file created: 12/07/02 00:10:19 , last update: 07/25/02
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BB-60 Alabama
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
South 1940/02/01
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
1942/02/16 1942/08/16 1962/06/01
memori
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42/08-43: Ms 12/Mod, 43-43/08?: Ms 22, 43/08?-45/03?: Ms 21, 45/03: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/08/25       joinPac-Panama Canal   66 
43/09/14       Efate   66 
43/10/07 43/10/10   37/38/39 - probably 37 fleet (combined TF 37, TF 38, TF 39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/21 43/11/25 Galvan 50.3     66 
43/11/07       Fiji   66 
43/11/25 43/12/09 Galvan 50.4     66 
43/12/06 43/12/08 Galvan 50.8 helping damaged Boyd   66 
43/12/08 43/12/12     sail Gilberts > Efate   66 
43/12/12 43/12/14     Esp. Santo   88 
44/01/05 44/01/12     sail Efate > P.H.   66 
44/01/12 44/01/??     P.H. - overhaul, port outboard prop replacement   66 
44/01/16 44/02/13 Flint 58.2    
44/01/21       Funafuti (Ellice Is)   66 
44/02/12 44/02/18 Hailst 50.9.2     66  104 
44/02/20 44/02/22   58 raid -Marianas   66 
44/02/26 44/03/08   58/FF(03/03-03/08) Majuro   66 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58.3 raid -Palau   66 
44/04/13 44/05/04 Reckle 58.3/BatDiv9     66  112 
44/05/01   Mudba 58.7 shell Ponape   81 
44/06/06 44/08/26 Forage 58.7/BatDiv9/DF     66 
44/06/13   Forage 58.7.2 shell N Saipan   66 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/BatDiv9/DF xPhilip  
44/07/25 44/08/11   58.7     66 
44/07/30 44/08   58.4     81 
44/08/11 44/08/18     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/10/23 King2 38.3/BatDiv9    
44/09/06 44/09/09 Stale2 38.3/BatDiv9     66 
44/10/23 44/10/26 King2 38.4 xLeyte  
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34 xLeyte   66 
44/10/26 44/11/25 King2 38.3 xLeyte   66 
44/11/25 44/12/10     Ulithi - training exercises, maintenance   66 
44/12/01 44/12/25 Love3 38.1 land Mindoro   66  125 
44/12/18     38.1 damage(typhoon)   66  125 
44/12/27? 45/01/18     Ulithi - sail to Pudget Sound for overhaul   66 
45/01/18 45/02/25     PSNY - overhaul in drydock   66 
45/02/25 45/03/17     PSNY - refit in water   66 
45/03/17 45/04/04     refresh training, trials off California coast   66 
45/04/04 45/04/10     sail West coast > P.H.   66 
45/04/10 45/04/17     off P.H. - training   66 
45/04/17 45/04/28     sail P.H. > Ulithi   66 
45/05/09 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3.2     66 
45/05/28 45/06 Iceber 30.2    
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1    
45/06/04   Iceber 38.1 damage(typhoon) (22-58N, 132-15E)   66  85 
45/07/01 45/08/15   38.1 raid Home Islands   66  81 
45/07/17 45/07/18   34.? shell Hitachi   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: Memorial - Mobile Bay, Ala.
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "Big Bama", "Mighty A"