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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Outagamie County (LST-1073) was an LST-542-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. Unlike many of her class, which received only numbers and were disposed of after World War II, she survived long enough to be named. On 1 July 1955, all LSTs still in commission were named for US counties or parishes; LST-1073 was given the name Outagamie County, after Outagamie County, Wisconsin. LST-1073 was laid down on 20 February 1945 at Hingham, Massachusetts, by the Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard, Inc.; launched on 22 March 1945; and commissioned on 17 April 1945. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Obstructor (ACM-7) was a Chimo-class minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II. Built by the Marietta Manufacturing Company, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, as a U.S. Army mine planter USAMP 1st Lt. William G. Sylvester (MP-5) was delivered December 1942 to the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, Mine Planter Service. She was named for the first coast artillery officer killed (Hickam Field, Hawaii on Dec 7, 1941) in action in WW II. The ship was transferred to the Navy, 4 January 1945; renamed Obstructor, 19 January 1945; converted at the Charleston Navy Yard; and commissioned 1 April 1945, Lt. Sammie Smith in command. Данное издание не является...
ISBN: 978-6-1322-9621-4
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Osborne was laid down 23 September 1919 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, Massachusetts; launched 29 December 1919; co-sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Osborne Fisher, sister of Lt. (jg) W. E. Osborne and Mrs. C. H. Cox—and commissioned 17 May 1920, Lieutenant Dennis L. Ryan in command. Commissioned into a peacetime navy curtailed by a retrenching Congress, the undermanned four stacker departed Boston, Massachusetts 25 June to join DesRon 3, Atlantic Fleet. The limited coastal operations of 1920 were supplemented by 2 months of fleet exercises and battle problems off Cuba during the first quarter of 1921. Данное издание не является оригинальным....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Owasco was a wooden hulled screw gunboat in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was named for Owasco Lake. Owasco, built by Charles Mallory, was launched at Mystic, Connecticut, 5 October 1861; delivered to the Navy at New York Navy Yard 6 December 1861; and commissioned there 23 January 1862, Lt. John Guest in command. The new “ninety-day gunboat” departed New York 5 February and reached Key West, Florida, 10 days later where Comdr. David D. Porter's mortar flotilla was assemblying. She then headed via Ship Island, Mississippi for Pass a L'Outre. En route, on 16 March, she captured schooners Eugenia and President laden with cotton and bound for Havana....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS O'Kane (DDG-77) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. The ship was built by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine, starting on May 8, 1997. The ship was commissioned on October 23, 1999. It is named for Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Richard O'Kane. USS O'Kane was built in Bath, Maine at Bath Iron Works. USS O'Kane was launched in March 1998. USS O'Kane was commissioned on October 23, 1999 under the command of CDR David Hulse in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. USS O'Kane participated in RIMPAC 2000. USS O'Kane participated in Fleet Week San Diego in Oct 2000. In Nov 2000 CDR Taylor Skardon assumed command. USS O'Kane deployed on her maiden deployment on August 1, 2001....
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS O'Brien (Destroyer No. 51/DD-51) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I. The ship was the second US Navy vessel named in honor of Jeremiah O'Brien and his five brothers Gideon, John, William, Dennis, and Joseph who, together on the sloop Unity, captured a British warship during the American Revolutionary War. O'Brien was laid down by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia in September 1913 and launched in July 1914. The ship was a little more than 305 ft (93 m) in length, just over 31 ft (9.4 m) abeam, and had a standard displacement of 1,050 long tons (1,070 t). She was armed with four 4 in (100 mm) guns and...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS Oriole was a sternwheel river steamship in the United States Navy. She was named after the bird, the oriole. Oriole was acquired as the Florence Miller from John Swassey & Co. at Cincinnati, Ohio on 7 December 1864; converted to a sternwheel gunboat by Mr. Joseph Brown at Mound City, Illinois; and commissioned as Oriole on 22 March 1865, Acting Master Edward Alford in command. Assigned to the Mississippi River Squadron on 3 February 1865 while still named Florence Miller, Oriole departed Mound City on 22 March for service in the 5th Naval District under Lt. Comdr. E. Y. McCauley. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Oregon City (CA-122), the lead ship of the Oregon City class of heavy cruisers, was laid down 8 April 1944 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 9 June 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Raymond P. Canfield, wife of the City Commissioner of Oregon City, Oregon. Newspapers showed pictures of celebrated radio, film and television personality Bing Crosby adding a bit of glamor to the launching. The Oregon City was commissioned 16 February 1946, Capt. Burtnett Kent Culver in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS Ozark, a single-turreted river monitor, was built by contract with George C. Bester, Peoria, Illinois; launched on 18 February 1863; commissioned on 18 February 1864, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant George W. Brown in command. Ozark spent her entire Navy career serving in the Mississippi River Squadron. From 12 March to 22 May 1864, she took part in the Rear Admiral David Porter's Red River Expedition to Alexandria, Louisiana. Following the end of the Civil War, she was decommissioned at Mound City, Illinois on 24 July 1865 and was sold 29 November. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...
