USS Alabama

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USS Alabama, hull number BB-60, is a retired battleship. She was the fourth and final member of the South Dakota class of fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1940s during World War II. The first American battleships designed after the Washington Treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, they took advantage of an escalator clause that allowed increasing the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns, but Congressional refusal to authorize larger battleships kept their displacement close to the Washington limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). A requirement to be armored against the same caliber of guns as they carried, combined with the displacement restriction, resulted in cramped ships. Overcrowding was exacerbated by wartime modifications that considerably strengthened their anti-aircraft batteries and significantly increased their crews.

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BB-60; BB-60
draft 11 metre, length 210 metre, length 207 metre, speed 27.8 knot, beam 33 metre, 
museum ship, battleship, preserved watercraft, South Dakota-class battleship, United States Navy, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 

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Location: 30.6818, -88.0148, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • USS Rodolph ⓘ
    gunboat of the United States Navy
  • USS Ida ⓘ
    steamer acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War
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keel laying
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ship commissioning
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ship launching
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ship decommissioning
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sweet home Alabamasweet home Alabama
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USS Alabama (BB-60) under construction c1941USS Alabama (BB-60) under construction c1941
Forward guns of USS Alabama (BB-60) c1942Forward guns of USS Alabama (BB-60) c1942
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USS Alabama (BB-60) off Norfolk VA in February 1943USS Alabama (BB-60) off Norfolk VA in February 1943
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1780Battle of Fort CharlottesiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1781Battle of MobileKingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1865Mobile CampaignsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1865Battle of Spanish FortsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1865Battle of Fort BlakelysiegeWikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS RodolphsteamshipWikidata
    objectwatercraft1863USS IdasteamshipWikidata
    organisationfactory1916Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Companyshipyard, shipbuildingWikidata
    organisationfactory1920Gulf Shipbuilding Corporationshipyard, shipbuilding, former entity, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1999Austal USAshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    sitefort1723Fort Charlottehistory museum, reconstructed structure, archaeological site, fortWikidata
    sitemuseumBattleship Memorial Parkhistoric site, military museumWikidata
    sitemuseumUSS AlabamaUnited States Navy, preserved watercraft, museum ship, battleshipWikidata
    sitemuseumUSS Drumpreserved watercraft, attack submarine, museum ship, United States NavyWikidata
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) - 80-G-K-497 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) - 80-G-K-495 Commons
    commonsimagesweet home Alabama Commons
    commonsimageThe Royal Navy during the Second World War A17629 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) under construction c1941 Commons
    commonsimageForward guns of USS Alabama (BB-60) c1942 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) - NH 57209 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) off Norfolk VA in February 1943 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Alabama (BB-60) - 80-G-K-9410 Commons
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