USS S-51 (SS-162) was a fourth-group (S-48) S-class submarine of the United States Navy. S-51′s keel was laid down on 22 December 1919 by the Lake Torpedo...
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USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), named for Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, USN (1901–1996), is the lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers...
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51 S-class submarines from 1920 to 1925. The first boat in name sequence, USS S-1 (SS-105), was commissioned in 1920 and the last numerically, USS S-51 (SS-162)...
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The USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51) was a flight-I Ticonderoga-class cruiser that was used by the United States Navy. The warship was named after Thomas S. Gates...
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USS R-8 (SS-85) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. R-8′s keel was laid down on 4 March 1918 by the Fore River...
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Ernest J. King (section Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet)
salvage of the submarine USS S-51, earning the first of his three Navy Distinguished Service Medals, and later that of the USS S-4. He qualified as a naval...
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (redirect from DDG-51 missile destroyers)
procured in 2016, USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125). In place of the canceled CG(X) program, the U.S. Navy began detailed design work on a DDG 51 Flight III design...
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one of only five submarines — along with USS S-14 (SS-119), USS S-15 (SS-120), USS S-16 (SS-121). and USS S-17 (SS-122) — built by the Lake Torpedo Boat...
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USS S-50 (SS-161) was a fourth-group (S-48) S-class submarine of the United States Navy. S-50′s keel was laid down on 15 March 1920 by the Lake Torpedo...
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USS Buckley (DE-51) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts in the service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. After spending 23...
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personnel policies, and at sea, where he commanded the cargo ship USS Sirius and ammunition ship USS Nitro. He attended the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode...
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2 struck a submerged rock. Two submarines also sank off Block Island: USS S-51 in 1925, and German submarine U-853 in 1945. Kenneth Bacon (1944–2009)...
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SC-1634) USS S-1 (SS-105) USS S-2 (SS-106) USS S-3 (SS-107) USS S-4 (SS-109) USS S-5 (SS-110) USS S-6 (SS-111) USS S-7 (SS-112) USS S-8 (SS-113) USS S-9 (SS-114)...
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USS S-19 (SS-124) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. She was in commission from 1921 to 1922 and from 1923...
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Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921, Contract Steel Ships, Part V" (PDF). Steel Shipbuilding under the U. S. Shipping Board, 1917-1921...
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served on the USS R-22 (SS-99) and USS R-3 (SS-80). In 1921, he and his family returned from Panama, and he assisted in outfitting USS S-51 (SS-162). In...
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salvage of USS S-51 (SS-162) in 1926. He was designated a Master Diver in April 1931 and received commendations for his diving work in salvaging USS S-4 (SS-109)...
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ship to an oil-fired one. Soon thereafter, on 25 September, the submarine USS S-51 was rammed and sunk by SS City of Rome and Vestal was called to help recover...
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during the salvage works on the sunken submarines USS S-51 in July 1926; USS S-4 in March 1928 and USS Squalus in May 1939, receiving the Navy Cross and...
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15 gun (NGF #736L) at the U.S. Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC (previously on USS Idaho (BB-42)) One 5"/51 caliber gun at Fort Schuyler...
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Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment...
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USS Gary (FFG-51) was an Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate in the United States Navy. She was named for Medal of Honor recipient Commander Donald A. Gary...
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in the 1920s, he assisted in salvage work on the sunken submarines USS S-51 and USS S-4, receiving the Navy Cross for each operation, and the Medal of Honor...
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10 March 1948 aboard USS Boxer. VF-51 then transitioned to the Grumman F9F-3 Panther. On 3 July 1950, VF-51 launched off the USS Valley Forge CV-45 and...
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The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship (spy ship), USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft...
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USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931,...
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attraction from 1931 to 1940. USS S-50 (SS-161) (1922–27) USS S-51 (SS-162) (1922–25) – Lost in collision with a merchant ship. USS G-1 (SS-19½) (1912–20) –...
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USS S-27 (SS-132) was a S-class submarine of the United States Navy. S-27′s construction was authorized in March 1917, and her keel was laid down on 11...
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of the Arleigh Burke class of destroyers, the first of which, USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), was commissioned in July 1991. With 75 ships planned to be built...
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