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USS West Virginia (BB-48) was the fourth dreadnought battleship of the Colorado class, though because Washington was cancelled, she was the third and final member of the class to be completed. The Colorado class proved to be the culmination of the standard-type battleship series built for the United States Navy in the 1910s and 1920s; the ships ...
USS. West Virginia. Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS West Virginia in honor of the 35th state . USS West Virginia (ACR-5) was a Pennsylvania -class cruiser. USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado -class battleship. USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) is an Ohio -class submarine. Categories: Set index articles on ships.
Purple Heart. Mervyn Sharp Bennion (May 5, 1887 – December 7, 1941) was a United States Navy captain who served during World War I and was killed while he was in command of battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous devotion to duty ...
USS West Virginia in her final configuration, June 1944. Note 5 in/38 twin turrets and number of AA guns. Four 3-inch (76 mm)/23 caliber guns were mounted initially for anti-aircraft (AA) defense. This was increased to eight guns in 1922.
Combat Action Ribbon. Doris "Dorie" Miller (October 12, 1919 – November 24, 1943) was a U.S. Navy sailor who was the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross and a nominee for the Medal of Honor. As a mess attendant second class [1][2] in the United States Navy, Miller helped carry wounded sailors to safety during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
USS Colorado (BB-45) USS West Virginia (BB-48) USS Iowa (BB-61) (sister ship of USS Missouri and lead ship of the class) USS Missouri (BB-63) (The ship on which the surrender was signed) USS South Dakota (BB-57) HMS Duke of York (17) HMS King George V (41)
Two American-built pre-dreadnought battleships, USS Mississippi (BB-23) and her sister USS Idaho (BB-24), were sunk in 1941 by German bombers during their World War II invasion of Greece. The ships had been sold to Greece in 1914, becoming Kilkis and Lemnos respectively.
15 officers [1][2] 140 enlisted [1][2] Armament. MK-48 torpedoes. 20 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles. USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) is a United States Navy Ohio -class ballistic missile submarine. She has been in commission since 1990. She is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for West Virginia, the 35th state, and the 11th of 18 Ohio ...