Final VoyagesWhat finally happened to the USS Arkansas, the Pennsylvania, the Saratoga? Naval historian Kermit (Kit) H. Bonner follows the stories of more than 30 battleships, cruisers and destroyers to their final destinations. Some survive as public museums, some became foreign naval vessels, others wound up in scrapyards or rest eternally at the bottom of the sea. Hundreds of one-of-a-kind photos illustrate the proud heritage of these former rulers of the waves, as well as the men who sailed them. |
Contents
Introduction | 4 |
The Cruisers | 27 |
The Battleships | 89 |
5 | 91 |
USS Nevada BB36 The Cheer Up Ship | 100 |
USS Oklahoma BB37 Death at the Outset | 121 |
USS Pennsylvania BB38 Flagship | 127 |
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