USS Alabama BB60
Photo
Album
North Atlantic Section 3
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Northern War Paint |
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Scapa Flow |
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| Note: Faint blobs in the sky at intervals above the harbor. Each blob is the faint outline of a barrage balloon. Each was tethered by steel cable to anchored work boats, referred to as 'Lighters'. Their purpose was to present a nearly invisible hazard to attacking aircraft. Gas in the balloons was explosive. Lightning storms would require some replacement of balloons, due to explosions from lightning strikes. |
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With the Royal Marines |
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Spit and Polish |
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Marine 20mm machine gunners |
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Piping |
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Steering Aft |
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Alabama's First Birthday Party, Norfolk, Virginia (August 1943). (Ten days in port, next stop, Balboa, Panama and on to the South Pacific). Captain Kirtland center front. |
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Panama Locks |
