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| {{US-Virginia}} | {{US-Nebraska}}

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...ing assigned to Division 2, Squadron 1, Atlantic Fleet 1 January 1907. The battleship departed Hampton Roads 9 March 1907 for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to participat ...Tampico and Tuxpan into February 1914. After 2 weeks at Guantanamo Bay the battleship returned northward to Virginia waters.

| {{US-Connecticut}} | {{US-Louisiana}}

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...'' (BB-19) was a [[pre-dreadnought]] battleship of the [[Connecticut Class Battleship (1904)|''Connecticut'' Class]] in the [[United States Navy]]. ...nt Estrado Palma for American help in suppressing an insurrection. The new battleship carried a peace commission, comprised of Secretary of War William H. Taft a

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Sometime before 1913, she may have had a [[Type 3 Wireless Set|Type 3 Battleship Auxiliary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type ...James|William M. James]], who noted in his memoirs that Bentinck was "with us for a few weeks."<ref>James. ''The Sky was Always Blue''. p. 86.</ref>

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| {{US-Florida}} | {{US-Utah}}

...31, later BB-31) was a [[Florida Class Battleship (1909)|''Florida'' class battleship]] which served in the [[First World War]]. She was sunk in the Japanese at {{Footer Florida Class Battleship (1909)}}

| {{US-Wyoming}} | {{US-Arkansas}}

| {{US-NewYork}} | {{US-Texas}}

| {{US-Nevada}} | {{US-Oklahoma}}

...''U.S.S. ''Oklahoma''''' (BB-37) was the second ship of the [[Nevada Class Battleship (1914)|''Nevada'' Class]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. She serv ...Harbor from 6 December, 1940 for patrols and exercises, and was moored in Battleship Row on 7 December, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. Outboard alongside ''M

| {{US-Pennsylvania}} | {{US-Arizona}}

|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>The second ''Arizona'' (Battleship No. 39) was laid down on 16 March 1914 at the New York Navy Yard; launched ...yard on that date for Norfolk, arriving there on the following day to join Battleship Division 8.

...S.S. ''Pennsylvania''''' (BB-38) was the lead ship of [[Pennsylvania Class Battleship (1915)|her class]] of [[United States Navy]] "super-dreadnought" battleship ..., when Admiral [[Henry Thomas Mayo|Henry T. Mayo]] shifted his flag from {{US-Wyoming}} to ''Pennsylvania''. In January 1917, ''Pennsylvania'' steamed f

| {{US-NewMexico}} | {{US-Mississippi}}

...ncluding a Fleet Review by President Wilson 13 September 1919. In 1920 the battleship carried Secretary Daniels and the Secretary of the Interior on an inspectio ...held by President Harding in Seattle shortly before his death In 1923. The battleship sailed 15 April 1925 for Hawaii, participated in war games until 1 July, an

| {{US-1Mississippi}} | {{US-1Idaho}}

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| {{US-Tennessee}} | {{US-California}}

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...''', the lead ship of her [[Tennessee Class Battleship (1919)|class]] of [[battleship]], was the third ship of the [[United States Navy]] named in honor of the 1 ...tops. This feature was to distinguish the "Big Five" from the rest of the battleship force until World War II. Since ''Tennessee's'' 14-inch turret guns could

...ng Star'' (Washington, DC) 18 April, 1914 p. 2.</ref> He also commanded {{US-Denver|f=t}} in late 1914 into 1915.{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}} ...{{USOfficerReg1918|p. 12}} In mid-1917 he became Commanding Officer of {{US-Virginia|f=t}}, remaining in command until 1919.{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 12-1

...pared the fleet for war, having introduced the world's first all-big-gun [[battleship]], [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], concentrated the fleet in ...y, 1881, he was appointed to ''Duke of Wellington'' for command of the new battleship {{UK-1Inflexible}}, which he commissioned on 5 July.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/15.}

...as then selected to command {{UK-Devastation|f=p}}, the first steam turret battleship designed without any sail power. Richards took command of ''Devastation'' ...humourous. I remember his delight in feeding the birds when he stayed with us at Chillingham, and his complaint, one morning, on going out-doors after br

...whilst Jellicoe feared, wrongly, that the Germans had completed the Greek battleship ''Salamis'', building in a German yard at the outbreak of war, for themselv ...{{UK-BS|4}} containing the fast battleship of the [[Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)|Queen Elizabeth class]]: only four of the five were available.

