Tennessee-class battleships 1915 - 1959
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Tennessee-class battleships 1915 - 1959
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"Tennessee" became the 43rd line ship of the United States and the sixth, largest, and most famous surface ship to bear that name in American naval history. Named for the state of Tennessee, which (the sixteenth star on the flag) joined the United States on June 1, 1796. The ship, like the state, got its name from the Cherokee tribe's Indian word Tanasi, meaning the hydronym Tenu assee (modern-day Tennessee), which is explained as a tribal name for "beautiful ears." According to another version, the name simply means river.
The battleship Tennessee was affectionately dubbed "Big T," "Tenney," "Tunny Maru," "Rebel," "Rebel Ship," and "Volunteer Fighting Machine" in honor of his state's military traditions and such prominent members as D. Sevier, E. Jackson, D. Boone, D. Crockett, S. Houston, D. Farragut, and E. York. When it was commissioned in 1920, it was the pride of America and was originally manned exclusively from that state, and was a visible reminder of the power of the United States in the interwar years.
Damaged at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, she was quickly repaired and entered the war in the Pacific.
The other battleship was named in honor of the state of California, located on the nation's Pacific coast and widely known as the place where the so-called "Gold Rush" began after the discovery of gold in 1848.
Both battleships, from the beginning to the end of their service, remained worthy of the men whose spirit was captured in the dictum of the 7th American President Andrew Jackson: "A man who refuses to defend his rights deserves only to be a slave."
The battleship Tennessee was affectionately dubbed "Big T," "Tenney," "Tunny Maru," "Rebel," "Rebel Ship," and "Volunteer Fighting Machine" in honor of his state's military traditions and such prominent members as D. Sevier, E. Jackson, D. Boone, D. Crockett, S. Houston, D. Farragut, and E. York. When it was commissioned in 1920, it was the pride of America and was originally manned exclusively from that state, and was a visible reminder of the power of the United States in the interwar years.
Damaged at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, she was quickly repaired and entered the war in the Pacific.
The other battleship was named in honor of the state of California, located on the nation's Pacific coast and widely known as the place where the so-called "Gold Rush" began after the discovery of gold in 1848.
Both battleships, from the beginning to the end of their service, remained worthy of the men whose spirit was captured in the dictum of the 7th American President Andrew Jackson: "A man who refuses to defend his rights deserves only to be a slave."
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