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45k | Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). General arrangement plan for the main deck, as designed. Copied from Transactions Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Volume 3, 1895. | Photo # NH 76631, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. | ||
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123k | Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). Midship section plan, through the conning tower at Frame 33, showing the ships as designed. The arrangement of armor is depicted, along with one 5"/40 broadside gun, an 18-inch above-water torpedo tube, and the steering wheels in both the armored conning tower and the pilothouse. Copied from R. Robinson, Naval Construction, 4th Edition, 1917, page 160-61. | Photo # NH 76632, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. | ||
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100k | Very strong wooden launching struts hold up over 11,500 tons of Kearsarge (BB-5) on March 24, 1898, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. The mast of the Kentucky(BB-6) appears on the other side of the launching platform on this very busy day at Newport News Shipbuilding which saw both battleships slide into the waters of the James River. Both battleships had their keels laid and were launched on the same day. | USN / USNI photo. | ||
 | 60k | Kentucky(BB-6) ready for launching at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Newport News, Virginia, 24 March 1898. Note chalk marks on her hull plating, indicating the planned location of fittings and gun ports. | USNHC # NH 92506, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. | ||
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66k | Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). Outboard profile plan, October 1899, showing the ships as built. It includes a wave profile based on trials of Kearsarge at a speed of 17.3 knots. The original plan is in Record Group 45, U.S. National Archives. | Photo # NH 76628, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. | ||
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51k | Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). Inboard profile plan, 1899, showing the ships as built. It includes general arrangement of the ammunition hoists that supplied the superimposed 13-inch and 8-inch gun turrets. The original plan is in Record Group 45, U.S. National Archives. | Photo # NH 76629, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. | ||
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36k | Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). Armor plan, 1899, showing the distribution of side and turret armor. The original plan # 143-10-31 in Record Group 19, U.S. National Archives. | Photo # NH 76630, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. | ||
 | 105k | Capt. Colby Mitchell Chester was the Commanding Officer of Kentucky (BB-6) upon her Commissioning on 15 May 1900 until 1901. | Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo. Photo added 05/11/09. | ||
 | 91k | Photographed in July 1900, a few months after she was commissioned. | USNHC # NH 92507. | ||
 | 70k | Stern view of Kentucky (BB-6). Similar to above photo. Photograph copyrighted in 1908 and published on a stereograph card by Underwood & Underwood. | Photo # NH 100304, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | ||
 | 84k | Kentucky(BB-6) photographed in October 1900, after repainting the entire superstructure buff color. | USNHC # NH 74100. | ||
 | 88k | Ship's officers on deck at the New York Navy Yard, prior to Kentucky's (BB-6) 25 October 1900 departure for the Far East. | USNHC # NH 46715 | ||
 | 51k | A watercolor by the artist Richard C. Moore entitled "USS Kentucky. The Kentucky(BB-6) is pictured in her original configuration as she steams through moderate seas. | Photo courtesy of ship-paintings.com. Courtesy of the artist Richard C. Moore. | ||
 | 33k | Port side view of the Kentucky(BB-6), circa 1900, as built. | USN photo. | ||
 | 87k | 1900 image (bow on) showing Kentucky's (BB-6) secondary battery atop her main battery. | Courtesy of the Library of Congress (LOC) / USN photo. | ||
 | 80k | Stern view taken at the same time as above. | Courtesy of the Library of Congress (LOC) / USN. | ||
 | 95k | Halftone photograph of 13-inch armor piercing shells on deck, circa 1900. Published on a stereograph card. | USNHC # NH 82666, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | ||
 | 87k | Loading ammunition on Kentucky(BB-6), circa 1900. | USNHC # NH 82668, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | ||
 | 72k | Kentucky (BB-6), circa 1900. | USNHC # NH 61957, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | ||
 | 96k | Photograph taken circa 1900. It has been color-tinted and published on a post card. | USNHC # NH 52047-KN, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | ||
 | 85k | Kentucky (BB-6), circa 1900. | USNHC # NH 74098, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | ||
Additional Kentucky Images
15 General Views Of Kentucky From The Library Of Congress Server.
12 Crew Images Of Kentucky From The Library Of Congress Server.
9 Interior Views Of Kentucky From The Library Of Congress Server.
USS KENTUCKY BB-6 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Links To Various Related Kentucky Web Resources.
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