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    USS Delaware (BB-28) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. She was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding...
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  • USS Delaware (1866), was a screw steamer renamed from Piscataqua in 1869 USS Delaware (BB-28), was a battleship commissioned in 1910 and scrapped in 1924 SP-467...
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    1914 to pay for a new super-dreadnought USS Idaho (BB-42). The dreadnoughts, BB-26 South Carolina through BB-35 Texas, commissioned between 1910 and 1914...
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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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    a succession of ships: USS New York (ACR-2), USS Preston (DD-327), USS Delaware (BB-28), USS Utah (BB-31), and USS Texas (BB-35), reenlisting on board...
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    served as a midshipman aboard the USS Delaware (BB-28), USS Georgia (BB-15), USS Nevada (BB-36), and the USS Mississippi (BB-41). Abercrombie graduated from...
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    Admiral Bradley A. Fiske, consisted of USS Florida (BB-30) (flag), USS Delaware (BB-28), and USS North Dakota (BB-29). The Second Division, under Rear Admiral...
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    1985, p. 101. "USS Delaware (Battleship # 28, later BB-28), 1910-1924". Naval History and Heritage Command. 30 January 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2016 – via...
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    USS North Dakota (BB-29) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second member of the Delaware class, her only sister ship being Delaware...
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    Battleship Number 2 in anticipation that her name could be reused for USS Massachusetts (BB-54) (laid down April 1921). In 1921, she was scuttled in shallow...
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    innovation. His first navigational gyroscope was tested that same year in USS Delaware (BB-28). After successful tests, Sperry's gyrocompass was soon being installed...
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    USS Michigan (BB-27), a South Carolina-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 26th state. She was...
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    president until 15 December 1913. He next took command of the new battleship USS Delaware, then in 1915 became a member of the General Board of the United States...
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    USS Florida (BB-30) was the lead ship of the Florida class of dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy. She had one sister ship, Utah. Florida...
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    USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of super-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The...
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    squadron during the Spanish–American War. USS Indiana (BB-1), Battleship No. 1 of the United States Navy, launched 28 February 1893. SS St. Louis (1894) and...
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  • Thumbnail for Hugh H. Goodwin
    He completed basic training and was assigned to the battleship USS Delaware (BB-28). Goodwin participated in the training of armed guard crews and engine...
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    USS Wyoming (BB-32) was the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleships and was the third ship of the United States Navy named Wyoming, although...
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    United States Navy and was used in the secondary batteries of the early Delaware-class dreadnought battleships, various protected cruisers, and scout cruisers...
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    During the Attack on Pearl Harbor, USS West Virginia (BB-48) and USS California (BB-44) were sunk while USS Nevada (BB-36) was beached, however, all three...
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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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    means of the submerged torpedo tubes". The U.S. Navy battleship USS Delaware (BB-28), assigned to carry the body of Anibal Cruz, the Chilean Minister...
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    several battleships and cruisers, including the Delaware (BB-28), Montana (ACR-13), and New Hampshire (BB-25), later taking part in the occupation of Veracruz...
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  • carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), launched 21 May 1960 Battleships 1 of 3 New Mexico-class USS Idaho (BB-42) 1 of 3 Colorado-class USS Colorado (BB-45) 1...
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    and commissioned in 1911, they were slightly larger than the preceding Delaware class design but were otherwise very similar. This was the first US battleship...
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  • V 182, S 130, S 131; 16. hf: S 176, S 177, S 179, V 180, G 175 IX. TBF: S 28 (leader); 17. hf: V 25, V 26, V 27, S 31, S 32; 18. hf: V 30, V 29, S 33,...
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  • (2002). USS New York. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing. ISBN 1-56311-809-2. Wiper, Steve (2003). Warship Pictorial 18: USS New Mexico BB-40. Tucson:...
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    USS Arkansas (BB-33) was a dreadnought battleship, the second member of the Wyoming class, built by the United States Navy. She was the third ship of the...
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    USS South Dakota (BB-57) was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American...
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    commissioned an ensign on March 29, 1917, and was assigned to the battleship Delaware (BB-28). In November 1921 he was accepted into Massachusetts Institute of...
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