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51Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
52USS Towers (DDG-9) — Career (US) …
53USS Wrangell (AE-12) — was laid down under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1375) as SS Midnight during February 1944 at Wilmington, North Carolina, by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company; launched on 14 April 1944; sponsored by Mrs. G. T. Cambell; delivered …
54USS Union (AKA-106) — USS Union (AKA 106), the fourth ship with this name, served as a commissioned ship for 25 years and 1 month. She was laid down as North Carolina (MC 1697) on 27 September 1944 by the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, Wilmington, N.C.; launched …
55USS Yorktown (PG-1) — The second USS Yorktown , (PG 1) a steel hulled, twin screw gunboat in the United States Navy, was named in honor of the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolutionary War.Early years Yorktown was laid down on 14 May 1887 at Philadelphia,… …
56USS Barnegat (AVP-10) — Built at the Puget Sound Navy YardThe second Barnegat (AVP 10), the lead ship of a new class of built for the purpose small seaplane tenders, was laid down on 27 October 1939 at Bremerton, Wash., by the Puget Sound Navy Yard; and launched on 23… …
57USS Arkansas (BB-33) — USS Arkansas (BB 33), a Sclass|Wyoming|battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state. Her keel was laid down on 25 January 1910 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was… …
58USS Santee (CVE-29) — The second USS Santee (CVE 29) (originally launched as AO 29, following reclassification as an escort aircraft carrier, was originally ACV 29) was launched on 4 March 1939 as Esso Seakay under a Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 3) by the Sun …
59USS Chicago (CA-136) — The USS Chicago (CA 136) was a heavy cruiser laid down on 28 July 1943 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Launched on 20 August 1944 she was sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Kelly, wife of the Mayor of Chicago, Illinois …
60USS Whipple (FF-1062) — The third USS Whipple (DE 1062) was a Knox class destroyer escort, later redesignated as a frigate (FF 1062) in the United States Navy.Construction Whipple was laid down on 24 April 1967 at Seattle, Washington, by the Todd Shipyards Corporation;… …
