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USS Pine Island (AV-12), a Currituck-class seaplane tender, is the only ship of the United States Navy to hold this name. The ship was named after Pine Island Sound (off the coast of Lee County, Florida). Pine Island was laid down on 16 November 1942 at the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, SanContinue reading “USS PINE ISLAND”

USCG Taney, Baltimore USCGC Taney (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37) (/ˈtɔːni/) is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, notable as the last ship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor,[3] although Taney was actually moored in nearby Honolulu Harbor not Pearl Harbor itself. from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2WPBQyE via IFTTT

USCG Taney, Baltimore USCGC Taney (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37) (/ˈtɔːni/) is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, notable as the last ship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor,[3] although Taney was actually moored in nearby Honolulu Harbor not Pearl Harbor itself. from JC’s Naval, Maritime & Marine News http://bit.ly/2WPBQyE via IFTTT Follow ourContinue reading “USCG Taney, Baltimore USCGC Taney (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37) (/ˈtɔːni/)…”

USS MISSOURI USS Missouri (BB-63) (“Mighty Mo” or “Big Mo”) is an Iowa-class battleship and was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after the U.S. state of Missouri. Missouri was the last battleship commissioned by the United States and is best remembered as the site of the surrender of theContinue reading “USS Missouri (BB-63)”

USS Oregon 1896USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized on 30 June 1890, and the contract to build her was awarded to Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California on 19 November 1890. Her keel was laid exactly one year later. She was launched onContinue reading “USS Oregon 1896”