ISBN: 978-6-1323-1221-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Oakland (CL-95), was a modified Atlanta-class light cruiser, the first of a group of four sometimes referred to as the "Oakland-class". She was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California on 15 July 1941; launched on 23 October 1942; sponsored by Dr. Aurelia H. Reinhardt; and commissioned on 17 July 1943, Captain William K. Phillips in command. She was named for the city of Oakland, California. Like the Atlanta-class, the Oakland-class was designed as an anti-aircraft cruiser, with a main battery of dual-purpose guns. The Oakland-class omitted the wing 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal gun turrets of the Atlanta-class. Данное издание не является...
ISBN: 978-6-1322-9367-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Oklahoma City (CL-91) was a United States Navy Cleveland class light cruiser, later converted to a Galveston class guided missile cruiser. Laid down on 8 December 1942 by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; launched 20 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Anton H. Classen; commissioned 22 December 1944, Captain C. B. Hunt in command. Following shakedown, Oklahoma City transited the Panama Canal and reported to Commander Cruisers Pacific Fleet (ComCruPac) for duty, arriving Pearl Harbor 2 May 1945. She conducted local operations until 22 May when she sailed for Ulithi, thence to rendezvous 6 June with Carrier Task Group 38.1 for operations in support of the Okinawa campaign. For the...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Octorara (1861) was a steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. She acted as flagship for David Dixon Porter's Mortar Flotilla during Flag Officer David Farragut's expedition up the Mississippi River to attack Vicksburg, Mississippi. Before dawn 28 June, Porter's ships opened fire on the Confederate fortress and shelled the southern batteries while Farragut dashed by the river stronghold. At the height of the fight, Octorara became unmanageable when her wheel ropes jammed. She drifted down stream into Brooklyn's line of fire. She was...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Overton (DD-239/APD–23) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Captain Macon C. Overton. Overton was laid down 30 October 1918, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation; named prior to launching 10 July 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Margaret C. Overton, mother of Captain Overton; and commissioned 30 June 1920, Commander Archibald D. Turnbull in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Ottawa, a "ninety-day gunboat of the Unadilla class", was a gunboat of the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Her wooden hull was built by J. A. Westervelt, and her engines by the Novelty Iron Works of New York. She was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 7 October 1861, Lieutenant Thomas H. Stevens in command. She was a sister-ship to USS Cayuga. Ottawa joined the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron for service in the waters of the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. During the Civil War she participated in nineteen operations against ships and shore installations from Hilton Head, South Carolina, to the St. Johns River in Florida. Данное издание не...
ISBN: 978-6-1323-0993-8
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS Ohio was a merchant schooner purchased by the Navy in 1812; converted to a warship by Henry Eckford; and commissioned prior to June 13, 1813, with Sailing Master Daniel Dobbins in command. Ohio served on Lake Erie in the squadron commanded by Captain Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812. The squadron's mission was to wrest control of the lake from the British. With four other purchased ships, Ohio lay at Black Rock below the Falls in the Niagara River, prevented by British blockade from entering Lake Erie. Finally, in a combined operation with the Army, Perry was able to bring the ships out to join the remainder of the squadron in Presque Isle Bay at Erie, Pennsylvania. Ohio...
