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Enterprise: 70-ton sloop-of-war: 10 May 1775 7 July 1777 Burned to prevent capture, 7 July 1777. This ship was not a ship of the U.S. Navy. It was captured from the British and operated on Lake Champlain by Col Benedict Arnold of the Continental Army. The Continental Navy did not operate on Lake Champlain. Enterprise (1776) 25-ton schooner ...
US Navy Ships named after US States State Currently Commissioned Formerly Commissioned Remarks Alabama: SSBN-731: BB-60, SP-1052, BB-8 Alaska: SSBN-732: CB-1 and ID-3035 were named for the Territory of Alaska, not the state Arizona: BB-39: SSN-803 authorized Arkansas: CGN-41, BB-33, BM-7: SSN-800 under construction California: SSN-781
ships named Enterprise; there is a continuing exception for this name, first used in 1775, eight ships have carried the name, including three aircraft carriers (CV-6, CVN-65 and CVN-80). USS Nimitz (CVN-68) , lead ship of her class , named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , commander of all U.S. and Allied naval forces in the Pacific theatre ...
The United States Congress authorized the construction of Texas, the second Navy ship to be named after that state, on 24 June 1910. [16] [17] Bids for Texas were accepted from 27 September to 1 December with the winning bid of $5,830,000—excluding the price of armor and armament—submitted by Newport News Shipbuilding.
1944 – Port Chicago disaster — E. A. Bryan docked in Port Chicago, California underwent massive explosions and fire while munitions were loaded. 320 people were killed and 390 were injured. 1947 – Texas City disaster — two ships' cargoes of ammonium nitrate caught fire and exploded, killing 581, more than 5,000 injured.
Even in the decades after World War I, putting ships out to pasture on the Neches was common practice, the man said. "You will see old sunken barges that 50, 60 years were parked out there, and ...
At the outset of the engagement, a friendly Navy plane dropped flares that illuminated the two American ships in the black darkness. Both ships were on fire and sinking within a few minutes. The Japanese then fired upon the men in the water, many of whom spent several days in shark-infested waters. 11 of Gregory's crew were killed.
Pages in category "Ships of the Texas Navy" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Texan brig Archer;