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  2. List of battleships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    Maine and Texas were part of the "New Navy" program of the 1880s. Texas and BB-1 to BB-4 were authorized as "coast defense battleships", but Maine was ordered as an armored cruiser and was only re-rated as a "second class battleship" when she turned out too slow to be a cruiser.

  3. USS Chicago (CA-29) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago continued to operate out of San Pedro until 29 September 1940, when she sailed to Pearl Harbor. [4] During the next 14 months, Chicago operated out of Pearl Harbor, exercising with various task forces to develop tactics and cruising formations, and cruising to Australia and to the west coast. [4] USS Chicago docked in Brisbane, March 1941

  4. List of museum ships of the United States military - Wikipedia

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    USS Utah: United States Hawaii: Pearl Harbor: United States. 1909 Florida-class battleship Battleship: USS Utah Memorial, Sunken wreck USS Washtenaw County: United States Oregon: Rainier: United States: 1952 LST: Landing Ship, Tank: Preservation status on hold [55] USS Wisconsin: United States Virginia: Norfolk: United States: 1943 Iowa class ...

  5. USS Chicago - Wikipedia

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    USS Chicago (CA-29) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser commissioned in 1931 and active in World War II, until lost at the Battle of Rennell Island in January 1943. USS Chicago (CA-136) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, commissioned in 1945; later converted to an Albany-class guided missile cruiser and redesignated CG-11, then struck in 1984.

  6. BatDiv - Wikipedia

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    Before the Second World War, the U.S. Navy battleship force was organized into five Battleship Divisions of three battleships each. Only two of these BATDIVs were composed of three battleships of the same class, but mixing battleships of separate two-ship classes to form three-ship BATDIVs was facilitated by the "Standard type battleship" concept of the US Navy, a design concept developed ...

  7. How do I activate my AARP membership? - AOL Help

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    With your complimentary 2-year membership, you’ll receive discounts on dining, travel, and personal health and get deals on dental, hearing, and cell phone plans. If you’re already an AARP member we’ll add two additional years to your current membership, be sure to enroll through AOL to receive this complimentary benefit.

  8. List of Allied ships at the Japanese surrender - Wikipedia

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    These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). The only two US vessels present at both the Pearl Harbor attack and Tokyo Bay surrender were the USS West Virginia and the USS ...

  9. Squadron of Evolution - Wikipedia

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    The squadron was composed of the protected cruisers USS Atlanta, USS Boston, USS Chicago, and dispatch boats USS Dolphin and USS Yorktown. Yorktown′s sister ships USS Bennington and USS Concord joined the squadron in 1891. [1] Rear Admiral John G. Walker served as its Commander with Chicago as his flagship.