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The gradual righting and raising of USS Oklahoma, BB-37. It took 8 months to prepare the wreck to be righted, five weeks to actually roll her back upright, and more than four months to get her afloat again.
The final picture is probably the most famous photo of her -- her partially-stripped hulk moored alongside the USS Wisconsin, BB-64, showing how much battleships had evolved in 30 years.
Of the nearly 1400 men aboard her the morning of December, 429 died. It's nothing less than miraculous that over 2/3 of her crew survived.
The gradual righting and raising of USS Oklahoma, BB-37. It took 8 months to prepare the wreck to be righted, five weeks to actually roll her back upright, and more than four months to get her afloat again.
The final picture is probably the most famous photo of her -- her partially-stripped hulk moored alongside the USS Wisconsin, BB-64, showing how much battleships had evolved in 30 years.
Of the nearly 1400 men aboard her the morning of December, 429 died. It's nothing less than miraculous that over 2/3 of her crew survived.
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USS Intrepid (CVA-11) during her SCB-27C modernization at Newport News Shipbuilding, circa 1953
USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) at sea in July 1960 with various aircraft of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 54 (CVSG-54) on deck. Visible are four Douglas AD-5W Skyraider AEW-aircraft of VAW-12 Det. 34 "Bats", several Sikorsky HSS Seabat helicopters of HS-5 "Nightdippers" and numerous Grumman S2F Tracker anti-submarine aircraft of VS-22 "Checkmates" and VS-32 "Norsemen".
USS Ranger in 1972, USS Ranger's (CVA-61) air group for her 1972-3 WESTPAC and Vietnam cruise (November 16, 1972 to June 23, 1973). The air group on board at the time was Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2).
USS Intrepid (CVA-11) during her SCB-27C modernization at Newport News Shipbuilding, circa 1953
USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) at sea in July 1960 with various aircraft of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 54 (CVSG-54) on deck. Visible are four Douglas AD-5W Skyraider AEW-aircraft of VAW-12 Det. 34 "Bats", several Sikorsky HSS Seabat helicopters of HS-5 "Nightdippers" and numerous Grumman S2F Tracker anti-submarine aircraft of VS-22 "Checkmates" and VS-32 "Norsemen".
USS Ranger in 1972, USS Ranger's (CVA-61) air group for her 1972-3 WESTPAC and Vietnam cruise (November 16, 1972 to June 23, 1973). The air group on board at the time was Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2).
- VF-21 flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
- VF-154 flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II
- VA-25 flying the Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II
- VA-113 flying the Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II
- VA-145 flying the Grumman A-6A, A-6B & KA-6D Intruder
- RVAH-5 flying the North American RA-5C Vigilante
- VAW-lll Det 1 flying the Grumman E-lB Tracer
- VAQ-130 Det 4 flying the Douglas EKA-3B Skywarrior
- HC-1 Det 1 flying the Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King
- HC-7 Det 110 flying the Sikorsky HH-3A Sea Mother (not aboard for entire deployment)
- VQ-1 Det flying the Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior (not aboard for entire deployment
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Upper deck of USS LSM(R)-188 (Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)) off Charleston, S.C., 4 December 1944
In September 1944 USN designers applied rocket mounts to the Landing Ship, Medium (LSM) and in October the Pacific Fleet asked for twelve of the rocket ships. This created the largest of the rocket equipped fire support ships to appear in the war, the Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket LSM(R).
Twelve of the ships, numbered 188 to 199 were ordered. A standard LSM was converted into the new fire support ship. The standard LSM came with a large, open well. The well was decked over to provide three ammunition-handling rooms, each with two magazines. Rocket engines and warheads were stored separately and were assembled in the handling rooms. The assembled 5-Inch rockets were then passed by hand to the deck for loading. On deck an extensive series of rocket launch rails covered most open area. There were 75 four rail Mk 36 rocket launchers and 30 six rail Mk 30 launchers. This total of 480 5-inch rockets could be launched within 30 seconds to provide area saturation bombardment. The ships were also equipped with one 5-inch/38 gun in an enclosed mount, two single 40mm guns and three 20mm Oerlikons.
