pennsylvaniaclass

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Greg Bishop said:
Commissioned as USS Pennsylvania (ACR-4), Armored Cruiser in 1905. Renamed USS Pittsburgh (CA-4) in 1912 to free the name Pennsylvania for a new battleship. (From "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" (1970) - Notable events In 1910-11, a plane landed on and took off from a platform constructed on her afterdeck, opening the era of naval aviation. Patrolled off Mexico during insurrection which led to American involvement with the Vera Cruz landing in April 1914. Landed sailors/Marines at Shanghai in 1927, to protect Americans/foreigners during the Chinese power struggle. Carrying the Governor General of the Philippines, Dwight F. Davis on a courtesy cruise, she returned to Manila 15 April 1931. On 21 April she steamed for Suez enroute Hampton Roads. Decommissioned 10 July 1931, sold for scrapping December 1931.

Kilted Cowboy said:
it's amazing how much she changed over the years from her original configuration
swanq said:
See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pennsylvania_(BB-38) and comments with

a photo taken at her 1915 launching.
mambo1935 said:
grace!