...hilst Captain Heathcoat Grant had deliberately beached the pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Canopus|f=p}} on mud to protect the harbour. A signal station had been ...See, 1914-1918'', says that Spee expected to meet only the pre-dreadnought battleship HMS ''Canopus'', the {{UK-Carnarvon|f=t}}, and possibly the armoured cruise

...fine silhouette for the enemy, as some of our ships on the reverse side of us were clearly visible against the bright sunlit sky. At about 6.30 p.m., three of enemy's Battleships of [[Kaiser Class Battleship (1911)|"Kaiser" class]] were seen indistinctly through the mist, and seven

...President of the Board of Inquiry to investigate the destruction of the {{US-1Maine}}. On 26 March, he assumed command of the [[North Atlantic Station] ...lands]] for an uncertain destination. Admiral Sampson, in his flag ship {{US-NewYork}}, put to sea from [[Key West]] in search of the Spanish Fleet and

On 29 August, 1881, he was appointed to the battleship {{UK-2Achilles}} in the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadron]]. ...7 July, 1887, for the Jubilee Fleet Review, but was also appointed to the battleship {{UK-1Inflexible}}. He reported to the latter and was reported as missing

Wilson commanded the battleship {{UK-SansPareil}} in the Mediterranean Fleet from 9 February, 1892{{NMI|Fri ...d Naval Services. If you ask Wilson whether Captain "Smith," commanding a battleship in the Home Fleet, is likely to make a good Admiral, his reply can only be

...Of the ship's Naval Instructor Oliver recalled, "He never tried to teach us."<ref>Oliver. '''I'''. f. 6.</ref> He was rated Midshipman on 31 January On 12 September, 1900, he was appointed Navigating Officer of the battleship [[H.M.S. Majestic (1895)|''Majestic'']], flagship of the Channel Squadron.<

...on 7 November went on a Signal Course. He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Cæsar (1896)|''Cæsar'']] on 5 December, again as Flag Captain to ...ly, and has the 2nd Class of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan, and the US of America Distinguished Service Medal; awarded Beaufort Testimonial, 1888;

...'Glasgow'']], and the armed merchantman ''Otranto'', reinforced by the old battleship [[H.M.S. Canopus (1897)|''Canopus'']], mounting four 12-inch guns, which wa ...ld cock bird. Sea lions were sighted and many seal, and for a time both of us forgot our troubles."<ref>Grant. "H.M.S. ''Canopus'', August, 1914, to Marc

...e [[First Lord of the Admiralty]]. He commanded the new [[dreadnought]] [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Bellerophon (1907)|''Bellerophon'']] from 1908 to 1910, when at ...nia''.<ref>Luard Committee. Q. 890.</ref> He had been appointed to the [[battleship]] [[H.M.S. Monarch (1868)|''Monarch'']] in the Mediterranean on 21 December

...he four dreadnoughts of the US Navy's [[Battleship Division Nine (US Navy)|Battleship Division Nine]], increasing to five dreadnoughts in January, 1918.

...til 24 August. He was detached from the ''Dolphin'' to serve aboard the {{US-Olympia|f=p}} on 6 November that same year, but was ordered to the U.S.S. ' ...(1904)|''Connecticut'' Class battleship]] {{US-Kansas}}. He commanded the battleship for the next two years, which was an auspicious time, for the Kansas was pi

...d Spain served as the backdrop for the explosion, in Havana Harbor, of the battleship [[U.S.S. Maine (1889)|''Maine'']]. As the United States and Spain moved to .... However, we were doing our best with the tools the Government had given us to work with …" After "many vexatious delays," Evans writes, the American

After the sinking of battleship {{US-1Maine}} in Havana harbor 15 February 1898, ''Miantonomoh'' recommissioned {{CatShipMonitor|US}}

...light cruisers, eight destroyers and three submarines. The pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-Triumph}} had been in reserve at the start of the war, but was quickly ''Cormoran'' entered the US territory of Guam on 14 December 1914 with her coal bunkers almost empty. S

...fresh sign of the neighbourly relations existing between Great Britain and us, and a manifestation which cannot but render our relations still more cordi ...He hoisted his flag as Second-in-Command of the Channel Squadron in the battleship {{UK-Magnificent}} on the morning of 5 June, 1901, in succession to Rear-Ad

...h Battle Squadron (Royal Navy)|5th Battle Squadron]] had come down to join us in the Forth in their place. It was the first time the 5th B.S. had come o ...my opened fire. The first salvo I saw drop was quite 2,000 yards short of us, and did not seem to have a very small spread. 3.50 ''Lion'' opened fire,

...nts for a time. An enemy cruiser or battleship of the [[Deutschland Class Battleship (1904)|''Deutschland'' class]] was the centre of a heavy fire from the Brit ...ns to fire on the German torpedo craft when they were seen turning towards us; the Officer of the turret claims a hit on one of them, as his shell burst

On 8 October, 1879, Markham was appointed Captain of the H.M.S. ''Triumph'', battleship, flagship on the [[PacificPacific Station (Royal Navy)|PacificStation]]. H ...ak the spirit of the young officers, and we found that once he had subdued us to his particular form of discipline we were able to satisfy him, while he

...}}. [ADM 196/44.] f. 353.</ref> On 12 September he was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Anson (1886)|''Anson'']] which was recommissioning for service in ...ember, 1896, (Dreyer states 6 July in his memoirs) he was appointed to the battleship [[H.M.S. Barfleur (1892)|''Barfleur'']], Captain [[Reginald Neville Custanc