Title supplied by cataloger. USS Indiana (BB-58) was the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy named in honor of the 19th state. She was ordered December 15, 1938; her keel was laid down on November 20, 1939; was launched November 21, 1941; commissioned on April 30, 1942; and decommissioned September 11, 1947. She measured 680 feet, weighed 35,000 tons, and had an armament of nine 16-inch guns, 20 five-inch guns, 24 40-mm cannons, and 16 20-mm cannons, but these increased as the war progressed. The Indiana received nine battle stars for her World War II service. Sadly, she was sold for scrapping in October 1963.; USS Massachusets (BB-59), affectionately known to her crewmembers as "Big Mamie" was the seventh ship of the U.S. Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. She was ordered December 15, 1938; her keel was laid down July 20, 1939; was launched September 23, 1941; commissioned on May 12, 1942; and decommissioned March 27, 1947. She measured 680 feet, weighed 35,000 tons, and had an armament of nine 16-inch guns, 20 5-inch guns, 24 40-mm cannons, and 35 20-mm cannons. The Massachusetts received eleven battle stars for her World War II service. She is one of only 18 remaining U.S. battleships of the many that were built during the first half of the 20th century; she is currently a museum ship - the focal point of Battleship Cove at Fall River, Massachusetts.; USS Alabama (BB-60) was the sixth completed U.S. Navy ship named Alabama, however only the third commissioned ship with that name. Nicknamed "Lucky A", she was ordered April 1, 1939; her keel was laid down February 1, 1940; was launched February 16, 1942; commissioned on August 16, 1942; and decommissioned January 9, 1947. She measured 680 feet, weighed 35,000 tons, and had an armament of 9 16-inch/45 cal guns, 20 5-inch/38 cal guns, 24 40-mm guns, and 22 20-mm cannons. The Alabama received nine battle stars for her World War II service. She was towed to her permanent berth at Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile Alabama on September 14, 1964 and was opened as a museum ship on January 9, 1965. The USS Alabama was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986 - #86000083. Battleships abreast identified as: USS Indiana (BB-58), USS Massachusettes (BB-59), and USS Alabama (BB-60). All three battleships saw action and were pivotal in United States Naval operations during World War II. At the time this photograph was taken, all had been routed to San Francisco where they docked while awaiting their next orders. These three battleships were decommissioned between the months of January through September of 1947. Photograph dated: April 1946.
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Indiana (Battleship : BB-58) Alabama (Battleship : BB-60) Massachusetts (Battleship : BB-59) Battleships--California--San Francisco Harbors--California--San Francisco Ships--California--San Francisco World War, 1939-1945 San Francisco (Calif.)
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