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Description
Order Number
00073106
Title
WWII
Battleships
:
USS
Indiana
,
USS
Massachusettes
,
USS
Alabama
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Transportation-Ships
.
Date
1946
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;7
x
12
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
USS
Indiana
(BB-58)
was the
fourth
ship
of the
U.S
.
Navy
named
in
honor
of the
19th
state
. She was
ordered
December
15
,
1938
; her
keel
was
laid
down
on
November
20
,
1939
; was
launched
November
21
,
1941
;
commissioned
on
April
30
,
1942
; and
decommissioned
September
11
,
1947
. She
measured
680
feet
,
weighed
35,000
tons
, and had an
armament
of
nine
16-inch
guns
,
20
five-inch
guns
,
24
40-mm
cannons
, and
16
20-mm
cannons
, but these
increased
as the
war
progressed
. The
Indiana
received
nine
battle
stars
for her
World
War
II
service
.
Sadly
, she was
sold
for
scrapping
in
October
1963.
;
USS
Massachusets
(BB-59)
,
affectionately
known
to her
crewmembers
as "
Big
Mamie
" was the
seventh
ship
of the
U.S
.
Navy
to be
named
in
honor
of the
sixth
state
. She was
ordered
December
15
,
1938
; her
keel
was
laid
down
July
20
,
1939
; was
launched
September
23
,
1941
;
commissioned
on
May
12
,
1942
; and
decommissioned
March
27
,
1947
. She
measured
680
feet
,
weighed
35,000
tons
, and had an
armament
of
nine
16-inch
guns
,
20
5-inch
guns
,
24
40-mm
cannons
, and
35
20-mm
cannons
. The
Massachusetts
received
eleven
battle
stars
for her
World
War
II
service
. She
is
one
of
only
18
remaining
U.S
.
battleships
of the
many
that were
built
during
the
first
half
of the
20th
century
; she
is
currently
a
museum
ship
-
the
focal
point
of
Battleship
Cove
at
Fall
River
,
Massachusetts.
;
USS
Alabama
(BB-60)
was the
sixth
completed
U.S
.
Navy
ship
named
Alabama
,
however
only
the
third
commissioned
ship
with that
name
.
Nicknamed
"
Lucky
A", she was
ordered
April
1
,
1939
; her
keel
was
laid
down
February
1
,
1940
; was
launched
February
16
,
1942
;
commissioned
on
August
16
,
1942
; and
decommissioned
January
9
,
1947
. She
measured
680
feet
,
weighed
35,000
tons
, and had an
armament
of
9
16-inch/45
cal
guns
,
20
5-inch/38
cal
guns
,
24
40-mm
guns
, and
22
20-mm
cannons
. The
Alabama
received
nine
battle
stars
for her
World
War
II
service
. She was
towed
to her
permanent
berth
at
Battleship
Memorial
Park
,
Mobile
Alabama
on
September
14
,
1964
and was
opened
as a
museum
ship
on
January
9
,
1965
. The
USS
Alabama
was
declared
a
National
Historic
Landmark
in
1986
-
#86000083
.
Description
Battleships
abreast
identified
as:
USS
Indiana
(BB-58)
,
USS
Massachusettes
(BB-59)
, and
USS
Alabama
(BB-60)
.
All
three
battleships
saw
action
and were
pivotal
in
United
States
Naval
operations
during
World
War
II
. At the
time
this
photograph
was
taken
,
all
had been
routed
to
San
Francisco
where
they
docked
while
awaiting
their
next
orders
. These
three
battleships
were
decommissioned
between
the
months
of
January
through
September
of
1947
.
Photograph
dated
:
April
1946
.
Subject
Indiana (Battleship : BB-58).
Alabama (Battleship : BB-60).
Massachusetts (Battleship : BB-59).
Battleships--California--San Francisco.
Harbors--California--San Francisco.
Ships--California--San Francisco.
World War, 1939-1945.
San Francisco (Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
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http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
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Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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