by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
March 23, 1945 “Launched strikes this morning against Okinawa but had to call them off this afternoon because of bad weather. All the battleships will bombard tomorrow. We expect to bombard from 10 o’clock in the morning until 4 o’clock in the afternoon cruising at 20...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
AUGUST 24, 1942: Baptism of Fire – the Battleship’s first battle engagement The Battleship’s first crew member killed in action was George E. Conlon on August 24, 1942. Seaman Mike Marko detailed in his diary, “Time is now 1740. I am now looking at wounded man to see...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
“On December 8, 1943, we participated in what I would describe as an unusual island bombardment. The island was a small speck on the map, Nauru. It was lightly defended and contained a phosphate operation. Six modern battleships, the Washington, North...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 29, 2023 | Sea Stories
“The next event of importance was our attack on Kwajalein Islands. We approached the island in daylight and sighted a Japanese Betty at 1635 and opened fire with our five-inch guns. We have been at General Quarters since early morning and my GQ station at that time...
by battleshipdev1 | Jan 20, 2023 | Sea Stories
In February 1945, eight battleships, five heavy cruisers, three light cruisers and ten destroyers met near a small volcanic island just 650 miles from Tokyo. Iwo Jima was located on the bomber route between Tokyo and Saipan in the Mariana Islands. The allies needed...
