Today we are going to visit Battleship U.S.S. Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.
The Alabama is one of four Dakota Class ships. She was ordered in 1939 and entered service in 1942. She is best known for protecting our aircraft carriers in the Pacific during WWII.
After the war she carried 700…
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We already covered the upper decks in USS Alabama. Now we are going to be covering the lower decks beginning with green and finishing up with red.
We are heading down into the engine room.
We are continuing to the red tour route now. As you can see, Green 24 runs…
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The USS Cairo is one of seven ironclad river gun boats built during the Civil War. The Cairo is a city class gun boat named after Cairo, Ohio. The ships in this class were nicknamed “Pook’s Turtles” after their designer and the fact that they resembled turtles.
The Cairo served…
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Seawolf Park in Galveston consists of a fishing pier, playground, sports courts, picnic areas, and The Galveston Naval Museum. It is located on Pelican Island 6.5 miles from the Strand and 7.5 miles from the Pleasure Pier. It was named in honor of the USS Seawolf, a submarine that…
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The USS Cavalla, nicknamed “Lucky Lady”, originally served from 1943-1946. In 1944 she sunk the Japanese aircraft carrier Shokaku with three torpedo hits. The Shokaku was one of the carriers responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Cavalla was brought back into service in 1951, was refitted twice,…
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The USS Stewart was named after Rear Admiral Charles Stewart who commanded the USS Constitution in the War of 1812. It is one of just two preserved destroyer escorts.
This is the ship’s store. The store was usually open for a few hours each evening. This is where you could…
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I’m a big believer that anyone who has at least a day to spend in New Orleans before a cruise should visit the National WWII Museum.
This museum is better and more affordable than almost any excursion you can book on a cruise.
Visiting the WWII Museum is also extremely…
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