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2. Wooden boats of World War II - Wikipedia

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   Splinter fleet or Splinter navy was a nickname given to the United States wooden boats used in World War II. The boats served in many different roles during the war. These boats were built in small boatyards on the West coast and East coast, Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. They could be built quickly, in just 60 to 120 days.

3. United States Navy reserve fleets - Wikipedia

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   The James River Reserve Fleet consists of a small number of decommissioned U.S. Navy auxiliaries and warships anchored in Virginia 's James River near Newport News . The fleet originally comprised approximately 60 ships, most of which were gradually towed away for scrapping. From 2012 to 2016, among its few remaining vessels was MV Freedom Star ...

4. USS Long Beach (CGN-9) - Wikipedia

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   USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. [3] She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Long Beach, California . She was the sole member of the Long Beach -class, and the last cruiser built for the United ...

5. USS Chester (CA-27) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Chester. (CA-27) USS Chester (CA-27), off the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, after torpedo damage repairs and overhaul, 2 October 1943. USS Chester (CL/CA-27), a Northampton -class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania .

6. Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility - Wikipedia

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   A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility ( NISMF) is a facility owned by the United States Navy as a holding facility for decommissioned naval vessels, pending determination of their final fate. All ships in these facilities are inactive, but some are still on the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), while others have been struck from the register.

7. USS Columbus (CA-74) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Columbus. (CA-74) The third USS Columbus (CA-74/CG-12), a Baltimore -class heavy cruiser, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for Columbus, Ohio. She was launched on 30 November 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts; she was sponsored by Mrs. E. G. Meyers; and commissioned on 8 June 1945.