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 | 564k | Fire Perils Battleship Ohio(BB-12); Heroes Prevent Explosion. Great Dreadnought North Dakota (BB-29) and Other Warships Endangered | Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 29 June 1911, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. PDF added 02/10/12. | |
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83k | Underway off New York City, on 3 July 1911. | Photograph # 19-N-2-16-19, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | |
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74k | Underway in 1913. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 90358, by O.W. Waterman, Hampton, Virginia. | |
 | 120k | Captain Joseph Strauss commanded the battleship Ohio (BB-12), in 1912; then became Chief of Bureau of Ordnance 21 October 1913. Strauss assumed command of battleship Nevada (BB-36), 30 December 1916 and remained in command as the United States entered World War I. Detached from the battleship in February 1918, he was designated Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet with the rank of Rear Admiral. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal both for directing the laying of the North Sea Mine Barrage and for the hazardous task of clearing it after peace came. In March 1921 he became Commander in Chief of the Asiatic Fleet with the rank of Admiral. | Digital ID: # cph 3b39649. Source: Library of Congress & submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 604k | STRICKEN CAPTAIN AND FLAGSHIP WYOMING (BB-32) BACK FROM FOREIGN WATERS; THE OHIO (BB-12), ON WHICH SMALLPOX CASES HAVE BROKEN OUT | Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo by The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 19 December 1913, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
 | 559k | Members of Ohio's (BB-12) Crew Threatened by Smallpox Epidemic. The extent of the spread of smallpox among the crew of the battleship Ohio during her voyage from the Mediterranean to Guantanamo, Cuba, is not definitely known as yet. Every precaution is being taken to detect the occurrence of new cases, and an extra detail of medical officers and nurses are on duty in the isolation hospital. Captain McKean reported to the navy department that there were now eleven cases of the disease. Four others probably have smallpox, and eight men are under inspection. This makes the whole number of cases under treatment and observation twenty three. One death occurred on the voyage across the Atlantic. | Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Logan Republican. (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 05 February 1914, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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 | 71k | U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming toward Mexican waters in 1914. Photograph copyrighted in 1914 by E. Muller, Jr., and Pach. The following battleships that were dispatched to Mexican waters included the: Ohio (BB-12), Virginia (BB-13), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Jersey (BB-16), Rhode Island (BB-17), Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), Mississippi (BB-23), Idaho (BB-24), New Hampshire (BB-25), South Carolina (BB-26), Michigan (BB-27), Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31), Wyoming (BB-32), Arkansas (BB-33), New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35). In insets are (left to right): Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. | USNHC # NH 60322. | |
 | 25k | "Ships of the Atlantic Fleet playing their searchlights at night along the Hudson River." | USN photo by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 16 May 1915, Page 1. | |
 | 569k | Graduation Scenes at West Point and Annapolis. Ready for thr first taste
of battleship life. The Ohio (BB-12) will be summer home for the middies. | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 20 June 1915, Page 3, Image 49, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
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202k | The Ohio (BB-12) passing through the Gatun Locks, looking North from lighthouse, 15 July 1915. | Associated Press photo courtesy of San Francisco Examiner via David S. Smith. | |
 | 122 | In the Panama Canal, approaching the Chagres River railroad crossing, 16 July 1915. View looks north, with Ohio (BB-12) and Wisconsin (BB-9) in the background | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 82268. | |
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182k | Ohio (BB-12) in the Chagres River Panama, 16 July 1915. | Associated Press photo courtesy of San Francisco Examiner via David S. Smith. | |
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133k | Passing the Cucaracha Slide, while transiting the Panama Canal on 16 July 1915. She appears to be under tow. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 82269. | |
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772k | In Dry Dock # 2 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 August 1915. The ship in dock with Ohio (BB-12) is and I quote from the Shipyard Log of 10 Aug 1915 "AT 3:00 PM The Ohio and the New York State Nautical School Ship Newport (PG-12) into Dry Dock 2". This same data is found in the docking office records. Both ships left the dock on the following day, Newport at 2:40pm and Ohio at 2:45pm. | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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681k | In Dry Dock # 2 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 August 1915. From left to right: Intrepid (Receiving ship Mare Island and Out of Commission), Submarine Tender Cheyenne, H-1 (SS-28), H-2 (SS-29) are just visible along side), Ohio (BB-12) (head of dry dock), New York State Nautical School Ship Newport (PG-12) (Rear of dry dock), and Raleigh (CL-7) (Far right at the pier). | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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780k | In Dry Dock # 2 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 August 1915. From left to right: Intrepid (Receiving ship Mare Island and Out of Commission), Submarine Tender Cheyenne, H-1 (SS-28), H-2 (SS-29) are just visible along side), Ohio (BB-12) (head of dry dock), New York State Nautical School Ship Newport (PG-12) (Rear of dry dock), and Raleigh (CL-7) (Far right at the pier). | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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181k | In Dry Dock # 2 at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 10 August 1915. Photo taken from the foot of the dry dock 2 at Mare Island and shows the bow of the Ohio (BB-12). | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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670k | Bow view of Ohio (BB-12) departing Mare Island in August 1915. | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
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709k | Stern view of Ohio (BB-12) departing Mare Island in August 1915. | U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker. | |
 | 375k | MIDSHIPMEN FROM ANNAPOLIS LAND ON PIER AT SAN DIEGO AFTER VOYAGE THROUGH THE CANAL The battleships Ohio (BB-12) and Missouri (BB-11) recently took these budding naval officers by way of Panama to Pacific coast, where they will visit Expositions. They were addressed by ex-President Roosevelt when at San Diego. The middies, being a rare sight in the West, have attracted much attention. | Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 17 August 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
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135k | Missouri (BB-11), at left, and Ohio (BB-12) in the lower chambers of the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 31 August, 1915. View looks north, with Wisconsin (BB-9) in the distance. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # 82788 | |
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89k | At anchor, circa 1918, following World War I alterations. Note that some of her casemate six-inch guns have been removed. | Photograph # 19-N-1998 from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives. | |
 | 700k | The Ohio (BB-12) is at the lower bottom and possibly in the upper right. | Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. PDF courtesy of Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 12 December 1918, Final, Image 22 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |
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137k | Starboard side view, 1919. | USN / Larry Bonn |
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138k | Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Ships in the Navy Yard's Reserve Basin, circa spring 1919. Panoramic photograph taken by Keystone Photo Studios, 817 So. Broad St., Philadelphia. The following ships can be identified from among those present: Rowan (DD-64)); Preston (DD-19); Macdonough (DD-09); Patterson (DD-36); St. Louis (C-12); Ohio (BB-12); SC-342; SC-344; Alabama (BB-8); Kearsarge (BB-5); Illinois (BB-7); Ozark (Monitor -7); Kentucky(BB-6); and Hancock(AP-3). |
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 98604, from the collection of Eugene Bennett, donated by his daughter, Jene B. Hart, September 1988. | |
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69k | Navy tug alongside the partially sunken S-5's (SS-110) stern, while initial salvage operations were underway, in early September 1920. The battleship Ohio (BB-12), which attempted to tow S-5's into shallower water, is in the background. | Donation of Ellis J. Altman, 1938. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 41808. | |
 | 371k | A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991. | USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
Additional Ohio Images
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OHIO BB-12 History
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