Battleships
War Diaries · Deck Logs · Technical Documents · History
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The great gun platforms of the United States Navy — from the dreadnoughts of the First World War
to the Iowa-class titans of the Second. War diaries, deck logs, broadside firings, and the stories
of the men who served aboard them.
⚓ Ships & History
- USS Recruit: Wooden Battleship in Union Square 1917–1920
- USS Wisconsin BB-64
- USS Iowa BB-61 Broadside Firing
- USS New Jersey BB-62 in Transit 1983
- USS New Jersey BB-62 Reactivation 30 Apr – Jun 1968
- USS California BB-44 — Nov 1942
- Greatest Man-O’-War: USS Iowa BB-61 — Oct 1942
- Saga of a U.S. Battleship — Feb 1943
- New US Battleship — Mar 1943
- USS Missouri: Rare and Astounding Drydock Photo
- USS Recruit Wooden Battleship in New York City
📚 USS Massachusetts BB-59 War Diaries & Logs
- USS Massachusetts BB-59 War Diary Deck Logs 1942–1945
- USS Massachusetts BB-59 — November 1942
- USS Massachusetts BB-59 War Diary 6 & 7 February 1943
- USS Massachusetts BB-59 War Diary 17 February 1943
- USS Massachusetts BB-59 Bombards Japan — Aug 1945
🔹 Battle Actions & Campaigns
- Battleship Texas BB-35 Armament — Mar 1945
- Luzon Express — Mar 1945
- The Battleships Opened Up — Mar 1945
- Navy Planes Hit Japan; Marines Invade Iwo — USS Pennsylvania BB-38 at Work, Mar 1945
- Beachheads to Manila — Mar 1945
- Yamato Springs a Leak — Jun 1945
- 13 Rugged Old Ladies — Jul 1945
- Ships and Stations Regunning: USS Pennsylvania