ussalabamabb8

20 photos tagged ussalabamabb8, from 3 members of Flickr Commons.

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ALABAMA (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • technogeo said:
    From Wikipedia: Lattice masts, or cage masts, are a type of observation mast common on major warships in the early 20th century. They were used most prominently on American dreadnought battleships and armored cruisers of the World War I era. Their purpose was to make the observation posts mounted on the masts and used to direct the fire of the warships' guns less vulnerable to shells from enemy ships. These masts remind me of Chinese finger traps.
  • technogeo said:
    More lattice masts in this image: Must have been some fun painting these things!

Bomb Test

from SDASM Archives

  • TVL1970 said:
    This is a photo of USS Alabama (BB-8). Note another post-bombing photo of Alabama in the SDASM stream below.

Bomb Test

from SDASM Archives

  • Alan Roesler said:
    The First Brigade, including the 96th Bombardment Squadron and the 49th Pursuit Squadron, commanded by Major Henry J. F. Miller, had been sent to Langley Field, Virginia by train to take part in Naval ordnance tests between the Air Service and the Navy to be held in the vicinity of Langley Field from June 20 to July 21, 1921. During this practice bombing exercise, they sank the German battleship Ostfriesland on July 21.