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2. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Oklahoma. (BB-37) 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). [1] 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 ...

3. USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) - Wikipedia

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   Oklahoma City. (SSN-723) 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.

4. Nevada-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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 Batfish (SS-310) - Wikipedia

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   USS Batfish (SS-310) in 2017. On 9 December 1971, the Navy transferred ownership of Batfish to the Oklahoma Maritime Advisory Board. The towing was divided into two phases. the first phase was a direct offshore tow from Orange to Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans. At the shipyard, Batfish was raised on steel lifting straps and cradled between ...

7. This Man Knows the Truth About Amelia Earhart. Why Doesn’t ...

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   Gillespie never intended, though, to search for one of the most famous pilots of all time. Like many people, he had believed that on a long flight around the world, Amelia Earhart and her copilot ...