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Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Blue

May 31, 2019 ·

Just over six years before the Imperial Japanese Navy launched its devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, USS Blue (DD-387), a Bagley-class destroyer, was laid down at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. She was launched in May of 1937 and was commissioned into service on August 14, 1937, becoming the first ship of the United States Navy […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Tern

May 07, 2019 ·

Launched in March 1919 and commissioned into service on May 17 of the same year, the Lapwing-class minesweeper USS Tern (AM-31) was first assigned to Train Squadron 2 of the Fleet Base Force, at the US Navy installation at Pearl Harbor. After several years operating in Hawaiian waters, the squadron was assigned to San Diego, […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS USS Macdonough

April 23, 2019 ·

The keel of the destroyer that would become known as USS Macdonough (DD-351) was laid down at the Boston Navy Yard in May of 1933, eight years before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific. Construction on the new Farragut-class destroyer was completed in August of the following year, and she was commissioned into […]

Wreckage of USS Wasp Located

April 16, 2019 ·

In the month of February, 2019 alone, the expedition organized by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen found the wreckage of three World War II warships at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. In 2018, they had found more than half-a-dozen, while 2017 proved fruitful with five discoveries. In mid-March, 2019, Research Vessel Petrel added yet another […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Cachalot

March 23, 2019 ·

The submarine USS Cachalot (SS-170) was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in October of 1931, the eighth of nine so-called V-boats to be produced for the United States Navy. The vessel—which was named for the sperm whale—was launched exactly two years later. Just over a month after completion, Cachalot was commissioned into service […]

Wreckage of USS Strong Located

March 12, 2019 ·

Paul Allen passed away in 2018, but the expedition team he once spearheaded is still going strong, carrying on his legacy of uncovering important pieces of history in the Pacific. In the first few months of 2019 alone, the ship he sponsored, R/V Petrel, uncovered the first Japanese battleship sunk by the United States in […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Schley

March 07, 2019 ·

USS Schley (DD-103) was laid down on October 29, 1917. The new Wickes-class destroyer was equipped like other destroyers of the time: with an arsenal that would make her a formidable presence on the high seas. USS Schley was commissioned into service on September 20, 1918. As this was the tail end of World War […]

Closing In: The Battle of Saipan

March 05, 2019 ·

From the moment the United States decimated the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of Midway, every decision was crucial. The war had reached a turning point and one wrong move could put victory back in reach for Japan. Even in the summer of 1944, as the war entered its last year, victory wasn't guaranteed […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Ramsay

February 23, 2019 ·

USS Ramsay (DD-124) was laid down as a Wickes-class destroyer at Newport News, VA in December of 1917, and launched on June 8, 1918. She was commissioned into service in the US Navy on February 15, 1919, under the command of Cmdr H. H. Norton. Early Service of USS Ramsay Laid down and launched during the […]

Wreckage of USS Hornet Located

February 15, 2019 ·

On October 26, 1942, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) was lost to the Pacific. In January of 2019, just a week after confirming the discovery of the first Japanese battleship sunk in World War II, the crew of the Research Vessel Petrel announced the discovery of the […]

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Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Blue

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Tern

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS USS Macdonough

Wreckage of USS Wasp Located

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Cachalot

Wreckage of USS Strong Located

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Schley

Closing In: The Battle of Saipan

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Ramsay

Wreckage of USS Hornet Located

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