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Alabama Coastal Birding Trail
At USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, black-necked stilt may be around almost any time of year at low tide. Herons and egrets can also be seen. Yellow-crowned night heron in late summer and long-billed curlew in winter are among other avian visitors. ... www.ussalabama.com ... [Read More]
EPA Region 4: Serving the Southeast
The United States Navy and the state of Florida are planning to sink the USS Oriskany, a World War II era aircraft carrier, as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico 23 miles south of Pensacola, Fla. Because PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) will remain on board the ship, the Navy must apply for, and EPA must issue, a risk-based disposal approval under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In order to approve the Navy's application, EPA must determine that the disposal action will not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment. To facilitate the public’s understanding of the issues and promote greater public involvement, EPA is posting the documents that support the Navy’s application on this site at http://www.epa.gov/Region4/air/lead/PCBWebPage.htm . ... [Read More]
National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
The role of American submarines in the war against Japan cannot beoverestimated. During four years of war, American submarines sank morethan 600,000 tons of Japanese warships and more than 5,000,000 tons ofmerchant shipping. This was accomplished by a force that never numberedmore than two percent of naval personnel engaged in the war. Americansubmarines formed a blockade that denied Japan the oil, food, and otherraw materials she needed to continue to fight. By 1945, without thiscommerce and the raw materials it supplied to her war effort, Japanfound it impossible to continue the war outside of the homeland. The Gato class was the standard design for American submarinesat the beginning of World War II. The Gato class , and itssuccessor, the Balao class , bore the brunt of the fightingagainst Japan during the war. Gato class submarines weresuccessful boats that proved to be fast, strong, well armed, and suitedto the long-range patrols necessary to fight in the Pacific. USS Silve ... [Read More]
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Leader of Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda. Believed responsible for the Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, 1996, that left 19 servicemen dead, the simultaneous bombings of the US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998 with 245 dead, the suicide bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen, 2000 with 17 dead, and of course the suicide attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. 2001. This single greatest terrorist attack in world history with approximately 3000 dead. His whereabouts are unknown. ... [Read More]
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"Having agreed to give the Air Service an old battleship for bombingtest, the Navy in early September 1921 towed the USS Alabama into position near the USSIndiana, about seven miles southwest of Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay. The AirService had asked that the ship be in operating condition so that they could discover what typeof attack would put her out of action... The tests got under way on Friday morning, September 23, 1921. At0923 two Martin bombers began laying a smokescreen windward of the Alabama. Thencame two DH's, each with four 25-pound phosphorous bombs, and afterwards four DH's withtear gas bombs. Shortly after 1300, two Martin Bombers dropped eight 100 - poundphosphorus bombs, scoring six hits. Phosphorus flames and fumes covered the entireship. General Mitchell then departed from the plan to direct an additional attack bytwo Martin bombers each carrying fifteen 25-pound phosphorus bombs. The Martins gotsix hits; the other ... [Read More]
Congressman Jo Bonner - Mobile
revelry and celebration with a series of exciting parades and elegant balls that culminate on Fat Tuesday. Along with this three century's old tradition, Mobile County also boasts numerous historic and architectural attractions, including the USS Alabama Battleship Park , Forts Gaines and Morgan (involved in the famous Battle of Mobile Bay), and Fort Condi (one of the city's original locations and now the home of the city's official welcome center). ... [Read More]
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USS Alabama Aerial Bombing by the 1st Provisional Air Brigade General Billy Mitchell Bombing Experiments ... [Read More]
National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
During the Battle of the Eastern Solomons inAugust 1942, USS North Carolina was assigned to escort thecarriers USS Enterprise and USS Saratoga . Her superiorperformance during this action proved the concept of the fast battleship providing antiaircraft coverage for the carrier. Her antiaircraftfire was so intense that USS Enterprise signaled her in alarm,"Are you afire?" This action established the primary role of the fastbattleship throughout World War II as the protector of the aircraftcarrier. ... [Read More]
National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
7. USS Des Moines (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) ... 10. USS The Sullivans (Buffalo, New York) ... 14. USS Drum (Mobile, Alabama) ... [Read More]
National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific
These ships represent the World War II role of the Americanbattleship which changed from the principle capital ship of the navy toa support ship designed to protect and screen the fast Essexclass carrier battlegroups. USS North Carolina , USS Alabama , and USS Massachusetts appear to meet the criteria for designation. Theseships were all fast new American battleships that illustrate the role ofthe battleship as the protector of the aircraft carrier. USS NorthCarolina and USS Alabama are in excellent condition andretain their World War II integrity. USS Massachusetts is in goodcondition and retains her World War II integrity. All three ships sawaction in the Pacific during World War II. USS Missouri does not appear to meet the criteria fordesignation. USS Missouri is perhaps the most famous Americanbattleship dating from the war. It was on her deck on September 2, 1945,that the Japanese signed the surrender ending World War II. For manyyears she was in reserve in the na ... [Read More]
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