ISBN: 978-6-1322-9868-3
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Ochlockonee (AOG-33) was a Mettawee-class gasoline tanker acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of transporting gasoline to warships in the fleet, and to remote Navy stations. Ochlockonee, formerly MC Hull 1530, was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract 18 October 1944 by East Coast Shipyard, Inc., Bayonne, New Jersey; launched 19 November 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Albert Robinette; acquired by the Navy 18 December 1944; and commissioned 29 December, Lt. Arthur W. Walker, USCG, in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS O-15 (SS-76) was an O-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 21 September 1916 by California Shipbuilding Company in Long Beach, California. The later O-boats (O-11 through O-16) were designed by Lake Torpedo Boat to different specifications from the earlier ones designed by Electric Boat. They performed much less well, and are sometimes considered a separate class. O-15 was launched on 12 February 1918, sponsored by Mrs. J. J. Murphy, and commissioned on 27 August 1918 with Lieutenant C. K. Martin in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Onondaga (1864) was a monitor acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. Onondaga spent her entire active career with the James River Flotilla, covering the water approaches to Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War's last year. Post-war she was purchased by France and placed in service as a French naval vessel. Onondaga – the first U.S. Navy ship to bear the name – was a double turreted monitor launched 29 July 1863. She was smaller than the twin-turreted Miantonomoh class monitors constructed at about the same time. Onondaga was somewhat unique in that her hull was constructed entirely from iron at Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, New York, under subcontract from...
ISBN: 978-6-1323-0280-9
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS O'Bannon (DD-177) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for Presley O'Bannon. O'Bannon was laid down by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California, 12 November 1918, launched 28 February 1919, sponsored by Mrs. Henry O'Bannon Cooper descendant by marriage of Lt. O'Bannon, and commissioned at San Francisco 27 August 1919, Lt. Robert F. Gross in command. O'Bannon sailed out of San Diego for exercises and training maneuvers along the coast of California and in Hawaiian waters throughout her career. In the spring of 1920 she conducted experiments with torpedoes, and then was in reserve commission from June to November, when she...
ISBN: 978-6-1322-8994-0
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Ortolan (ASR-22), a twin-hulled submarine rescue ship, was laid down 28 August 1968 by the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company, Mobile, Alabama; launched 10 September 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Nels C. Johnson; and was commissioned on July 14, 1973. Ortolan was designed to operate Mystic class deep submergence rescue vehicles, and was the second and final vessel of the Pigeon class built by the U.S. Navy. She was decommissioned on March 30, 1995 and was berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet at Fort Eustis, Virginia, awaiting final determination for method of disposal. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Ozette (ID-3985) was the proposed United States Navy designation of a cargo ship that was never commissioned into U.S. Navy service. SS Ozette was built for the United States Shipping Board by the Seattle-North Pacific Shipbuilding Company at Seatlle, Washington, and launched on 28 September 1918. The Shipping Board transferred her directly to the U.S. Navy's Naval Overseas Transportation Service and the Navy assigned her the identification number (Id. No.) 3985, but she was never commissioned into U.S. Navy service. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после...
ISBN: 978-6-1323-1237-2
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Olympia (C-6/CA-15/CL-15/IX-40) was a protected cruiser in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. She is most notable for being the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay. The cruiser continued in service throughout World War I and was decommissioned in 1922. As of 2010[update], Olympia is a museum ship at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Olympia is the world's oldest steel warship still afloat. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1323-0088-1
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Orvetta (1861) was a schooner acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War. She was used by the Navy to patrol navigable waterways of the Confederacy to prevent the South from trading with other countries. Orvetta was purchased by the Navy at New York City 1 October 1861 from E. & D. Bigelow, agents; and commissioned at New York Navy Yard 27 January 1862, Acting Master Francis E. Blanchard in command. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
ISBN: 978-6-1323-0654-8
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. USS Ohio (SSBN-726/SSGN-726), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726, and with her conversion to a guided missile submarine she was re-designated SSGN-726. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 1 July 1974 and her keel was laid down on 10 April 1976 by Mrs. Robert Taft, wife of Senator Taft. On 2 February 1978, the Precommissioning Unit was formed...
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