Neutrality Patrol
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On September 3, 1939, the British and French declarations of war on Germany initiated the Battle of the Atlantic. The United States Navy Chief of Naval Operations established a combined air and ship p
U.S. Navy Vought SBU-1 dive bombers of scouting squadron VS-42 flying the Neutrality Patrol in 1940
USS Arkansas (BB-33)
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USS Arkansas was a dreadnought battleship, the second member of the Wyoming class, built by the United States Navy. She was the third ship of the US Navy named in honor of the 25th state, and was buil
Neutrality Patrol
…the Royal Navy had far greater access to the Atlantic and could send vessels from the UK, Canada or its overseas possessions to intercept. Battleships USS Arkansas, Texas, and New York with the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (with aircraft squadrons VB-4, VF-4, VS-41, and VS-42 embarked) formed a reserve force at…
Arkansas circa 1918
Arkansas underway in 1920
Arkansas visiting Kiel, Germany in July 1930. Photo taken from the battleship Schleswig-Holstein.
Arkansas underway in 1927