U.S.S Alabama Battleship - Mobile AL
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nomadwillie
N 30° 40.896 W 088° 00.885
16R E 402802 N 3394754
The "Mighty A," veteran of World War II, was saved from the scrap heap by the nickels and dimes of Alabama school children.
Waymark Code: WMTTG5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 01/06/2017
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USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy named after the US state of Alabama.[A] Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and served in World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. She was retired in 1962. In 1964, Alabama was taken to Mobile Bay and opened as a museum ship the following year. The ship was added to the National Historic Landmark registry in 1986
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Price of Admission: 15.00 (listed in local currency)
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