USS Kearsarge (BB-5)
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uss-kearsarge-bb-5-324-577924
title:
USS Kearsarge (BB-5)
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USS Kearsarge (BB-5), was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy and lead ship of her class of battleships. She was named after the sloop-of-war Kearsarge, famous for sinking the CSS Alabama, and was the only United States Navy battleship not named after a state. Her keel was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Virginia, on 30 June 1896. She was launched on 24 March 1898, sponsored by Mrs. Elizabeth Winslow, the wife of Rear Admiral Herbert Winslow, and commiss
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Kearsarge-class pre-dreadnought battleship
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kearsarge_(BB-5)
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date modified:
2024-02-02T15:05:42Z
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13
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