The range of the fin-stabilized rocket was 4,000 yards. Since the rocket was completely unguided, the USN relied on overwhelming quantity rather than accuracy for support. The target area and ballistic trajectory of the rocket was used to determine from where the rockets would be launched. The LSM(R) would anchor in the required spot necessary to achieve support coverage, by aiming the ship. Although the ship could provide a huge volume of fire almost instantaneously, there was a weakness. Since all 480 launchers were hand loaded, it took 2 ½ hours to reload the launchers. The last four ships, numbers 196-199, were modified to provide 85 Mk 51 automatic rocket launchers that fired spin stabilized rockets with a range of 5,250 yards. Each launcher held 12 rockets for a total of 1,020, which could be fired in a span of one minute. The rails were no longer in a fixed position and could be trained at different angles and elevations. Reload time with this system dropped to 45 minutes for the first reload and then subsequent reloads every 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Upper deck of USS LSM(R)-188 (Landing Ship Medium (Rocket)) off Charleston, S.C., 4 December 1944
In September 1944 USN designers applied rocket mounts to the Landing Ship, Medium (LSM) and in October the Pacific Fleet asked for twelve of the rocket ships. This created the largest of the rocket equipped fire support ships to appear in the war, the Landing Ship, Medium, Rocket LSM(R).
Twelve of the ships, numbered 188 to 199 were ordered. A standard LSM was converted into the new fire support ship. The standard LSM came with a large, open well. The well was decked over to provide three ammunition-handling rooms, each with two magazines. Rocket engines and warheads were stored separately and were assembled in the handling rooms. The assembled 5-Inch rockets were then passed by hand to the deck for loading. On deck an extensive series of rocket launch rails covered most open area. There were 75 four rail Mk 36 rocket launchers and 30 six rail Mk 30 launchers. This total of 480 5-inch rockets could be launched within 30 seconds to provide area saturation bombardment. The ships were also equipped with one 5-inch/38 gun in an enclosed mount, two single 40mm guns and three 20mm Oerlikons.
The range of the fin-stabilized rocket was 4,000 yards. Since the rocket was completely unguided, the USN relied on overwhelming quantity rather than accuracy for support. The target area and ballistic trajectory of the rocket was used to determine from where the rockets would be launched. The LSM(R) would anchor in the required spot necessary to achieve support coverage, by aiming the ship. Although the ship could provide a huge volume of fire almost instantaneously, there was a weakness. Since all 480 launchers were hand loaded, it took 2 ½ hours to reload the launchers. The last four ships, numbers 196-199, were modified to provide 85 Mk 51 automatic rocket launchers that fired spin stabilized rockets with a range of 5,250 yards. Each launcher held 12 rockets for a total of 1,020, which could be fired in a span of one minute. The rails were no longer in a fixed position and could be trained at different angles and elevations. Reload time with this system dropped to 45 minutes for the first reload and then subsequent reloads every 1 ½ to 2 hours.
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HMS Tabard passes Fort St. Angelo as she enters Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta with HMS Vanguard in the background, late 1940's-early 1950's
Light fleet carrier HMS Ocean at speed about to catapult her aircraft for a raid on Pyongyang, 11 July 1952
HMS Tabard passes Fort St. Angelo as she enters Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta with HMS Vanguard in the background, late 1940's-early 1950's
Light fleet carrier HMS Ocean at speed about to catapult her aircraft for a raid on Pyongyang, 11 July 1952
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USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) passes through the Straits of Magellan en route to Punte Arenas, Chile, on 1 July 1990, during exercise "Unitas XXXI", a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations.
August 5, 1991: USS Independence CV-62 passing Point Loma departing San Diego for her new homeport Yokosuka, Japan
USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) passes through the Straits of Magellan en route to Punte Arenas, Chile, on 1 July 1990, during exercise "Unitas XXXI", a combined exercise involving the naval forces of the United States and nine South American nations.
August 5, 1991: USS Independence CV-62 passing Point Loma departing San Diego for her new homeport Yokosuka, Japan
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predreadnought Hatsuse. Built by Armstrong Whitworth of Elswick she was completed in 1901. She sank on the 15th of May 1904 after striking two Russian mines off Port Arthur.
predreadnought Hatsuse. Built by Armstrong Whitworth of Elswick she was completed in 1901. She sank on the 15th of May 1904 after striking two Russian mines off Port Arthur.
