USS Rhode Island (BB-17) was the last of five Virginia-class battleships built for the United States Navy, and was the second ship to carry her name....
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and later renamed Charleston that saw action in the Civil War. USS Rhode Island (BB-17), a Virginia-class battleship, sailed on the first leg of the Great...
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instruction in that field at Columbia University before reporting to USS Rhode Island (BB-17) on March 2, 1917. The entry of the United States into World War...
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USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched...
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board the USS Winslow (TB-5) during the Spanish-American War. During the Great War, Latimer served as captain of the USS Rhode Island (BB-17) from 1916...
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in class: 5: USS Virginia, USS Nebraska, USS Georgia, USS New Jersey, and USS Rhode Island Commissioned: 19 February 1906 (Rhode Island) Decommissioned:...
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BB17 may refer to: USS Rhode Island (BB-17) Big Brother 17 (disambiguation), a television programme in various versions This disambiguation page lists...
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USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing...
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Winslow, comprised USS Virginia (BB-13) (flag), USS Georgia (BB-15), USS New Jersey (BB-16), USS Rhode Island (BB-17), and USS Nebraska (BB-14). The Fourth...
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(BB-16) i". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History & Heritage Command. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015. "Rhode Island (BB-17)...
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building new ships, which allowed for the building of USS New Jersey (BB-16) and USS Rhode Island (BB-17). The Navy did mandate that before they could receive...
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but not Battleship Division Three, while the "COMMANDING OFFICER USS RHODE ISLAND BB-17 "AMERICA'S GREAT WHITE FLEET" article at the site mentions Battleship...
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USS New Jersey (BB-16) (1906) USS Rhode Island (BB-17) (1906) USS Vermont (BB-20) (1907) USS North Dakota (BB-29) (1910) USS Nevada (BB-36) (1916) World...
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USS Kearsarge (BB-5), was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy and lead ship of her class of battleships. She was named after the sloop-of-war...
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USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128), the second of three members of the New Mexico class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named...
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USS Rhode Island (BB-17) of the Atlantic Fleet and made the voyage around the world in her with the Great White Fleet. In April 1909, he left Rhode Island...
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USS Virginia (BB-13) was a United States Navy pre-dreadnought battleship, the lead ship of her class. She was the fifth ship to carry her name. Virginia...
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309L, another is a Mark 6 Mod 2, No. 314L One gun presumably from USS Georgia (BB-15) alongside the ship's bell, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta...
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The first USS Jouett (DD-41) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later in the United States Coast...
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commissioning commanding officer of the destroyer USS Dale. From Asia, Yarnell reported to USS Connecticut (BB-18) at her commissioning. On January 13, 1907...
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USS South Carolina (BB-26), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of...
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service as a midshipman on board USS Rhode Island (BB-17) from October 12, 1906 to June 1908. He was then assigned to USS Castine (PG-6), a gunboat serving...
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at Naval Station Great Lakes, he was assigned to the battleship USS Rhode Island (BB-17). He served two years and rose to the rank of yeoman 1st class...
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USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the 14th state. She was the third member...
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47th state, after the early twentieth century super-dreadnought, USS New Mexico (BB-40). New Mexico is the sixth vessel of her class, which is intended...
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USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state. She was...
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Fleet in the Tonkin Gulf, including the recommissioned battleship USS New Jersey (BB 62). Shortly after her yard period, she took part in refresher training...
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USS New Hampshire was a 2,633-ton ship originally designed to be the 74-gun ship of the line Alabama, but after being laid down in June 1819, she remained...
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commissioned on 8 October 1919. After shakedown, Sinclair departed Newport, Rhode Island on 17 January 1920 for the Caribbean. Between 7 and 25 February 1920, she...
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USS Iowa was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1890s. The ship was a marked improvement over the previous Indiana-class...
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