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2. German battleship Scharnhorst - Wikipedia

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   [41] [42] Acasta also hit Scharnhorst ' s forward superfiring turret with her 4.7-inch QF guns, which did negligible damage. The torpedo hit caused serious damage; it tore a hole 14 by 6 m (15.3 by 6.6 yd) and allowed 2,500 t (2,500 long tons; 2,800 short tons) of water into the ship. The rear (Caesar) turret was disabled and 48 men were killed.

3. King George V-class battleship (1939) - Wikipedia

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   Inboard of the final void space was an armoured bulkhead which varied in thickness from 1.5 in (37 mm) over the machinery spaces to 1.75 inch (44 mm) abreast of the magazines. This bulkhead formed the "holding bulkhead" and it was designed to resist the residual blast effects from the torpedo hit.

4. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Wikipedia

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   USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy, notable for being the first American class of oil-burning dreadnoughts. Commissioned in 1916, the ship served in World War I as a part of Battleship Division Six , protecting Allied convoys on their way across the Atlantic.

5. USS Texas (BB-35) - Wikipedia

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   Designated NHL. 8 December 1976 [3] USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston and former United States Navy New York -class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned on 12 March 1914. [4][5] Texas served in Mexican waters following the "Tampico Incident" but saw no action there, and made numerous sorties into the North ...

6. USS Midway (CV-41) - Wikipedia

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   USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.Commissioned eight days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest warship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal.

7. List of World War II vessel types of the United States

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   Any cargo too heavy for the vessel's gear to lift is handled by a 60-ton floating crane. B Barge or Lorcha. BB Balloon Barge. BBP Balloon Barrage Leader. BC Cargo Barge (Med. 110'-130') BCS Cargo Barge (Sm. 45' - 60') BCL Cargo Barge (Large - 210' or more) BD Derrick and Crane Barges. BDP Pontoon Derrick Barge.