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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 […]

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 Rigel

August 27, 2018 ·

Originally built as a civilian cargo ship, USS Rigel (AD-13/ARb-1/AR-11) was commissioned into the US Navy on February 24, 1922 as an Altair-class destroyer tender named for the brightest star in the Orion constellation. After refitting and shakedown, Rigel was assigned to San Diego, which would remain her home port until 1941. In April of 1941, USS Rigel […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Antares

August 02, 2018 ·

Named for the brightest star in the Scorpius constellation, USS Antares (AG-10, later re-designated AKS-3) was laid down in 1918 and commissioned into the US Navy on February 23, 1922. Once she sailed out as a member of the United States Navy, Antares joined the Fleet Train, becoming its flagship within a year. Even after […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Tangier

July 14, 2018 ·

Originally laid down in 1939 as a cargo ship for the United States Maritime Commission, USS Tangier (AV-8) was converted into a seaplane tender and commissioned into the US Navy on August 25, 1941. After a shakedown cruise, she was assigned to Patrol Wing 2 in Hawaii. Just over a month before the Imperial Japanese […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Detroit

June 22, 2018 · Jason Alghussein

USS Detroit (CL-8), an Omaha-class light cruiser, was first laid down on November 10, 1920 and commissioned into the US Navy on July 31, 1923. Detroit's early years were mainly spent in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Later, she took part in maneuvers and fleet problems in the Caribbean and along the US East Coast. In […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Worden

June 12, 2018 ·

Laid down at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in December of 1932, USS Worden (DD-352) was commissioned into the US Navy on January 15, 1935. Worden spent most of her early years operating out of San Diego, until late in 1939, when, in response to the outbreak of war in Europe, the Navy ordered a […]

The Hospital Ship USS Solace

June 08, 2018 ·

For 14 years, the SS Iroquois sailed the world’s waters as a passenger ship. It was a relatively quiet and calm life, save for the possibility of the occasional seasick passenger or inclement weather. No one could have foreseen the changes she would undergo after the United States Navy acquired her in July of 1940, […]

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Shaw

May 28, 2018 ·

In the history books, chapters about the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor are often accompanied by an iconic image: the explosion of a ship taken from a distance. The ship in the image is the destroyer USS Shaw (DD-373). The snapshot was taken just as fires ignited when she was hit by three […]

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Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Tern

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS USS Macdonough

Closing In: The Battle of Saipan

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Rigel

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Antares

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Tangier

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Detroit

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Worden

The Hospital Ship USS Solace

Ships of Pearl Harbor: USS Shaw

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