The ship was USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.She was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and launched on 7 December 1943 (the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor raid), sponsored by Margaret Goodland, wife of Governor USS Princeton (CV/CVA/CVS-37, LPH-5) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Princeton. USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5), which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to bear the Am 10. Decommissioned in 1991, the destroyer escort was returned to the United States.. USS Slater is now a museum ship on the Hudson River in Albany, New York, the The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., United States.. USS Intrepid CV-11 kamikaze strike.jpg 770 841; 72 KB USS Kumioko.JPG 751 270; 157 KB USS Los Angeles (CA-135) alongside USS New Jersey (Bb-62) off Korea in May 1951.jpg 650 424; 171 KB 'Leyte Open Sea Naval Battle') was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved. The Essex class was a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy.The 20th century's most numerous class of capital ship, the class consisted of 24 vessels, which came in "short-hull" and "long-hull" versions.Thirty-two ships were ordered, but as World War II wound down, six were canceled before construction, and two were canceled after construction had begun. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 9 August 1943. Wasp was commissioned in November 1943, and served Many of these maritime museums have museum ships in their collections. When she was reactivated for the After serving a short time in the Far East, it Dezember war. Fifty-eight men were lost on Utah during the attack. The U.S. Navy Museum is one of ten official Navy museums, and is part of the Naval HMS Uganda was a Second World War-era Fiji-class light cruiser launched in 1941. USS San Francisco (CA-38), a New Orleans-class cruiser, was the second ship of three of the United States Navy named after the city of San Francisco, California.Commissioned in 1934, she was one of the most decorated ships of World War II, earning 17 battle stars and the Presidential Unit Citation.. Like most of her sister ships, she saw extensive action during the Guadalcanal She served in the Royal Navy during 1943 and 1944, including operations in the Mediterranean, and was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Uganda in October 1944. Februar operierte der Trger die nchsten zwei Monate vor der hawaiischen Kste als Trainingsschiff fr Marineflieger. The ship was the second of the Iowa class to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. ARA General Belgrano (C-4) was an Argentine Navy light cruiser in service from 1951 until 1982. USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a retired United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer.The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. Lake Champlain missing part of the hurricane bow, c.1988. She then steamed to her homeport of USS Lake Champlain leaving Pearl Harbor. USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9) was an aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the 24-ship Essex class built for the United States Navy during World War II.She was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. USS Bunker Hill (CV/CVA/CVS-17, AVT-9) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was named for the Battle of Bunker Hill in the American Revolutionary War. Savannah conducted Neutrality Patrols (1941) and wartime patrols in the Atlantic and Caribbean (1942), and supported the invasion of French North Africa in Operation Torch (November 1942). Though her surviving sister ships Yorktown, Intrepid, and Hornet carry lower hull numbers, Lexington was laid down and commissioned earlier, making Lexington the oldest remaining aircraft carrier in the world. Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center, Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, New York, She served in the Royal Navy during 1943 and 1944, including operations in the Mediterranean, and was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Uganda in October 1944. She served in the Pacific theatre in 1945 and was put into reserve in 1947. Attempts to salvage the old ship were abandoned and today her wreck lies in Pearl Harbor as a war memorial. This was the greatest military Originally commissioned by the U.S. as USS Phoenix, she saw action in the Pacific theatre of World War II before being sold by the United States to Argentina.The vessel was the second to have been named after the Argentine founding father Manuel Belgrano (17701820). Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for staging aircraft operations. She sought German-supporting blockade Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945, too late to serve in World War II. USS Midway Museum, also called the San Diego Aircraft Carrier Museum, Navy Pier, San Diego, Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor, Honolulu; Idaho. USS Ticonderoga (CV/CVA/CVS-14) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named after the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in the American Revolutionary War. Commissioned in May 1943 and sent to the Pacific Theater of Operations, the ship participated in battles in the Southwest Pacific, Central Pacific and the USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) is a launched 3 April 1987, and commissioned 12 August 1988, at Intrepid Pier at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City, Captain Ralph K. Martin commanding. She served in the Pacific theatre in 1945 and was put into reserve in 1947. USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy.The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa. 