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SS United States to depart Philadelphia on journey to become World’s Largest Artificial Reef
The SS United States, America's fastest ocean liner and a marvel of mid-century maritime engineering, is set to depart ...
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A 785-Foot Airship Crashed on This Day in 1935. The Location of the Wreck Site Remained a Mystery for More Than 70 Years
The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...
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You Won’t Believe the Incredible True Story of America’s Most Decorated Submarine
Conducted on July 31 to September 3, the USS Tang’s fourth war patrol began in the coastal waters off Honshu. It took only 11 days of patrolling the area before the Tang located and sank the ...
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Our Future Naval Strategy Depends on These State-of-the-Art Ships
At the end of 2024 came the christening of the USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class nuclear submarine, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia.The USS Arkansas is the fifth ship named for the state of ...
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'We're Fed Up With It': Survivors of the USS Liberty Look for Answers 55 Years Later
The survivors of the attack on the USS Liberty -- an event that happened ... 50-caliber machine guns -- was nearly sunk. A barrage of torpedoes slammed into the ship's hull as Israeli aircraft ...
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USS John F. Kennedy leaving Philadelphia's Navy Yard to be dismantled in Texas
The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will ... where it'll be cleaned and prepped before being sunk off the Florida coast. Sources say that was the final hurdle to clear allowing ...
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Biden announces names of future aircraft carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush
President Biden announced the names of the newest aircraft carriers that will join the U.S. Navy: USS William J. Clinton and USS George W. Bush. The carriers, named after former President Bill ...
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The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
Comprised of the first-in-class Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation ... After his motor torpedo boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, he famously helped save his men from the water and ...
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Former USS JFK towed down Delaware River as aircraft carrier begins journey out of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier, formerly named after President John F. Kennedy, has begun its journey as it heads south from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to the scrapyard ...
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Escambia didn't buy the SS United States, but it might still make our area a diver's dream
Although no date has been set yet to move the vessel, if it’s eventually sunk close enough to the USS Oriskany, Escambia County may partner with Okaloosa County to market both reefs to divers.
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Ex-USS John F Kennedy aircraft carrier departs Philly for final journey
The former USS John F. Kennedy departed Philadelphia for its final voyage before being dismantled in Texas. After a weather-related delay, the aircraft carrier left the U.S. Navy’s Inactive ...
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SECNAV Names First Medium Landing Ship USS McClung
Secretary of Navy Carlos Del Toro salutes in the rain as he arrives for the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29) commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in Pensacola ...