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during this refit. An extra 3in of STS was added over the magazines, with 2 in (51 mm) elsewhere over the protective deck, while turret-top armor was raised to 7 in (180 mm). New double-layer anti-torpedo bulges were installed, increasing the armored freeboard to compensate for the increase in weight. SK-2 radar was installed in place of the previous SK, and the main battery received new Mk.13 radars for fire control. Turret No. 3 was repaired and the crew quarters were improved. She completed repairs and upgrades in August, leaving for tests and training runs just as Japan surrendered, ending the war.
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s starboard bow. The attack caused light casualties, and in 15 minutes she was underway for
Eniwetok, and from there she steamed for the repair yards at Pearl Harbor (in reverse the whole time so as not to do further damage to her bow), escorted by two destroyers. Two men were killed in the attack.
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destroyed numerous
Japanese stationary guns and pillboxes. In the course of the battle, she fired so much that she split the liners in the guns of Turret No. 1, putting it out of action for the rest of the day. On 1 February, she continued her attack on Japanese positions as the U.S. landing forces
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loaded with a 551 lb (250 kg) bomb crashed the top of Turret No. 3 from starboard. The explosion wiped out the 20 mm mounts and caused a large fire. The 20mm ammunition ignited from the heat, causing further casualties. In all, 10 were killed, 37 injured and 6 missing following this
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patrolled the southern approaches to
Surigao Strait until 29 October; she then steamed for the Admiralty Isles for brief replenishment and resumed patrol duty around Leyte on 16 November, protecting the landing forces from continued Japanese air attacks. On 29 November, during another Japanese air
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to Pearl Harbor, and she reached the Puget Sound Navy Yard at
Bremerton on 7 May for repairs and an extensive refit. All of her 5 in guns were removed and replaced by sixteen 5 inch/38 cal guns in new twin mounts. The light AA armament was revised to forty Bofors 40 mm in ten quad
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Battleship Division 2, Battleship Division 3, and Battleship Division 4 until 1 August, when she returned to Pearl Harbor for repairs, her first time in the harbor since the Japanese attack. She departed Pearl Harbor in early November with
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between
Turrets No. 1 and 2, pierced the forecastle, main, and armored decks, and blew a hole in the 4-inch steel, causing extensive damage and starting fires. In all, 31 men were killed and 30 wounded in the attack, and the medical department was destroyed but still functional.
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Operation Magic Carpet duty. She entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 15 April 1946, and was placed in commission in inactive reserve on 16 July. She was decommissioned at Bremerton on 3 April 1947, and remained there as a unit of the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
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awning and made a hole about 12 ft (3.7 m) by 20 ft (6.1 m). The second exploded after entering the hull at the 22 ft (6.7 m) water level at Frame 10. The latter hit caused flooding and increased the draft forward by 5 ft (1.5 m).
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where she patrolled against
Japanese incursion. The two battleships acted as sentinels to guard against Japanese advance to prevent Japanese forces from threatening Australia. During this duty, the two battleships conducted frequent sweeps for Japanese forces.
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The battleship continued her patrols until relieved on 2 December, when she sailed with two heavily damaged destroyers for repairs. She reached Pearl Harbor on 18 December, and was extensively repaired and refitted over the next few months.
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was assigned targets on the southern coast of
Okinawa to support a diversionary landing, which would distract Japanese forces away from the main landing on the west coast. Japanese forces responded with several air raids, with two of
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996:. Over the course of the next two months, she was repaired and overhauled, receiving new fighting equipment. Repairs were complete on 26 February 1942. She then underwent a series of shakedown cruises to West Coast ports and
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was 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm) thick, while the main armored deck was up to 3.5 in (89 mm) thick. The main battery gun turrets had 18 in (457 mm) thick faces on 13 in (330 mm)
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again conducted shore bombardment supporting the landing craft as they approached the beaches on 15 September. Four days later, organized resistance collapsed, permitting the fire support ships to retire to the
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advanced. She became the flagship for
Admiral Connally for the next two weeks, resupplying and refueling many of the smaller ships in the operation until she departed with a task unit of carriers and
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remained on station for the next week and continued her artillery support mission through several more air raids. Turret No. 3, damaged but usable, remained silent for the remainder of this mission.
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allotted TF 52 three days to soften up the island's defenses ahead of the assault. Firing commenced at 05:45 on 14 June. TF 52 quickly destroyed two coastal guns, then began bombarding
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on 13 January 1944, and rendezvoused with Task Force 53 at Lahaina Roads for two days of loading ammunition, refueling, and provisioning ahead of a new operation supporting the
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in destroying several shore batteries. Following the land invasion, she remained with the support force off Bolo Point providing artillery support for the invading troops.
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transited the canal in the latter part of June to join the battle fleet stationed on the west coast. She continued to be a flagship until 1923 when the flag was shifted to
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and any Japanese installations she could spot. At 09:00 as Marine landing forces encountered heavy Japanese resistance and began taking casualties to emplaced
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took position between Red and White Beaches and began bombarding them ahead of the invasion, which began at 10:00 20 October. Securing the beaches quickly,
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The Japanese attempted to counter the battleships through the air. On 18 June, the ship's guns shot down their first Japanese aircraft, but on 22 June, a
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provided covering fire to eliminate several Japanese machine gun nests. Her scouting plane then began to cover the progress of the Marines' assault, with
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continued to fire and, after the attack, sent firefighting parties to assist her compatriots, especially attempting to rescue survivors from the capsized
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and her men. Built of granite and bronze and incorporating the ship's bell, this monument is located on the grounds of the State House in Annapolis.
