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41USS O'Bannon (DD-450) — USS O Bannon (DD/DDE 450), a Fletcher class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Presley O Bannon. O Bannon was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, 3 March 1941; launched 19 February… …
42USS Robinson (DD-562) — USS Robinson (DD 562), a Fletcher class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Captain Isaiah Robinson (died c. 1781), who served in the Continental Navy. Robinson was laid down on 12 August 1942 by the Seattle… …
43First Battle of Sirte — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Battle of Sirte caption=Italian battleship Caio Duilio partof=World War II date=17 December 1941 place=Gulf of Sirte, Mediterranean Sea result=Tactically inconclusive combatant1=flagicon|United Kingdom… …
44USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) — USS Natoma Bay (CVE–62) was an Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down as Begum (MC hull 1099), 17 January 1943, by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington, under Maritime Commission connamed… …
45naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
46Convoy JW 51B — was an Arctic convoy sent from Great Britain by the Western Allies to aid the Soviet Union during World War II. It sailed in late December 1942, reaching the Soviet northern ports in early January 1943. JW 51B came under attack by German surface… …
47Aerial warfare — For military aviation forces and equipment see Military aviation. For strategic theory on the use of air forces, see Airpower. Warfare Military history Eras …
48USS Nicholas (DD-449) — USS Nicholas (DD/DDE 449) was a Fletcher class destroyer of the United States Navy, which served through most of World War II, and for 27 years and two more wars after. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas. Nicholas… …
49air warfare — Military operations conducted by airplanes, helicopters, or other aircraft against aircraft or targets on the ground and in the water. Air warfare did not become important until World War I (1914–18). The British, French, German, Russian, and… …
50USS Taylor (DD-468) — USS Taylor (DD/DDE 468) was a Fletcher class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor (1811 ndash;1889). She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June …
