SS John Burke (MC hull number 609) was an American Liberty Ship built during World War II, one of the 2,710 type 'EC2-S-C1' ships that carried all kinds...
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while transporting ammunition to Mindoro, Philippines, the Liberty ship SS John Burke was hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, and disintegrated in a tremendous...
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John Burke may refer to: John mac Richard Mór Burke, 10th Clanricarde or Mac William Uachtar (died 1536), Irish chieftain and noble John Burke, 9th Earl...
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of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, a United States Navy class of destroyer SS John Burke, a World War II...
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depot in 1944, one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history SS John Burke, a Liberty ship carrying ammunition, was hit by a kamikaze pilot and...
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honor of John Burke. The World War II ship SS John Burke is also named after Burke. In 1963, the State of North Dakota donated a statue of Burke to the...
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in the Admiralty Islands on November 10, 1944, and the Liberty ship SS John Burke, which was hit by a single kamikaze attack near the Philippines on December...
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1860–61. It initially consisted of nineteen men led by Robert O'Hara Burke, with William John Wills being a deputy commander. Its objective was the crossing...
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USS Asheville (PG-21): Gunboat sunk by destroyers Nowaki and Arashi, 3 March 1942 SS John Burke: ammunition ship sunk on 28 December 1944 by kamikaze. USS Langley (AV-3)...
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John Edward Burke (8 January 1871 – 9 October 1947) was a shipowner in Queensland, Australia. Burke was born in Brisbane, a son of Captain John Burke...
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by both a Ohka and a kamikaze USS John C. Butler received minor damage when a kamikaze struck her mast and antennas SS Josiah Snelling's Armed Guard gunfire...
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was hit by a kamikaze plane. Liberty ships SS William Sharon and SS John Burke were both hit also. Burke sank with a large explosion and Sharon's had...
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fighters. Two Liberty ships, the SS John Burke and SS Lewis L. Dyche bombed with all crew members killed. SS John Burke 68 merchant seamen were killed and...
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and scrapping to become museum ships. SS Canada Victory, SS Hobbs Victory, SS Logan Victory, SS John Burke, SS Lewis L. Dyche each an ammunition ship...
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planes (kamikazes), bombs, and strafing hit many ships. The Liberty Ship SS John Burke, loaded with ammunition, exploded, leaving virtually no trace after...
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needed] John Hardiman Burke (d. August 1863) Robert O'Hara Burke (6 May 1821 – 28 June 1861) James Thomas Burke (c. 1828 – 7 July 1854) Fanny Marie Burke (married...
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1948, built in Portland, Oregon, in 1942. Named after Chief Washakie John Burke, Ammunition Ship built at Kaiser Shipbuilding Company's Oregon Shipbuilding...
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those denoted "USNS" are owned by the US Navy. Those denoted by "MV" or "SS" are chartered. Current ships include commissioned warships that are in active...
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ship of the caravan of three Liberty ships, the others being the SS John Burke and the SS William Sharon, to make the 72-hour voyage from Leyte to Mindoro...
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List of Liberty ships (Je–L) (redirect from SS John H. Quick)
Transportation, Maritime Administration. Retrieved 1 July 2019. "SC 248915 S.S. LEE S. OVERMAN ("Liberty" Ship), December 24, 1944". Maritime Administration...
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arriving in Hobart on the SS Black Swan on Sunday, 1 February. King returned to Melbourne and was present at the inauguration of the Burke & Wills statue on the...
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Lake Braddock Secondary School (LBSS) in Burke, Virginia, United States, administered by Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS), is one of three 7-12 secondary...
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representative to help with arrangements for American survivors of the torpedoing of SS Athenia before flying back to the U.S. on his first transatlantic flight....
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occupying the island. Alfred Burke as Major Richter Bernard Horsfall as Dr. Philip Martel Simon Cadell as Hauptsturmfuhrer Reinicke John Malcolm as Oberleutnant...
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silver in the Burke Canyon. The first mine in Burke, the Tiger Mine, was discovered in May 1884. That same year, the Tiger Mine was sold to S.S. Glidden for...
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Baccano! Albedo – Full Ahead! Coco Alexandria – aircraft carrier in Genocyber SS Anne – ocean liner in Pokémon Arcadia – Harlock's ship from the Japanese series...
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Connections (British TV series) (redirect from James Burke's Connections)
series created, written, and presented by British science historian James Burke. The series was produced and directed by Mick Jackson of the BBC Science...
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Connecticut. He had a younger brother, John Luddy Burke, a United States Navy officer and business executive. Burke received his education in New York City...
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May 17, 2017. Burke, Chris (April 24, 2017). "2017 NFL draft rankings: Top prospects by position". SI.com. Retrieved May 17, 2017. "John Ross Draft and...
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entertained the SS-officers, was also given/giving tours) Otto Rahn (1937) SS-Untersturmführer Johannes Otto SS-Untersturmführer Heinrich Wicker SS-Obersturmbannführer...
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