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Submarine Uebi Scebeli was an Adua-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s.
At 6:30 on June 29, 1940, while cruising surfaced on her way to the assigned area of operation, Uebi Scebeli had spotted three British destroyers HMS Dainty, HMS Defender and HMS Ilex, part of a screening "Force C" during Operation "MA3" (protection for British convoy traffic from Malta and Greece to Egypt).
Uebi Scebeli had to make a quick dive to periscope depth, and tried to launch an attack, but it was detected by the British destroyers, and was heavily bombarded with depth charges that caused serious damage. Two other destroyers HMS Decoy (H75), and HMAS Voyager (D31) from "Force C" joined in. Due to sustained heavy damage, the crew had to scuttle the submarine at approximately 7:00 in the position 35°29′N 20°06′E.
The crew managed to throw overboard most of the secret documents, but some of them were retrieved by the British, including a copy of the Sommergibili Italiani SM 19/S code book. All crew members were rescued and captured by the British.
Submarine Uebi Scebeli was an Adua-class submarine built for the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during the 1930s.
At 6:30 on June 29, 1940, while cruising surfaced on her way to the assigned area of operation, Uebi Scebeli had spotted three British destroyers HMS Dainty, HMS Defender and HMS Ilex, part of a screening "Force C" during Operation "MA3" (protection for British convoy traffic from Malta and Greece to Egypt).
Uebi Scebeli had to make a quick dive to periscope depth, and tried to launch an attack, but it was detected by the British destroyers, and was heavily bombarded with depth charges that caused serious damage. Two other destroyers HMS Decoy (H75), and HMAS Voyager (D31) from "Force C" joined in. Due to sustained heavy damage, the crew had to scuttle the submarine at approximately 7:00 in the position 35°29′N 20°06′E.
The crew managed to throw overboard most of the secret documents, but some of them were retrieved by the British, including a copy of the Sommergibili Italiani SM 19/S code book. All crew members were rescued and captured by the British.
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HMS Sussex in Sydney Harbour during the visit of the Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry, in 1934. The photograph was taken from Fort Denison during the vessel's arrival on 22 Nov. 1934.
C-Class light cruiser HMS Curacoa after conversion to an AA cruiser. On the 2nd of October 1942 whilst escorting RMS Queen Mary North of Ireland and performing an evasive zigzag pattern she collided with and was cut in half by the liner with the loss off 337 of her crew.
HMS Sussex in Sydney Harbour during the visit of the Duke of Gloucester, Prince Henry, in 1934. The photograph was taken from Fort Denison during the vessel's arrival on 22 Nov. 1934.
C-Class light cruiser HMS Curacoa after conversion to an AA cruiser. On the 2nd of October 1942 whilst escorting RMS Queen Mary North of Ireland and performing an evasive zigzag pattern she collided with and was cut in half by the liner with the loss off 337 of her crew.
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HMS Raleigh was one of five Hawkins-class heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War, although the ship was not completed until 1921. She was assigned to the North America and West Indies Station when she commissioned and often served as a flagship. After visiting ports in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and both coasts of the United States and Canada in 1921–1922, Raleigh ran aground off Newfoundland in August 1922 with the loss of a dozen crewmen. The ship was partially salvaged in place and was demolished with explosives in 1926, although she remains a diveable wreck in very shallow water.
On 8 August, 1922 Raleigh was bound for Forteau, Labrador, from Hawke's Bay, Newfoundland, and she entered a heavy fog in the Strait of Belle Isle en route. The ship ran aground at L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland, that afternoon, 15 minutes after entering the fog. She did not strike with much force, but the strong wind quickly blew her stern onto the rocks, which pounded multiple holes in the hull and gave her an eight-degree list. A dozen sailors died from drowning and hypothermia as the crew abandoned ship. Many men were able to find shelter ashore while the others lit fires to stay warm.
