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2. USS Birmingham (CL-62) - Wikipedia

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   Conning Tower: 5 in (127 mm) Aircraft carried. 4 × floatplanes. Aviation facilities. 2 × stern catapults. USS Birmingham (CL-62) was a Cleveland -class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn -class cruisers, the size of which had been ...

3. USS Birmingham (CL-2) - Wikipedia

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   2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. USS Birmingham (CS-2/CL-2), named for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, was a Chester -class scout cruiser, reclassified a light cruiser in 1920. Entering service in 1908, the ship became known for the first airplane takeoff from a ship in history in 1910. During World War I, Birmingham escorted convoys across ...

4. USS Birmingham - Wikipedia

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   USS Birmingham (CL-2), was a light cruiser in service from 1908 to 1923. USS Birmingham (CL-62), was a light cruiser commissioned in 1943, involved in heavy fighting in the Pacific War, and decommissioned in 1946. USS Birmingham (SSN-695), was a Los Angeles -class nuclear attack submarine in service from 1978 to 1997.

5. Cruiser bicycle - Wikipedia

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   Schwinn advertisement from 1946. A cruiser bicycle, also known as a beach cruiser or (formerly) motobike, is a bicycle that usually combines balloon tires, an upright seating posture, a single-speed drivetrain, and straightforward steel construction with expressive styling. Cruisers are popular among casual bicyclists and vacationers because ...

6. USS Dayton (CL-105) - Wikipedia

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   Dayton. (CL-105) USS Dayton was a Cleveland -class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier Brooklyn -class cruisers, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty. The start of the war led to the dissolution of the treaty system ...

7. USS Alabama (SSBN-731) - Wikipedia

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   Armament. MK-48 torpedoes. 20 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles. USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio -class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, and the seventh United States vessel to be named for the state of Alabama. The boat's motto duplicates the state's motto, Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere ("We dare defend our rights").

8. List of power stations in Alabama - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Alabama, sorted by type and name. In 2021, Alabama had a total summer capacity of 28,911 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 144,967 GWh. [ 2 ]

9. Lauderdale County, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Lauderdale County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2020 census the population was 93,564. [2] Its county seat is Florence. [3] Its name is in honor of Colonel James Lauderdale, of Tennessee. Lauderdale is part of the Florence- Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, also known as "The ...