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Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: Widewing on June 11, 2005, 10:04:08 AM

(http://home.att.net/~c.c.jordan/USN2.jpg)

Be specific....

My regards,

Widewing

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: TDeacon on June 11, 2005, 11:25:20 AM

An Alaska class "cruiser"; probably USS Guam, with WWII-era light AA mounted.

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: 2bighorn on June 11, 2005, 12:13:38 PM

USS Guam (cb2)

Edit: Main battery practice off Trinidad, November 1944

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: SuperDud on June 11, 2005, 12:31:32 PM

Did you serve on it BH???:p

I'm guessing rear admiral of the poop deck???

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: 2bighorn on June 11, 2005, 01:25:03 PM

Quote

Originally posted by SuperDud
Did you serve on it BH???:p

I'm guessing rear admiral of the poop deck???

Dud is off-topic! BAN HIM!!!! ;)

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: frank3 on June 12, 2005, 05:21:26 AM

Superdud...Supersquelch....wh at's the difference? :D

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: SuperDud on June 12, 2005, 02:33:16 PM

BH is just mad b/c I guessed correctly.  I'm guessing Frank was his "1st mate" MUHAHAHAHA:P


On a serious note though, what were the size of the guns?

Title: Name This US Navy Ship
Post by: 2bighorn on June 12, 2005, 02:48:05 PM

Main guns, 9 of them in 3 turrets, were 12 inchers.