82 years ago today, on 1 December 1942, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona BB-39 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Memorial Ship at Pearl Harbor National Memorial, Honolulu, HI
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On 21 November 1950, Iowa-class battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 was commissioned for the second time, with Capt. David M. Tyree in command. Big J proceeded to the Caribbean, where she welded her crew into an efficient body which would meet the demanding requirements of the Korean War.
Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
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87 years ago today, on 27 October 1937, North Carolina-class battleship USS North Carolina BB-55 was laid down at New York Naval Shipyard.
Museum ship in Wilmington, NC
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34 years ago today, on 26 October 1990, Iowa class battleship USS Iowa BB-61 was decommissioned for the final time by her last CO Cdr. J.P. Morse.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa, San Pedro, CA
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17 January 1991, today 27 years ago USS Missouri (BB-63) launched a tomahawk missile on the first day of the Operation Desert Storm offensive against Iraq
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17 January 1950, today 68 years ago USS Missouri (BB-63) ran aground at Thimble Shoal Light, Near Old Point Comfort while sailing out of Chesapeake Bay and she remained so for several weeks
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January 9 1965, 53 years ago today, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, AL opens to the public.
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January 9 1947, 71 years ago today, South Dakota-class battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) was decommissioned by her last CO, Captain E. H. Pierce.
Picture: navsource.org
Caption: U.S. Navy ships at Seattle, Washington, on 9 January 1947. Three aircraft carriers are at Pier 91, Bunker Hill (CV-17), Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) and Essex (CV-9). Ticonderoga (CV-14) is at Pier 92. The battleships Indiana (BB-58) and Alabama (BB-60) are moored opposite of the Ticonderoga .
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January 6 1941, 77 years ago today, Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) was laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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