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    A BatDiv or BATDIV was a standard U.S. Navy abbreviation or acronym for "battleship division." The Commander of a Battleship Division was known, in official...
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    Division 9 (BatDiv 9), which at that time comprised Wyoming, New York, Delaware, and Florida, departed the US, bound for Britain. BatDiv 9 was to reinforce...
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    Rear Admiral John W. Wilcox Jr., the commander of Battleship Division (BatDiv) 6, part of the Atlantic Fleet. Her initial working up training continued...
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    the operation, Indiana served as the flagship of Battleship Division 8 (BatDiv), commanded by Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis. In late January, Indiana took...
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    assigned as the flagship of Battleship Division 6 (BatDiv 6), commanded by Rear Admiral Thomas S. Rodgers. BatDiv 6 was tasked with covering convoys in the Western...
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    the ship and she resumed her role as the flagship of BatDiv 9. The next day, TF 38, to which BatDiv 9 had been assigned, sortied to embark on the next major...
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    respective nation's navy is organised. Examples of division types include: BatDiv Destroyer squadron Peattie, Mark R. (1999). Sunburst: The Rise of Japanese...
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    After arriving there on 23 September, she joined Battleship Division 4 (BatDiv 4) and the carrier Hancock, all of which sailed on to Manus in the Admiralty...
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  • 2nd Fleet 4th CruDiv., 5th CruDiv., 7th CruDiv., 2nd CruDesron. 3rd Fleet 1st CarDiv., 2nd CarDiv., 3rd CarDiv., 4th CarDiv., 3rd BatDiv., 10th CruDesron...
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    Wisconsin of Rear Admiral H. R. Thurber, Commander Battleship Division 2 (BatDiv 2), as part of his inspection trip in the Far East. Wisconsin continued...
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    on 6 April 1917, Wyoming, along with the rest of Battleship Division 9 (BatDiv 9), steamed to Britain to reinforce the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet, stationed...
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  • from European waters on 21 October 1922, USS Utah became the flagship of BatDiv 6, Scouting Fleet, and operated with the Scouting Fleet over the next 3½...
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    During the Guadalcanal campaign, as commander of Combat Division 11 (BatDiv 3 and CruDiv 8), he led his ships as the vanguard group at the Battle of the Eastern...
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    from California. In 1934, California was assigned to Battleship Division (BatDiv) 4, though she retained her role as fleet flagship. Following Fleet Problem...
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    Britain. Instead, four coal-fired battleships of Battleship Division 9 (BatDiv 9) (Delaware, Florida, Wyoming, and New York) departed the US to join the...
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    Yamashiro in any detail. Skulski and Preston use Squadron while Hackett uses BatDiv, presumably Battleship Division. Japan Standard Time is 19 hours ahead of...
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    Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. With a career spanning over five decades, she has received various accolades, including...
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    spirit, each and every one of you." As flagship of Battleship Division 7 (BatDiv 7), Iowa departed the United States on 2 January 1944 for the Pacific Ocean...
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    away from the wreck. Skulski and Preston use Squadron while Hackett uses BatDiv, presumably Battleship Division. Japan Standard Time is 19 hours ahead of...
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    Rear Admiral and assumed command of newly activated Battleship Division 8 (BatDiv 8), built around the battleships Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina...
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    attack on Pearl Harbor, Mikawa was in command of Battleship Division 3 (BatDiv 3). He personally led the first section of his division as part of the screening...
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    back over the hull. Skulski and Preston use Squadron while Hackett uses BatDiv, presumably Battleship Division. Japan Standard Time is 19 hours ahead of...
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    December 26, 1944, Shafroth was appointed Commander, Battleship Division 8 (BatDiv 8), built around the fast battleships Massachusetts and Alabama. His battleships...
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    1917. On 10 July, she was assigned to the 4th Battleship Division (4th BatDiv) and was tasked primarily with training naval personnel in the Chesapeake...
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    Captain Edward L. Beach, Sr., became flagship of Battleship Division 9 (BatDiv 9), commanded by Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman. She was sent to reinforce the...
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    flagship of Rear Admiral Edward Hanson, the commander of Battleship Division (BatDiv) 9, and left the island on 14 July in company with Bunker Hill. The next...
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    route to Kwajalein Atoll the group was joined by Battleship Division 9 (BatDiv 9). Two days later, as the American warships neared their target, picket...
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  • Operations in World War II Further information on Battleship Divisions (BatDiv) Battle Force of 1940 [1] Change of Command announced for 1937 [2] Report...
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  • battleships of different classes to operate together as a tactical unit (BatDiv) against enemy battleships. By contrast, other navies had fast and slow...
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    analogous situation in World War I where a US Navy Battleship Division (BatDiv) operated with the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet during 1917-18. Jackson 2006...
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