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USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) is a Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Pearl Harbor , where World War II began for the United States. Pearl Harbor was laid down on 27 January 1995, by the Avondale Shipyards , New Orleans, La. ; launched on 24 February 1996; and commissioned on 30 May 1998.
Suffered bomb damage, repaired San Diego, back to Pearl Harbor by January 13, 1942 moored in berth X-22 Tangier: AV-8 Minor damage by several bomb near-misses berthed at F-10, Ford Island, with ship's head bearing 230° true; Utah moored at F-11 directly astern; Raleigh at F-12 Avocet: AVP-4 Undamaged moored at berth F-1, Naval Air Station Dock
The USS San Diego (CL-53) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, commissioned just after the US entry into World War II, and active throughout the Pacific theater. Armed with 16 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal DP anti-aircraft guns and 16 Bofors 40 mm AA guns, the Atlanta -class cruisers had one of the heaviest anti-aircraft ...
Dec. 7—The USS Pearl Harbor stopped in its namesake port this weekend as it concluded a Pacific deployment—its last for awhile as the ship prepares for a round of repairs and upgrades. The USS ...
Dec. 7, 1941, began as a typical Sunday morning, as sailors on the USS Arizona, West Virginia, Oklahoma, California, Nevada and other American military ships at Pearl Harbor prepared for church ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 105 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the United States Pacific Fleet, consisting of over 50 ships and over 150 tenant commands. The base is composed of 13 piers stretched over 1,600 acres (650 ha) of land and 326 acres (132 ha) of water. [ 1 ]
Sailors walk amongst the wreckage of the American destroyers USS Cassin and USS Downes after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The battleship USS Pennsylvania is ...