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NH 2912 USS KEARSARGE (BB-5)

USS KEARSARGE (BB-5)
Title: USS KEARSARGE (BB-5)
Caption: Named for the sloop KEARSARGE, was built by Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News Virginia, commissioned 20 February 1900 and was the second ship so named. She was decommissioned in 1920 and converted to a crane ship #1 as of 5 August 1920 and designated AB-1. Stricken 22 June 1955.
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Catalog #: NH 2912
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Medium: BW Photo
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