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Home Town Parkersburg, Wood Cty, WVa
Last Address Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia, USA Plot: Section 66
Date of Passing Feb 16, 1987
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Assistant Director of Naval History, Captain F. (Frederick) Kent Loomis, USN (Ret.)
Captain F. Kent Loomis, Director of Kusaka Naval History, Pearl Harbor
Naval History & Heritage Command, Director:
Rear Admiral F. Kent Loomis, USN (ret.), 24 January 1970 – 31 July 1970
Other Comments:
F. Kent Loomis worked for the Naval History Division of the CNO and was Director in 1970. He is credited in dozens of works for his assistance in researching materials and editing or authoring articles.
Naval History Division
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Assistant Director of Naval History
Captain F. Kent Loomis, USN, 1962 - 1969
Director of Naval History & Heritage Command
Rear Admiral F. Kent Loomis, USN, 24 January 1970 – 31 July 1970
and an Officer, Vice President/Treasurer, of the Naval Heritage Foundation
Nevada Class Battleship: Displacement 27,500 Tons, Dimensions, 583' (oa) x 95' 3" x 29' 7" (Max). Armament 10 x 14"/45 21 x 5"/51, 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Triple Turrets, 16" Dual turrets, 3" Second (armor) Deck, 2 1/2" Third (splinter) Deck 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 26,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws. Speed, 20.5 Knots, Crew 864.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Fore River, Shipbuilding, Quincy, MA., November 4, 1912. Launched July 11, 1914. Commissioned March 11, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken August 12, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Sunk, off Oahu, July 31 1948, by Gunfire from Iowa BB-61 and 3 Heavy Cruisers.