exeter she was in a class of her own was...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Devonshire Cruiser
1927 HMS DEVONSHIRE One of the second class of cruisers to be completed for the Royal Navy during the life of the Washington Treaty, HMS Devonshire was typical of the period - a long, lean ship with powerful engines and armament but very little protection. THE LONDON CLASS Designed in...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Cornwall Cruiser
1926 HMS CORNWALL Cornwall belonged to the seven- ship Kent class of heavy cruisers, which were the first cruisers to be built for the Royal Navy after the Washington Naval Conference of 1922 and abided by the limits agreed there. THE HEAVY TREATY CRUISERS The Washington Treaty limited...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Birkenhead Cruiser
1915 HMS BIRKENHEAD One of a pair of light cruisers originally ordered by the Greek government just prior to the outbreak of the First World War, but taken over by the Royal Navy while still incomplete in 1915. THE BIRKENHEAD CLASS After Greece beat Turkey in the Balkan War of 1912, there...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Caroline Cruiser
1914 HMS CAROLINE In the period immediately before World War I, nearly 40 light cruisers were laid down for the Royal Navy. They were designed to operate near to their home ports, in particular in the North Sea, and were quite small - smaller than one of todays frigates. THE CRUISER...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Southamton Cruiser
1912 HMS SOUTHAMPTON One of a class of six light cruisers built for the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, mainly under the 1911 construction programme, which were to prove very successful during the First World War. THE CHATHAM CLASS The first class of light cruisers built in Britain...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Hampshire Cruiser
1903 HMS HAMPSHIRE. One of a class of six First Class Armoured Cruisers constructed for the Royal Navy during the transitionary period in the first decade of the 20th century. THE DEVONSHIRE CLASS Built under the Admiraltys 1901/02 Programme, these were the first First Class Cruisers built...- John A Silkstone
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HMS Aboukir Cruiser
Year 1900, HMS ABOUKIR. A member of the six-strong Cressy class of armoured cruisers, constructed for the Royal Navy during the last two years of the 19th century. THE CRESSY CLASS The years around the turn of the 19th century were a period of tremendous innovation. The Cressys, for...- John A Silkstone
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USS Normandy
US Navy - cruiser USS Normandy.- mineman65
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