Battleship USS Washington BB56

Historical Facts	Collision at Kwajelein "Stand By For A Ram"	Man Overboard Siapan Battle Flags

Battle Actions

Historic Photographs Page One Historic Photographs "Life On Board the Mighty W"	1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 52 - 53 - 54 - 55 - 56 - 57 - 58 - 59 - 60 - 61 - 62 - 63 64 - 65 - 66 - 67 - 68 - 69 - 70 - 71 - 72 - 73 - 74 - 75 76 - 77 - 78 - 79 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 - 84 - 85 - 86 - 87 88 - 89 - 90 - 91 - 92 - 93 - 94 - 95 - 96 - 97 - 98 - 99 100 - 101 - 102 - 103 - 104 - 105 - 106 - 107 - 108 109 - 110 - 111 - 112 - 113 - 114 - 115 - 116 - 117 118 - 119 - 120 - 121 - 122 - 123 - 124 - 125 - 126 127 - 128 - 129 - 130 - 131 - 132 - 133 - 134 - 135 136 - 137 - 138 - 139 - 140 - 141 - 142 - 143 - 144

Third Battle of Savo	Map of the Battle Japanese Account of the Battle "The Fork in the Road"

Dimensions & Diagrams	TABLES Ship Statistics Machinery Fuel Consumption BB56 vs. HMS King George V DIAGRAMS Body Plan - Midship & Forward Body Plan - Midship & Aft Machinery Schematic Overhead - Small Overhead - Large Side Profile - Small Side Profile - Large Cross Section

Ships Armament	16 Inch 40MM	5 Inch 20 MM

Ships Captain's and Admiral's	Adm. Willis A. Lee Adm. T.R. Cooley Capt. H.H.J. Benson Capt. G. B. Davis	Capt. J.E. Maher Capt. T.R. Cooley Capt. R.F. Good Capt. F.X. McInerney

Ship's Crew Shipmate Profile's

Shipmate Stories	Many Thanks to Lt. R.P. Hunter by Billy Bryant A Few Remembrances During W.W. II by James B. Bias Remembrance by Paul W. Anderson The Coldest Working Party by A. C. Anderson Admiral Good Speech, July 67 by Brownie Smoke Watch by Ray Mason An Excerpt From A Ship's Log by Robert T. Shaffer, R Division Scuttlebutt: Why We Call A Ship A "SHE" - Anonymous Collision At Kwajalein by Francis Tellier EM 3c - E Division Showboat by Sue Gamache (daughter of Francis Tellier) Off Guadalcanal, 3rd Battle of Savo Island by E. W. Bronson Recipe For A Sailor - Unknown Heat of The Moment by William R. Hippard Lost On A Island by Michael J. Ferrovecchio The Sinking OF HMS Punjabi by K.A. Tipper Bible Class by Frank E. Bullock My Rendezvous With The Admiral by Billy Bryant Death Ride by Robert G. Clark

Deceased Shipmate's

Cougar Scream Newsletters Article Index	24 May 1941 12 June 1941 2 August 1941 9 August 1941 16 August 1941 23 August 1941 8 November 1941 22 November 1941 29 November 1941 6 December 1941 13 December 1941 21 December 1941 25 December 1941 1 January 1942 10 January 1942 17 January 1942 31 January 1942 14 February 1942 21 February 1942 4th ANNIVERSARY BOOKLET Captain's Message Our Admiral's Greeting Fighting Ship Our Captain Cougar Sports Zero, Coxswain, USNR Ships Birthday Menu	28 February 1942 14 March 1942 21 March 1942 28 March 1942 5 April 1942 11 April 1942 18 April 1942 26 April 1942 3 May 1942 10 May 1942 18 May 1942 23 May 1942 31 May 1942 6 June 1942 14 June 1942 21 June 1942 28 June 1942 4 July 1942 1 August 1942

World War II Plus 55	31 Oct 42 30 Oct 42 29 Oct 42 28 Oct 42 27 Oct 42 26 Oct 42 25 Oct 42 18 - 24 Oct 42 11 - 17 Oct 42 6 - 10 Oct 42 5 Oct 42 4 Oct 42 1 - 3 Oct 42 27 - 30 Sep 42 20 - 26 Sep 42 13 - 19 Sep 42 6 - 12 Sep 42 30 Aug - 5 Sep 42 25 - 28 Aug 42 23 - 24 Aug 42 20 - 22 Aug 42 19 Aug 42 16 - 18 Aug 42 10 - 12 Aug 42 9 Aug 42 5 -8 Aug 42 2 - 4 Aug 42 26 July - 1 Aug 42 19 - 25 Jul 1942 12 - 18 Jul 42 5 - 11 Jul 42 28 Jun - 4 Jul 42 21 - 27 Jun 42 14 - 20 Jun 42 10 - 13 Jun 42	7 - 9 Jun 42 5 - 6 Jun 42 4 Jun 42 31 May - 3 Jun 42 27 - 30 May 42 24 - 26 May 42 17 - 23 May 42 10 - 16 May 42 6 - 9 May 42 3 - 5 May 42 26 Apr - 2 May 42 18 - 25 Apr 42 12 - 18 Apr 42 5 - 11 Apr 42 29 Mar - 3 Apr 42 22 - 28 Mar 42 15 - 21 Mar 42 8 - 14 Mar 42 1 - 7 Mar 42 22 - 28 Feb 42 15 - 21 Feb 42 8 - 14 Feb 42 1 - 7 Feb 42 25 - 31 Jan 42 18 - 24 Jan 42 11 - 17 Jan 42 4 - 10 Jan 42 27 Dec 41 - 3 Jan 42 20 - 26 Dec 41 13 - 19 Dec 41 8 - 12 Dec 41 7 Dec 41 5 - 6 Dec 41 28 Nov - 4 Dec 41 21 - 27 Nov 41 15 - 20 Nov 41

BB56 Reunion Group	BB56 History Book 23rd Reunion-October 96 24th Reunion-May 98.

Scale Model Fleet	Charlie Galligan John Marlin	Glenn Winter

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