Class: Gato Submarine Launched: November 14, 1943 At: Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut Commissioned: February 29, 1944 Converted: 1952 Length: 307 feet Beam: 27 feet Draft: 18 feet (surface trim) Displacement: 1,820 tons Armament: Ten 21-inch torpedo tubes, one 4-inch/50 caliber... read more
Class: Type "A" Midget Submarine Launched: 1938 At: Kure Naval Dockyard, Japan Length: 78 feet, 5 inches Beam: 6 feet Draft: 6 feet Displacement: 46 tons (submerged) Armament: Two 18-inch torpedo tubes Address: National Museum of the Pacific War 340 East Main Street Fredericksburg, Te... read more
Class: Essex Aircraft Carrier Launched: September 23, 1942 At: Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: February 17, 1943 Length: 910 feet Beam: 142 feet Draft: 30 feet Displacement: 33,000 tons Armament: (original): 90 aircraft, twelve 5-inch/38 caliber ... read more
Class: Higgins Motor Torpedo (PT) Boat Launched: 1944 At: Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana Commissioned: January 1944 Length: 78 feet Beam: 20 feet Draft: 5 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 56 tons Armament: Two 20mm guns; one 40mm gun; two single and two twin 50 cal. machine guns; t... read more
Class: Edsall Destroyer Escort Launched: November 22, 1942 At: Brown Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas Commissioned: May 31, 1943 Length: 307 feet Beam: 37 feet Draft: 12 feet Displacement: 1,490 tons Armament: Three 3 inch/50 caliber guns, two quad 40mm guns, ten twin 20mm guns, hedgeh... read more
Class: New York Battleship Launched: May 18, 1912 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: March 12, 1914 Length: 573 feet Beam: 106 feet Normal Draft: 28 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 34,000 tons Speed: 21 knots Crew: 1,810 Armament: (Dece... read more