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Category: USN

Posts on the United States Navy.

U.S. Navy Ship Naming Conventions 1940-45

June 7, 2020 Tim Migaki

Note: This post only covers combatant vessels. Aircraft Carriers Fleet & Light carriers (CV & CVL) Named after famous old USN ships & famous battles

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Book Review: To Train the Fleet for War by Albert Nofi

May 24, 2020 Tim Migaki

Albert Nofi’s book examines the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Problems during the interwar years from 1923-1940. The Fleet Problems were the culmination of the navy’s annual

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What’s the Difference Between the Navy & the Coast Guard?

February 16, 2020 Tim Migaki

*I cannot speak for every navy or coast guard in the world, so this is largely from the perspective of the U.S. Navy and U.S.

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16″/50 Gun vs. 18.1″/45 Gun

February 2, 2020 Tim Migaki

Now that we have articles on the Japanese 18.1″/45 and U.S. 16″/50 guns themselves, let’s see how they stack up against each other in terms

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U.S. 16″/50 Mark 7 Gun

January 19, 2020 Tim Migaki

Caveat: The information contained in this post is of a very general nature. See references for where to find more detailed information. This post focuses

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Omaha-Class Cruisers

September 29, 2019 Tim Migaki

Ships in Class Ship Laid Down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Omaha (CL-4) 6 Dec. 1918 14 Dec. 1920 24 Feb. 1923 1 Nov. 1945 Scrapped

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