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Ship's Bells
The discussion of surviving battleship masts got me thinking of the many warship bells displayed in various places. Here are the battleship bells I've been able to locate:
Maine (2nd class battleship) on the memorial at Arlington National Cemetery
Texas (2nd class battleship) in the wardroom of Texas (BB-35)
Kentucky (BB-6) Kentucky Military History Museum, Frankfort
Wisconsin (BB-9) City Hall, Wauwatosa
Maine (BB-10) NAS Lakehurst, NJ
Ohio (BB-12) Ohio Historical Society, Columbus (?)
Virginia (BB-13) Nauticus, Norfolk
Georgia (BB-15) Georgia Tech, Atlanta
New Jersey (BB-16) City Hall, Elizabeth
Rhode Island (BB-17) Rhode Island State House, Providence
Connecticut (BB-18) Naval Submarine Base, Groton
Minnesota (BB-22) Minneapolis Convention Center (together with that of cruiser Minneapolis, CA-36)
North Dakota (BB-29) North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck
Florida (BB-30) The Swamp, University of Florida, Gainesville
Utah (BB-31) NROTC building, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Wyoming (BB-32) "Navy Museum," which one?
Texas (BB-35) aboard ship
Nevada (BB-36) Nevada State Museum, Carson City
Pennsylvania (BB-38) Erie Maritime Museum
Arizona (BB-39) two: one on the Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor; the other at the University of Arizona
New Mexico (BB-40) University of New Mexico
Mississippi (BB-41) Rosalie Mansion, Natchez
Tennessee (BB-43) Scott County Courthouse, Huntsville
California (BB-44) State Capitol, Sacramento
Colorado (BB-45) NROTC ready room, University of Colorado, Boulder
Maryland (BB-46) State House, Annapolis
West Virginia (BB-48) West Virginia State Museum, Charleston
North Carolina (BB-55) aboard ship
Washington (BB-56) Puget Sound Navy Museum, Bremerton
South Dakota (BB-57) USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial, Sioux Falls
Indiana (BB-58) Heslar Naval Armory, Indianapolis
Massachusetts (BB-59) aboard ship
Alabama (BB-60) next to the ship
Iowa (BB-61) aboard ship
New Jersey (BB-62) aboard ship
Missouri (BB-63) aboard ship
Wisconsin (BB-64) aboard ship
Illinois (BB-65) Memorial Stadium, University of Illinois
Location of US BB Ships' Bells
Re: Location of US BB Ships' Bells
There must be more than one for Pennsylvania as wellMKSheppard wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 1:15 am No Author given...from the old board SQL backup:
Ship's Bells
Pennsylvania (BB-38) Erie Maritime Museum
https://www.centredaily.com/news/local/ ... 11753.html
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