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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.
Oklahoma (SSN-802) will be a Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy.She is to be the second vessel named for the state of Oklahoma, and the first to carry the name since the loss of the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37) during the attack on Pearl Harbor, which led to the US involvement in World War II.
USS Oklahoma wearing experimental camouflage, circa 1917. Edwin Taylor Pollock captained the USS Oklahoma from 5 July 1921 to 13 January 1922. USS Oklahoma was a battleship that served in the United States Navy from 2 May 1916, to 1 September 1944. The ship capsized and sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, but she was righted in 1943. While other ships sunk during the ...
Oklahoma was the name of one ship of the United States Navy and will be the name of a future submarine. USS Oklahoma (BB-37), a Nevada-class battleship launched in 1914 and sunk by Japanese bombers in the attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. USS Oklahoma (SSN-802), a planned Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine.
The Nevada class comprised two dreadnought battleships—Nevada and Oklahoma—built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. [a] They were significant developments in battleship design, being the first in the world to adopt "all or nothing" armor, a major step forward in armor protection because it emphasized protection optimized for long-range engagements before the Battle of Jutland ...
USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and the keel was laid down on 4 January 1984.
Oklahoma City during World War II. USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) stern with SC Seahawks c. 1945 USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) at sea c. 1945. Following shakedown, Oklahoma City transited the Panama Canal and reported to Commander Cruisers Pacific Fleet (ComCruPac) for duty, arriving at Pearl Harbor on 2 May 1945.
Ward enlisted in the United States Navy at Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 25, 1940.After basic training, he reported on board the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB-37).. When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Oklahoma took three torpedoes soon after the attack began.