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BB-38 USS PENNSYLVANIA
1920 - 1929

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Delta - Xray

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Pennsylvania Class Battleship: Displacement 31,400 Tons, Dimensions, 608' 6" (oa) x 97' 1" x 29' 10" (Max).Armament 12 x 14"/45 14 x 5"/51, 4 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 31,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 915.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., October 27, 1913. Launched April 6, 1915. Commissioned June 12, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken February 19, 1948.
Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, February 10, 1948.
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BB-38 Pennsylvania88kStern view of the Pennsylvania (BB-38), circa 1920 photo. NARA photo # 19-N-9562, contributed by Roy Thomas.
BB-38 Pennsylvania95k A gathering of vessels appear off to the Pennsylvania's (BB-38) starboard side, possibly during when the combined Atlantic and Pacific Fleets met in Panama Bay, 21 Jan. 1921. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hurst.
BB-38 Pennsylvania121kPanoramic photograph of Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington by H.E. Wale, 1922, assembled from five separate images. This image scans West-North-East across the Navy Yard waterfront from alongside Pier Number Six.
Among the ships present are:
Pennsylvania (BB-38), at far left, with Coal Barge No. 322 and Floating Derrick No. 59 alongside her bow, and Coal Barge No. 372 in the distance, beyond the battleship's bow.
A U.S. Shipping Board 535-foot passenger ship, in drydock, left center;
Iroquois (AT-46), seen stern-on in the center;
Swallow (AM-4) in right center;
Somers (DD-301), right foreground; and
Delphy (DD-261) on the opposite side of the pier from Somers.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 105300.
BB-36 Nevada66kSteaming with other battleships, during the early 1920s. Oklahoma (BB-37) is in the left background. The other ship is either Pennsylvania (BB-38) or Arizona(BB-39).USNHC # NH 50109, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
BB-38 Pennsylvania108kPort view of the Pennsylvania (BB-38), at anchor, 1920's photo. NH photo # NH 67586, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
BB-38 Pennsylvania38kStarboard view, underway. Circa 1924.Jon Burdett.
BB-38 Pennsylvania79kThe Pennsylvania (BB-38) in Panama Canal, in Gaillard cut, near Cucaracha slide going north, 24 March 1924.USN / USNI Photo.
BB-38 Pennsylvania102kThe Pennsylvania (BB-38) in Panama Canal, in Pedro Miguel Locks, northbound, 24 March 1924. USN Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 02/27/08.
BB-38 Pennsylvania143kPennsylvania (BB-38) in Pedro Miguel Locks, Panama Canal, circa 24 March 1924. Photo contributed by Robert Hurst. Photo taken from U.S. Warships of World War One, by P.H. Silverstone.
BB-38 Pennsylvania57kPennsylvania (BB-38) underway, before the addition of aircraft catapults, circa 1920 - mid 1920's. USN / USNI Photo.
BB-38 Pennsylvania171k1927 passage through the Panama Canal. There are no turret mounted catapults yet until powder charges replaced compressed air.USN photo.
BB-38 Pennsylvania12k1920's image, 3 crew members have their photo taken while inside the barrels of Pennsylvania's (BB-38) 14" main guns. USN photo.
BB-38 Pennsylvania170k1920's photo of the Pennsylvania (BB-38) firing a boardside. Contributed by Darryl Baker.
BB-38 Pennsylvania104kPennsylvania (BB-38) leading two other battleships during maneuvers, during the 1920s. The other ships are two of these three: Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46) and West Virginia(BB-48). USNHC # NH 63346, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
BB-38 Pennsylvania93kHumorist Will Rogers with crewmen of Pennsylvania (BB-38), on the battleship's after deck, 28 March 1928.USNHC # NH 42750, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
BB-38 Pennsylvania97kFlagship of the Pacific Fleet, seen here arriving in Honolulu in the late 1920's.USNI / USN photo.
BB-38 Pennsylvania33kImage of stern showing the placement of aircraft, circa late 20's. USN photo.
Battlefleet122kWatercolor of a Presidential review during President Hoover's term of office, 1928-32.
Crews line the rails of a Colorado class (BB-45-48) battleship as the ships pass in line astern of the reviewing stand with the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3) piercing the clouds accompanied by 9 biplanes.
Courtesy of Michael Schwarz.
Battlefleet56kView of the U.S. Battlefleet from above, possibly from the airship Los Angeles (ZR-3). Photo courtesy of periscopefilm.com.

PENNSYLVANIA BB-38 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Mr. Jess Dennis
Address: 3053 Birchfield Dr Memphis, TN, 38127-7403
Phone: 901-357-0263
E-mail: jess@usspennsylvania.com


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
BB-38 Web Page By Ken Munro
HyperWar Pacific Theater of Operations.
Pearl Harbor Attack: Commander Battle Force Action Report Naval Historical Center

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