They returned to the ship the following morning to evaluate the ship's condition and to recover personal belongings, only to find a 260-foot-long (79 m) gash in the hull and most personal items ruined by leaking fuel oil. The light cruisers Capetown and Calcutta arrived later that day and fed the crewmen. In the bad weather little could be done immediately and many of the survivors were marched to Forteau to be transported back to Britain. The 18,481-gross register ton (GRT) Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of France arrived on 10 August to load the crewmen, but her captain refused to do so as he did not have enough provisions for all the men. They had to wait several more days before the brand-new 16,402 GRT ocean liner SS Montrose arrived. Several hundred men were kept back to salvage Raleigh and to protect the wreck from locals intent on the same task. It was stripped of everything useful and the wreck was abandoned in place, still upright. Shortly after their return to the UK, Bromley and his navigator were both court martialled and found negligent in their duty; they were severely reprimanded and dismissed their ship. Their careers over, both men requested retirement.
Embarrassed by the sight of the apparently intact Raleigh visible to every passing ship, the Board of Admiralty deemed the wreck a hazard to shipping in 1926 and ordered it to be re-floated. A survey found that this was impossible and the captains of Capetown and Calcutta were ordered to remove as much as possible from the wreck and then demolish the remains so that it was unrecognisable. The crew of the former ship carried out the first task and the latter's crew blew Raleigh's remains apart using depth charges under the command of Captain Andrew Cunningham over five days beginning on 23 September.
Cunningham's men made no effort to recover the pieces of the ship and remains are still plentiful. Royal Canadian Navy dive teams were forced to visit the site in 2003 and 2005 to remove live 7.5-inch ammunition, although there were reports of shells still visible as of 2016
HMS Raleigh was one of five Hawkins-class heavy cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War, although the ship was not completed until 1921. She was assigned to the North America and West Indies Station when she commissioned and often served as a flagship. After visiting ports in the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico and both coasts of the United States and Canada in 1921–1922, Raleigh ran aground off Newfoundland in August 1922 with the loss of a dozen crewmen. The ship was partially salvaged in place and was demolished with explosives in 1926, although she remains a diveable wreck in very shallow water.
On 8 August, 1922 Raleigh was bound for Forteau, Labrador, from Hawke's Bay, Newfoundland, and she entered a heavy fog in the Strait of Belle Isle en route. The ship ran aground at L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland, that afternoon, 15 minutes after entering the fog. She did not strike with much force, but the strong wind quickly blew her stern onto the rocks, which pounded multiple holes in the hull and gave her an eight-degree list. A dozen sailors died from drowning and hypothermia as the crew abandoned ship. Many men were able to find shelter ashore while the others lit fires to stay warm.
They returned to the ship the following morning to evaluate the ship's condition and to recover personal belongings, only to find a 260-foot-long (79 m) gash in the hull and most personal items ruined by leaking fuel oil. The light cruisers Capetown and Calcutta arrived later that day and fed the crewmen. In the bad weather little could be done immediately and many of the survivors were marched to Forteau to be transported back to Britain. The 18,481-gross register ton (GRT) Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of France arrived on 10 August to load the crewmen, but her captain refused to do so as he did not have enough provisions for all the men. They had to wait several more days before the brand-new 16,402 GRT ocean liner SS Montrose arrived. Several hundred men were kept back to salvage Raleigh and to protect the wreck from locals intent on the same task. It was stripped of everything useful and the wreck was abandoned in place, still upright. Shortly after their return to the UK, Bromley and his navigator were both court martialled and found negligent in their duty; they were severely reprimanded and dismissed their ship. Their careers over, both men requested retirement.
Embarrassed by the sight of the apparently intact Raleigh visible to every passing ship, the Board of Admiralty deemed the wreck a hazard to shipping in 1926 and ordered it to be re-floated. A survey found that this was impossible and the captains of Capetown and Calcutta were ordered to remove as much as possible from the wreck and then demolish the remains so that it was unrecognisable. The crew of the former ship carried out the first task and the latter's crew blew Raleigh's remains apart using depth charges under the command of Captain Andrew Cunningham over five days beginning on 23 September.
Cunningham's men made no effort to recover the pieces of the ship and remains are still plentiful. Royal Canadian Navy dive teams were forced to visit the site in 2003 and 2005 to remove live 7.5-inch ammunition, although there were reports of shells still visible as of 2016
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USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) operating off Okinawa in July 1945. Photographed from the USS Essex (CV-9), with a TBF aircraft parked in the foreground. Iowa class battleship in distance.
USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103) operating off Okinawa in July 1945. Photographed from the USS Essex (CV-9), with a TBF aircraft parked in the foreground. Iowa class battleship in distance.
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