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What Was the Best Battleship Ever?
The USS New Jersey (BB-62), known as "Big J," is arguably the greatest battleship ever, renowned for her impressive combat ...
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USS Washington's Decisive Victory in the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942
In the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, during the night of November 14-15, 1942, the USS Washington, BB-56, sank the Japanese battleship Kirishima. It was viewed as one of the enormous turning ...
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The Night the USS Washington Shifted the Tide at Guadalcanal
Soon the large target was pinpointed by Washington’s radar—the Japanese battleship Kirishima. At 8,400 yards the main battery ...
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SUMO/ Kiribayama promoted to ozeki, takes new name 'Kirishima'
Along with a promotion to ozeki, the second-highest rank in sumo, Kiribayama on May 31 also received a new ring name that his stablemaster wrestled under: "Kirishima." The board of directors of ...