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moved closer to shore to attract Japanese fire and locate artillery emplacements, in the process raking Japanese gun emplacements, control stations,
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Island to guard Marine landings there. Marines met with only light resistance from 30 Japanese soldiers there, and two prisoners were brought to
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on the Pacific leg of his tour of Latin America. She was overhauled in 1928–1929, and the eight 3-inch anti-aircraft guns were replaced by eight
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Leslie Short—addressing Christmas cards near his machine gun—brought the first of his ship's guns into play, shooting down one of two
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made five voyages between the west coast and Pearl Harbor, returning more than 8,000 servicemen to the United States. Arriving at
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1793:Governor of Maryland
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133:3 April 1947
125:21 July 1921
122:Commissioned
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3294:BRP Banahaw
3284:Connecticut
2232:Mooney 1981
2091:Mooney 1981
2027:Wallin 1968
2015:Breyer 1973
1998:Mooney 1981
1956:Mooney 1981
1696:Minneapolis
1658:Morton Deyo
1549:Mississippi
1145:, who used
1115:Aore Island
904:shore leave
827:during the
802:during the
800:Ford Island
776:New Zealand
721:of Admiral
668:Company of
658:battleships
655:dreadnought
547:gun turrets
437:hit at the
401:Pacific War
391:during the
374:New Zealand
324:floatplanes
210:21.17
3572:1920 ships
3556:Categories
3136:Montebello
3007:Corregidor
2878:Takao Maru
2796:Windflower
2794:HMCS
2685:California
2644:Shipwrecks
2541:Washington
2385:"Maryland"
2241:References
1608:attack, a
1558:California
1508:Leyte Gulf
1429:Purvis Bay
1331:destroyers
1293:Roi Island
1200:task force
1121:, several
963:forecastle
864:California
672:. She was
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227:Complement
161:battleship
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2655:Virsaitis
2564:Tennessee
1861:Citations
1806:Footnotes
1681:Maryland'
1654:5th Fleet
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1585:Yamashiro
1554:Tennessee
1488:7th Fleet
1243:crossfire
1239:pillboxes
1215:Maryland'
1093:moved to
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870:Tennessee
717:was made
642:on board
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591:broadside
587:waterline
567:amidships
563:casemates
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283:Barbettes
172:long tons
106:Laid down
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3154:Shuntien
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2756:Oklahoma
2584:(actual)
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2527:Colorado
2513:Colorado
2457:Maryland
2449:Maryland
2438:Maryland
2427:Archived
2422:Maryland
2365:(1968).
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2148:15 April
2135:and the
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1777:Maryland
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1761:Maryland
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1745:Post-war
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1610:kamikaze
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644:Maryland
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342:Maryland
235:Armament
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114:Launched
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78:Namesake
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41:Maryland
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3432:Sealion
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3395:8 Dec:
3349:7 Dec:
3331:Vizcaya
3325:Triumph
3259:Banahao
3249:Canlaon
3214:Sealion
3060:Stanley
3046:Neptune
2964:Galatea
2872:Repulse
2852:Bittern
2834:Ravnaas
2828:Peterel
2821:Penguin
2808:Capillo
2804:8 Dec:
2678:Arizona
2673:7 Dec:
2666:Perseus
2662:6 Dec:
2652:2 Dec:
2459:(BB-46)
2424:gallery
2220:Sturton
1851:caliber
1773:Seattle
1670:Okinawa
1498:joined
1492:Kinkaid
1471:in 1944
1384:Tanapag
1376:Garapan
1258:Apamama
941:torpedo
892:Arizona
859:gangway
698:was an
693:second
660:of the
600:s main
507:32,693
383:During
368:of the
344:(BB-46)
170:32,600
96:Builder
88:Ordered
49:History
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3388:Vestal
3353:Gamble
3318:Nereus
3243:Arayat
3197:Salvia
3190:Sagiri
3175:HNLMS
3108:K XVII
3106:HNLMS
3101:Cicala
3076:Emidio
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687:was a
682:first
609:. Her
553:. The
452:Design
378:Brazil
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351:-class
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3300:Ro-60
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3114:U-451
3066:U-574
3035:U-434
3025:U-131
3013:Ro-66
2997:U-557
2987:U-127
2937:Tamar
2890:YP-16
2845:Banka
2775:U-208
2711:Ha-19
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370:fleet
310:Decks
271:Armor
246:12 Ă—
207:Speed
199:Draft
3524:1942
3516:1941
3508:1940
3415:I-10
3277:Volo
3271:U-75
3182:USS
3160:U-79
3058:HMS
3053:O 20
2981:O 16
2930:Moth
2858:I-70
2782:Utah
2769:Shaw
2735:M-22
2729:M-20
2723:M-18
2717:M-16
2406:2011
2371:ISBN
2340:ISBN
2312:ISBN
2293:ISBN
2272:ISBN
2253:ISBN
2150:2018
1829:here
1733:Guam
1731:and
1690:Luce
1590:FusĹŤ
1582:and
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1404:and
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1109:and
1089:and
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277:Belt
258:2 Ă—
252:4 Ă—
240:8 Ă—
216:km/h
191:Beam
138:Fate
68:Name
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