The official web site for the USS North Carolina Battleship Memorial located in Wilmington, North Carolina. Contains the history of all United States ships called North Carolina. North Carolina World War II memorial. In depth history of USS North Carolina, BB-55, and her participation in WWII. Complete list of officers and crew. Pictures and diagrams of the physical structure of a battleship.

The most decorated ship of the Second World War, Enterprise changed the very course of a war she seemed to have been expressly created for.

Air Group 4 During World War II - Casablanca to Tokyo ...

The Rock USS Rocky Mount (AGC-3) The USS Rocky Mount was an amphibious assault command ship. This class of ship was created when it was realized that combat ships did not have the facilities to handle the large number of officers and staff required to orchestrate invasions. Although the Rock looked like the supply ship she was laid out as, she was a front-line command post with the most modern ...

The United States Navy A Brief History of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Part IIa The War Years (1941-1942) Sources: United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1970 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships All images below are hyperlinked to larger images for better viewing. All images are official Navy photographs. Dec. 7, 1941 - Carrier aircraft of the Japanese Imperial Navy launched a devastating ...

U.S.S. KEARNY FIRST TO COME, LAST TO GO! DD-432 TORPEDOED : OCTOBER 17, 1941 A ship's place in the Line is not set By the weight of her broadside, The spread of her sails, nor The strength of her scantlings, But by the heart of those who sail in her! If you or a family member served on the U.S.S. Kearny, please read and sign the guestbook ! ! ! ! Read The Guestbook Sign The Guestbook U.S.S.

Welcome to the USS AARON WARD (DM 34) HOME PORT (click on image to enter site) ...

Table of Contents for the revised version (1999) of 'The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II', by Robert J. Cressman, Contemporary History Branch, Naval Historical Center.

This site is dedicated to the LSM-215 and her crew members.

USS FROST DE-144 C The small destroyer twice as deadly. lick here to add your text. C DESTROYER ESCORT MOTTO lick here to . Cl USS FROST (wake) with CORTDIV13 1944 North Atlantic. ick here to add your text. USS FROST comming along side USS CROATAN for amo fuel 1944 North Atlantic. Click here to add your text. S Shipmates Leary, Kerrigan and Musumeci on FROST fantail - Pacific - 1945 Click here ...

USS SIGSBEE DD-502 KAMIKAZE SURVIVOR OF W.W. II In Desron 25 1943 TO 1945 April 14, 1945 - Action II . Machine gun fire was apparently hitting . (the ZEKE KAMIKAZE) . flames appeared from the plane about 75 yards out before it banked to the right and crashed into the fantail ! The tinted photo above courtesy of Mary Zimmerman In memory of her brother Gerald P. Keller KIA April 14, ...

U.S.S. Knox (APA-46) The U.S.S. Knox was a Bayfield Class Attack Transport built (construction date unknown) at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula Miss.. Aquired by the Navy and commissioned USS Knox (APA-46), 4 March 1944 and decommissioned, 14 March 1946. USS Knox Ship Photos USS Knox Landing Craft Photos Commissioning Ceremony Crew Photos Life aboard the USS Knox Story of a Lady USS Knox ...

Welcome Aboard The World War II Aircraft Carrier USS Independence CVL-22 Reunion Groups Website Independence Class Light Carrier Displacement: 11, 000 tons Length: 622'6 Beam: 71'6 Draft: 26' Speed: 32 kts. Armament: 2 Quad, 8 Dual 40 MM AA, 16 Single 20 MM AA - 33 Aircraft Complement: 1569 Built at New York S.B. Corp. and commissioned 14 January 1943 This Site Is Best Viewed At 1024x768 With A ...