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The versatile ship served as the flagship for the Pacific Fleet from 1921 to 1940. The San Pedro-based portion of the fleet, ...
The USS California then took part in the Leyte Campaign in October and November of that year, and was part of the Battle of Surigao Strait, the last fight between opposing battleships.
The USS California returned from a six-month deployment, making Valentine’s Day extra special for many families at the Submarine Base in Groton.
The USS California flooded, and as a mass of burning oil drifted toward it down "Battleship Row" — where the U.S. fleet was positioned in the harbor off the coast of Ford Island — the vessel ...
The Virginia-class submarine, USS California, and her crew of 15 officers and more than 115 enlisted personnel arrived at the shipyard in May 2019.
June 16 (UPI) --The submarine USS California returned to the fleet this week after the fastest maintenance of its kind, the U.S. Navy announced on Wednesday. The Virginia-class nuclear-powered ...
From 1919 until 1940, San Pedro served as the home port for the United States Navy’s battle fleet. On Christmas day, 1922, many ships invited local children to attend parties. An article in the ...
In 2018, DPAA personnel exhumed the 25 USS California Unknowns from the Punchbowl for analysis, says the Navy. McMurtrey remains were accounted for on July 31, 2024.
David Walker was one of 103 sailors who died on the USS California on Dec. 7, 1941. Eight decades later the military verified his remains.