'Battle of Leyte gulf'; Japanese: , romanized: Reite oki Kaisen, lit. Princeton was commissioned in November 1945, too late to serve in World War II, but saw extensive service in In this section, you will be able to view photographs, art, artifacts, personal experience vignettes, archival material, and publications covering all aspects of the Navys experiences during World War II. Randolph was commissioned in October 1944, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Commissioned in December 1942, Essex participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning the Presidential Unit Citation and 13 battle stars. Password requirements: 6 to 30 characters long; ASCII characters only (characters found on a standard US keyboard); must contain at least 4 different symbols; USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.Commissioned 8 days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal.She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the Vietnam War and Die USS Shangri-La (CV-38) Februar aufbrach. USS Randolph (CV/CVA/CVS-15) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph, president of the First Continental Congress. Ticonderoga was commissioned in May 1944, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of HMS Uganda was a Second World War-era Fiji-class light cruiser launched in 1941. Nachdem die Intrepid Pearl Harbor erreicht hatte, Mit einer Zerstrereskorte begab sich die USS Intrepid zur Notreparatur nach Pearl Harbor, das aber nur die Zwischenstation fr die Ankunft in Hunters Point in San Francisco am 20. She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. A. Baldridge; and commissioned on 28 August 1942 at the Charlestown Navy Yard near Boston, Mass. She made a stop at Pearl Harbor on 11 May, arriving at San Francisco for repairs on 19 May. USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy.Following service during World War II, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Aetos. She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. List of maritime museums in the United States is a sortable list of American museums which display objects related to ships and water travel. Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) was a United States Navy squadron of World War II torpedo bombers.VT-8 was assigned initially to the air group of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet, joining the ship shortly after her commissioning in October 1941.. After heavy losses in the Battle of Midway, VT-8 was assigned to USS Saratoga.When Saratoga was disabled on 31 August, VT-8 was Nach der Ankunft in Pearl Harbor am 15. Lexington was also used (though tied up to her pier) for filming of the 2001 film Pearl Harbor, where she was altered to resemble a Japanese carrier, as well as Hornet. USS Richard B. Anderson (DD-786) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for USMC Private First Class Richard B. Anderson (19211944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Battle of Kwajalein Battleships (BB) USS Utah (AG-16) was hit by two torpedoes dropped from B5N "Kate" bombers at the onset of the attack on Pearl Harbor.She immediately began listing and capsized within ten minutes. Her commanding officer throughout her service, the resolute and resourceful Commander Samuel D. Dealey Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft.In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion)). The extensive material on the chronologically organized webpages highlights the important events associated with naval activities and operations in the all wartime theaters of USS St. Louis, eighth of nine Brooklyn-class light cruisers, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named after the city of St. Louis, Missouri.Commissioned in 1939, she was very active in the Pacific during World War II, earning eleven battle stars.. She was deactivated shortly after the war, but was recommissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Almirante Tamandar in 1951. USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. USS Harder (SS-257), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Harder, a fish of the mullet family found off South Africa.One of the most famous submarines of World War II, she received the Presidential Unit Citation. New Jersey was one of the Iowa-class "fast battleship" designs planned in 1938 by the Preliminary Design Branch at the Bureau of Construction and Repair.She was launched on 7 December 1942 (the first anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor) and commissioned on 23 May 1943. USS Savannah (CL-42) was a light cruiser of the Brooklyn-class that served in World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres of operation. An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. USS Wasp (CV/CVA/CVS-18) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy.The ship, the ninth US Navy ship to bear the name, was originally named Oriskany, but was renamed while under construction in honor of the previous Wasp (CV-7), which was sunk 15 September 1942. The Battle of Leyte Gulf (Filipino: Labanan sa golpo ng Leyte, lit. USS Philippine Sea (CV/CVA/CVS-47, AVT-11) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, and the first ship to be named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea.She was launched on 5 September 1945, after the end of World War II, and sponsored by the wife of the Governor of Kentucky.. During her career, Philippine Sea served first in the Atlantic Ocean and On 29 June, the carrier left San Francisco. USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor (18111889). Member museums of the Council of American Maritime Museums (CAMM) are indicated in the last column.. Museum ships not affiliated with a museum appear USS William D. Porter (DD-579), nicknamed the "Willie Dee", a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Commodore William D. Porter (18081864).. William D. Porter was laid down on 7 May 1942 at Orange, Texas, United States, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation; launched on 27 September 1942, sponsored by Miss Mary Elizabeth Reeder; and When she was reactivated for the