USS Hale (DD-642)
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USS Hale, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Maine Senator Eugene Hale.
USS Hale steaming out of San Diego, circa in March 1951
Transfer of Hale to Colombia as ARC Antioquia (DD-01), 1961.
USS Washington (BB-56)
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USS Washington, hull number BB-56, was the second and final member of the North Carolina class of fast battleships, the first vessel of the type built for the United States Navy. Built under the Washi
USS Hale (DD-642)
…departed Okinawa 11 April and after stops at Ulithi and Guam arrived Leyte Gulf in the screen of South Dakota (BB-57) 1 June 1945. She then escorted Washington (BB-56) to Guam and met tug Munsee (AT-107), towing the bow section of cruiser Pittsburgh (CA-72), torn off in the great typhoon off Okinawa, and brought…
Washington in September 1945
Recognition drawing of the North Carolina class
Illustration of North Carolina's main battery turret and barbette structure
Launching on 1 June 1940