USS Artisan
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USS Artisan, later redesignated as, was a ten-section, non-self-propelled, large auxiliary floating drydock of the United States Navy. The only U.S. warship with this name, Artisan was constructed in
Artisan with USS Antelope (IX-109) and LST-120 in the dock at Espiritu Santo Naval Base, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides Islands, 8 January 1945
Columbia (CL-56) docked in Artisan ABSD-1
AFDB-1 with West Virginia (BB-48) high and dry in the dock
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
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USS West Virginia was the fourth dreadnought battleship of the Colorado class, though because Washington was cancelled, she was the third and final member of the class to be completed. The Colorado cl
USS Artisan
…IX-525 remained on the register until 22 June 2009 and it was also sold in 2010. Image gallery Columbia (CL-56) docked in Artisan ABSD-1 AFDB-1 with West Virginia (BB-48) high and dry in the dock References This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can…
USS West Virginia (BB-48) after her reconstruction, in July 1944
West Virginia during a naval review in 1927
West Virginia in San Francisco Bay, c. 1934
Battleship Row during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the large column of water visible in the center is one of the torpedo hits on West Virginia