Key Points – The USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class fast battleship commissioned in 1942, played a significant role in World War II. -Initially tasked with escorting Allied convoys to the ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park will join hundreds of museums for the Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on Sept.18, allowing the public to attend free of charge ...

The World War II-era ship has been a museum along the Cape Fear River for more than 60 years. ... USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park: Mobile, Alabama. USS Constitution: Boston.

The USS Midway Museum is opening the doors to a previously unseen, top-secret area of the ship where naval intelligence ...

The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, which has the 35,000-ton battleship as its centerpiece in Mobile, also has a collection of military weapons and aircraft, including a B-25 Mitchell bomber ...

The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, which has the 35,000-ton battleship as its centerpiece in Mobile, also has a collection of military weapons and aircraft, including a B-25 Mitchell bomber ...

USS Alabama: A Battleship Like No Other . As the first post-Washington Naval Treaty battleships to enter U.S. Navy service in the 1930s, the South Dakota-class played a vital role in World War II.

USS Alabama, a South Dakota-class battleship, was launched in 1942 after the US entered World War II. At the height of WWII, the 680-foot warship had a crew of 2,500 members and was the only ...

From 1943 to 1945, the USS Alabama fought in the Pacific theater during World War II. Now, the 680-foot ship rests in Mobile, Alabama, as the star attraction of the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial ...

The Battleship North Carolina, a museum and National Historic Landmark, is in the running for USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice 2025. The battleship was commissioned in 1941, decommissioned in 1947 ...

When 99-year-old Ben Teevan tells a story, it's a part of living history. The Grandview WWII veteran served for nearly two years aboard the USS Alabama battleship in the war.