US Navy Ship History

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		Welcome to Northwest Ships! This site connects naval ships and their naval history with the place they were named for, it deals only with names from the Northwestern U.S. We hope you are able to glean from this humble collection the significance, and the importance of the rolls that the U.S. Navy and the men that served played in maintaining our level of freedom and security, which all to often are taken for granted.
Rules of the Road Click on the "Chartroom" button to the left. Once there, click on the state. Then click on the city, town, river or other displayed name. You will then be able to view the naval history of the navy ship named for that city, state, river, etc. To view the entire "Northwestships.com" fleet simply click of the "Fleet" links or buttons. Featured Ship Articles USS Boise USS Oregon City USS Chehalis Fantail Scuttlebutt Our favorite new links! Include: From the BBC, the "Battle of the Atlantic" game. Also learn about the infamous Battle of Jutland. Also check out the "Medal of Honor" citations from the US Army's website. A complete list from all branches of service since the inception of our nations highest military decoration. For more great websites visit our new "LINKS" page! USS Mt. Hood Explosion (WWII ammo ship) The "Links" page has been updated with hundreds of links for ships, battles and naval history. USS Missouri in Astoria! See the battleship pics here. The Oregon Gun Captain Robert F. Stockton's innovative achievement, the USS Princeton and it's two huge guns the "Oregon Gun" and the fateful "Peacemaker" which became the catalyst behind the navy's ordinance proof testing program. USS Oregon film (1903) Courtesy of the National Archives: Real Media format , MPEG format (4 Megs) , Quicktime format (1 Meg.) WWII civilian casualties in the northwest? ( Japanese balloon bomb casualties) WWII bombing of Oregon Causalities of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels sunk or damaged in WWII. Causalities of U.S. Navy and Marine Corp. personnel in wars and conflicts. Brass Monkey? Sign or view the Guestbook!
	Learn more from the books & DVDs available in our Ship's Store Try our Ship's Store or just browse one of it's departments: Naval History Naval Aviation Undersea Warfare DVD's To view a "Text Only" list of all items in the "Ship's Store" click here.
		Most of the navy ship histories on this site are linked to the Naval Historical Center's D.A.N.F.S. (Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships). An extensive volunteer project dedicated to transcribing all volumes of the D.A.N.F.S. collection into html for viewing on the World Wide Web. Recommended Reading

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