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Comment by Paige on May 29, 2014 at 5:50pm

Navy Underway Replenishments Past and Present

05/28/2014 02:32 PM EDT

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on February 22, 2013 at 7:36am

On 22 February 1943, USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of the last class of American fast battleships, was commissioned. Decomissioned after serving in the Pacific during World War II, she was recommissioned in 1951 for service in the Korean War and was decommissioned again in 1958. In 1984, she was recommissioned and served until Oct 1990.

USS Iowa (BB-61). Commissioning ceremonies on the ship's after deck, at the New York Navy Yard, NY, 22 February 1943. Note: Mark 38 main battery director with Mark 8 fire control radar on top, 16"/50 triple gun turret, freshly raised National Ensign, and incomplete condition of some features of the ship's after superstructure. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-825

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on February 21, 2013 at 9:35am

On This Day In The Navy:
1945: USS Bismark Sea (CVE-95) struck by a kamikaze off Iwo Jima and sunk in 90 minutes with loss of 318 men. USS Saratoga (CV-3) struck by 5 kamikazes but survived with loss of 123. Bismark Sea was last carrier lost in combat during World War II.

Comment by Paige on December 4, 2012 at 12:58pm

DNU -- A visual history of USS Enterprise CVN-65 and the sailors who manned her through the years, set to President John F. Kennedy's remarks to the Naval Academy graduating class of 1961. Produced by MC2 Joseph Guerra, USS Enterprise Media Department. 
-- http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=17857

Comment by Paige on October 19, 2012 at 11:38am

DNU -- October marks the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. We look back at this important moment in America's history and the vital role Navy Warfighters played in defending our nation.
-- http://www.navy.mil/viewVideo.asp?id=17695

Comment by Paige on September 21, 2012 at 10:39am

NNS120918-20. USS Enterprise to Inactivate After 51 Years of Service
-- http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=69657

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on September 7, 2012 at 5:48pm

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 2, 2012 at 12:26pm

cannot post the embed code---- but this a worthwhile 25 minute video to remind us all about the sacrifices the Navy has made for our freedom: http://nralifeofduty.tv/#/home/video/707

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on August 2, 2012 at 11:58am

USS Fiske (DE-143). Broken in two and sinking in the Atlantic Ocean on 2 August 1944, after she was torpedoed by the German submarine U-804. Note men abandoning ship by walking down the side of her capsizing bow section. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives, 80-G-270257.

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on July 28, 2012 at 1:40pm

On 28 July 1945, USS Callaghan (DD-792) was the last ship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack when she hit on radar picket station approximately 50 miles southwest of Okinawa, 25° 43’N, 126° 55’E. USS Pritchett (DD 561) was damaged by the miss of kamikaze as she assisted the destroyer.

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