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USS Honolulu (CL-48) of the United States Navy was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser active in the Pacific War (World War II). Honolulu was launched in 1937 and commissioned in 1938. . She was the only cruiser to survive the Battle of Tassafaronga undamag
USS Honolulu (SSN-718), was a Los Angeles-class submarine, and the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Honolulu, Hawaii.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 10 November 1981.
USS Honolulu (CL-48), a light cruiser in commission from 1938 from 1947 USS Honolulu (SSN-718) , a submarine in commission from 1985 to 2007 List of ships with the same or similar names
The Brooklyn-class design was a further refinement of the New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that preceded it. [2] The desire for the Brooklyns arose from the London Naval Treaty of 1930, which limited the construction of heavy cruisers, i.e., ships carrying guns with calibers between 6.1 and 8 inches (155 and 203 mm).
The US Navy WAVES were stationed at Naval Air Station Honolulu with their own quarters. Naval Air Station Honolulu support the largest seaplane, Martin JRM Mars. [50] The US Navy used Martin JRM Mars for cargo from San Francisco Bay starting 23 January 1944. [51] [52] The Martin JRM Mars service continued until 1956. In 1946 Airfield was ...
Honolulu: CL-48 Minor damage from a bomb near miss Moored at berth B-21, Navy Yard, with St. Louis outboard St. Louis: CL-49 Minor bullet hits Moored outboard of Honolulu at Berth B-21, Navy Yard, Helena: CL-50 Seriously damaged, repaired by mid-1942 at Mare Island: Moored at berth B-2 Naval station with Oglala: Allen: DD-66 Undamaged
The first USS Honolulu (ID-1843) was a cargo ship that served in the United States Navy probably from 1918 to 1919.. Honolulu was built as SS Setos by Armstrong Whitworth Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1905 on Order of the Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft Kosmos, a shipping company with lines from Germany to the west coast of South and North America. 1914 she searched for shelter ...
English: Three polar bears approach the starboard bow of the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Honolulu while surfaced 280 miles from the North Pole.Sighted by a lookout from the bridge (sail) of the submarine, the bears investigated the boat for almost 2 hours before leaving.