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Post War - 1963
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 | 133k | Citizens of the state of Alabama had formed the "Alabama (BB-60) Battleship Commission" to raise funds for the preservation of Alabama as a memorial to the men and women who served in World War II. The ship was awarded to that state on 16 June 1964, and was formally turned over on 7 July 1964 in ceremonies at Seattle. Alabama was then towed to her permanent berth at Mobile, Ala., arriving in Mobile Bay on 14 September 1964. She is seen being towed through the Panama Canal on her way from Seattle to Mobile sometime in the summer of 1964. | Photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesty of DANFS. | |
 | 118k | Alabama (BB-60) being towed through the Panama Canal on her way from Seattle to Mobile sometime in the summer of 1964. Note the secondary stern armament wrapped in their protective "dehmidifiers". | Photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesty of DANFS. | |
 | 97k | A view from the entrance of Battleship Park of the memorial battleship Alabama (BB-60). In the foreground a battleship anchor is mounted as a memorial, 1 Jan 1980. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-86-04748 by PH1 Dave MaClean from the the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. Photo added 11/01/07. | |
 | 406k | A port bow view of the memorial Alabama (BB-60) at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala., 1 Jan 1980. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-86-04751 by PH1 Dave MaClean from the the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 271k | A starboard bow view of the memorial Alabama (BB-60) at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala., 1 Jan 1980. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-86-04749 by PH1 Dave MaClean from the the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 70k | Alabama (BB-60) Memorial at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. | U.S. Navy photo USNHC # DN-SC-86-04753, by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David McLean, 1 Jan 1980, now in the collections of the National Archives. | |
 | 213k | Portside bow view of the Alabama (BB-60) with the water from the cofferdam having been drained and hull repairs being made on the ship, at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. | Courtesy of Judson Phillips. | |
 | 140k | Portside stren view of the Alabama (BB-60) with the water from the cofferdam having been drained and hull repairs being made on the ship, at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. | Courtesy of Judson Phillips. | |
 | 144k | Portside view of the secondary 5"/38AA armmament of the Alabama (BB-60) with the water from the cofferdam having been drained and hull repairs being made on the ship, at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. | Courtesy of Judson Phillips. | |
 | 160k | Stern view of the Alabama (BB-60) at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. | Courtesy of Judson Phillips. | |
 | 170k | Stern view of the Alabama (BB-60) at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. | Courtesy of Judson Phillips. | |
 | 133k | The rays of dawn shine off the Alabama (BB-60) in this Jan. 28, 2004 photo. | Courtesy of Jim Richardson. | |
 | 34k | The following 5 photos were taken by Eric Dahlstrom. His father, Albert A. Dahlstrom, served aboard her during WWII. Pictured in this photo are the aft 16" 45 cal; guns of Alabama (BB-60) memorial at Battleship Park, Mobile, Ala. Photographed March 3rd 2004 by Eric Dahlstrom. | Courtesy of Eric Dahlstrom. | |
 | 40k | Forward port view of the 16' 45 cal; main battery guns of Alabama (BB-60) memorial. | Courtesy of Eric Dahlstrom. | |
 | 49k | Alabama (BB-60) memorial starboard side aft quad 40 mm A.A. cannon. | Courtesy of Eric Dahlstrom. | |
 | 35k | Starboard quarter view of deck housing & upper levels with secondary 5"38 cal; duel purpose guns, 40 & 20 mm A.A. cannon, radars and gun directors. | Courtesy of Eric Dahlstrom. | |
 | 41k | Starboard view of the command and control platforms and levels of Alabama (BB-60) memorial. | Courtesy of Eric Dahlstrom. | |
 | 34k | One of the engine rooms aboard the Alabama (BB-60). | Courtesy of Robert Hall. | |
 | 23k | Dedication Plaque for Alabama's (BB-60) main battery | Courtesy of Robert Hall. | |
 | 34k | Powder Bag Elevator for Main Battery of the Alabama (BB-60). | Courtesy of Robert Hall. | |
 | 44k | Main engine steam turbine, 1 of 4. | Courtesy of Robert Hall. | |
 | 376k | 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, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil, Official U.S. Navy Photograph . | |
 | 371k | A quote made by Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz is inscribed on a granite wall at the National World War II Memorial located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Fleet Adm. Nimitz was the United States signatory to the surrender terms aboard the battleship Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay, Japan on Sept. 2, 1945, thus ending World War II. Established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, the memorial honors all military veterans of World War II, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation's call to arms. On May 29, 2004, the memorial will be formally dedicated with an estimated 200,000 people expected to attend, and includes 100,000 visiting veterans of all wars. | U.S. Navy photo N-0295M-011 by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J. McLain, courtesy of news.navy.mil. | |
 | 89k | Bows on view of the Alabama (BB-60), she has a slight list to port as she is sitting in the mud - no floating ship here, she's grounded after Hurricane Katrina's visit to the Southeast of the U.S., July 2005. | Photo & text courtesy of Larry Lee, RM1, USN/Ret. | |
 | 98k | Oblique bows on view of the Alabama (BB-60), she has a slight list to port as she is sitting in the mud, July 2005. | Photo & text courtesy of Larry Lee, RM1, USN/Ret. | |
 | 99k | Alabama (BB-60) turret two and the inert 16" shells, one picture shows a dent in the deck approx 3/4 to 1 inch deep where one of the shells appears to have been dropped. Its right beneath and next to the access hatch where they load and unload the projectiles from above - bet there is some story there. Larry Lee, July 2005. | Photo & text courtesy of Larry Lee, RM1, USN/Ret. | |
 | 37k | Alabama (BB-60) turret two and the inert 16" shells, 1 picture shows a dent in the deck approx 3/4 to 1 inch deep where one of the shells appears to have been dropped. Its right beneath and next to the access hatch where they load and unload the projectiles from above - bet there is some story there. Larry Lee, July 2005. | Photo & text courtesy of Larry Lee, RM1, USN/Ret. | |
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