Daily Event for May 18, 2005


A big day in U.S. Battleship history
1898: The USS Alabama Battleship #8 was launched by William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1901: The USS Ohio Battleship #12 was launched by Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California.

and in 1912 the USS Texas Battleship #35 was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.,
Newport News, Virginia.

© 2005 Michael W. Pocock
MaritimeQuest.com


USS Texas BB-35 in La Porte, Texas

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