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Unit Details

Strength
Battleship
 
Type
Surface Vessel
 
Year
1916 - 1946
 

Description
Pennsylvania Class Battleship: Displacement 31,400 Tons, Dimensions, 608' 6" (oa) x 97' 1" x 29' 10" (Max).Armament 12 x 14"/45 14 x 5"/51, 4 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 31,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 915.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., October 27, 1913. Launched 16 March 1915. Commissioned June 12, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken February 19, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, February 10, 1948.


Notable Persons
None
 
Reports To
Pennsylvania-class
 
Active Reporting Unit
None
 
Inactive Reporting Unit
None
 
174 Members Who Served in This Unit


 

  • Braun, Raymomd, FN, (1942-1945)
  • Draheim, Victor, LT, (1942-1946)
 
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  American Defense Service Medal - 1939
 



Name of Award
American Defense Service Medal

Devices
Star in Lieu of the following Clasps Star in Lieu of the following Clasps  Fleet Clasp for US Navy, US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard for service on the high seas while regularly attached to any vessels of the Atlantic, Pacific, or Asiatic fleets as well as vessels of the Naval Transport Service and vessels operating directly under the Chief of Naval Operations Base Clasp for US Navy and US Marine Corps for service outside the continental limits of the United States (service in either Alaska or Hawaii qualified Sea Clasp for US Coast Guard for all other vessels and aircraft, not qualifying for the Fleet Clasp, which regularly conducted patrols at sea Foreign Service Class for US Army for military service outside the continental limits of the United States, including service in Alaska.
Year Awarded
1939

Details behind Award:
Not Specified
Last Updated:
Dec 27, 2013
 
 
 
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