USS Alabama

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Author: Kent Whitaker, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park ISBN: 9781439643754
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: August 5, 2013
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Kent Whitaker, USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
ISBN: 9781439643754
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: August 5, 2013
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
Powerful: this single word aptly describes a naval vessel known as a battleship. The USS Alabama (BB-60) was the last of four South Dakota�class battleships built for World War II. She is well armored and designed to survive an attack while continuing to fight. Her main battery, known as �Big Guns,� consisted of nine 16-inch guns; each could launch a projectile weighing as much as a small car that could hit a target 21 miles away. Her crew numbered 2,332 men, none of whom were lost to enemy fire, earning her the nickname �Lucky A.� She served as more than just a battleship: she carried troops, supplies, and seaplanes and served in the Pacific and Atlantic; her doctors treated patients from other ships; she was the wartime home for a major-league ballplayer; the movie setting for Hollywood films; and she traveled home to the state of Alabama with the help of schoolchildren.
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Powerful: this single word aptly describes a naval vessel known as a battleship. The USS Alabama (BB-60) was the last of four South Dakota�class battleships built for World War II. She is well armored and designed to survive an attack while continuing to fight. Her main battery, known as �Big Guns,� consisted of nine 16-inch guns; each could launch a projectile weighing as much as a small car that could hit a target 21 miles away. Her crew numbered 2,332 men, none of whom were lost to enemy fire, earning her the nickname �Lucky A.� She served as more than just a battleship: she carried troops, supplies, and seaplanes and served in the Pacific and Atlantic; her doctors treated patients from other ships; she was the wartime home for a major-league ballplayer; the movie setting for Hollywood films; and she traveled home to the state of Alabama with the help of schoolchildren.

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