Key Points – The USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class fast battleship commissioned in 1942, played a significant role in World War II. -Initially tasked with escorting Allied convoys to the ...

Norfolk Naval Shipyard’s USS Alabama Float undergoes extensive renovations to help support the community. ... (BB-60), a South Dakota-class fast battleship, the service said. ...

USS Alabama (BB-60) was the fourth and final South Dakota-class battleship constructed for the U.S. Navy. Launched in 1942, she was powered by four General Electric steam turbines and equipped ...

Two places visitors to ships like the USS Alabama want to visit, the engine room and the bridge. There is no doubt the battle bridge of the battleship is one of the most visited places. Now t… ...

The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park announced that the ship’s original WWII teak deck will be available for purchase beginning Monday, June 12, 2023. Proceeds will go directly to fund the ...

MOBILE, Alabama --- Aubury L. Fuller of Summerdale has been elected chairman of the USS ALABAMA Battleship Commission at its annual meeting held aboard Battleship USS ALABAMA (BB-60) in Mobile ...

FORMER CREW OF USS ALABAMA BACK IN MOBILE FOR ANNUAL REUNION (Mobile, AL) April 10, 2014 - The former crewman of the Battleship USS ALABAMA (BB-60) will be back in town for the annual reunion of ...

MOBILE - The 43rd anniversary of the opening of USS Alabama (BB-60) Battleship Memorial Park was Wednesday, Jan. 9. Eighteen years to the day since she last ran under her own power, the World War ...