USS Alabama

by Kent Whitaker and USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park

Book Overview

Powerful: this single word aptly describes a naval vessel known as a battleship. The USS Alabama (BB-60) was the last of four South Dakota-class battleships built for World War II.

She is well armored and designed to survive an attack while continuing to fight. Her main battery, known as "Big Guns," consisted of nine 16-inch guns; each could launch a projectile weighing as much as a small car that could hit a target 21 miles away...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467110213
• ISBN13: 9781467110211
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"