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NavSource Online: Battleship Photo Archive

BB-5 USS KEARSARGE

Radio Call Sign: November - India - Papa

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Keel Laying / Commissioning 1896 - 1900
	588k	This piece of art was painted by the 20th Century artist Xanthus Smith. This 1922 artwork depicts the sinking of the Confederate ship CSS Alabama after her fight with the Kearsarge (seen right). Alabama was the scourge of the American merchant fleet during a two-year commerce destroying campaign before being sunk during a battle with the Kearsarge in June 1864. American archaeologists and French Navy divers recently recovered a bell from the famous Confederate commerce raider from it's resting place 180 feet below the surface of the English Channel off the coast of Cherbourg, France.		USN photo # N-0000X-001, courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y. via news.navy.mil.
	NR	GREAT SHIPS OF WAR Description of Two That Will Be Constructed Soon. POWERFUL DEFENDERS. One to Be Christened the Kearsarge (BB-5), in Honor of the Famous Frigate. TO COST FIVE MILLIONS EACH. Bids for the Construction of These Modern Vessels Will Be Opened in a Week.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 23 November 1895, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.28k	AMERICAN SHIPS BEST. POINTS WHERE NEW DESIGNS ARE SUPERIOR TO FOREIGN PLANS. ADVANCE IN NAVAL CONSTRUCTION - DEVELEPMENT OF BATTERY POWER AS COMPARED WITH THE LATEST GERMAN TYPE.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 12 July 1896, Image 17, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	45k	Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). General arrangement plan for the main deck, as designed. Copied from Transactions Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, Volume 3, 1895.		Photo # NH 76631, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	123k	Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). Midship section plan, through the conning tower at Frame 33, showing the ships as designed. The arrangement of armor is depicted, along with one 5"/40 broadside gun, an 18-inch above-water torpedo tube, and the steering wheels in both the armored conning tower and the pilothouse. Copied from R. Robinson, Naval Construction, 4th Edition, 1917, page 160-61.		Photo # NH 76632, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	166k	1898 rang in with the Kearsarge (BB-5).		Photo courtesy of the Worlds Naval Ship's Forum via Bill Gonyo.
	480k	This is an original 1898 2-page article from the Scientific American Journal from January 29th entitled "The Latest Battleships For The United States Navy". This article details turret plans for the Kearsarge & Illinois classes.		Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
	842k	THE KENTUCKY (BB-6) AND KEARSARGE (BB-5) From the Only Photograph Made of the Twin Battleships to be Launched Next Thursday, Showing the Advanced Stage of the Work Upon Them.		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo & text by The Times. (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 20 March 1898, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	370k	LINES OF THE TWIN UNITED STATES MEN-OF-WAR, THE KEARSARGE (BB-5) AND THE KENTUCKY (BB-6), TO BE LAUNCHED MARCH 24.		Image and text provided by University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Photo from Daily Public Ledger. (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 22 March 1898, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	473k	Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6) ready for launching at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Newport News, Virginia, 24 March 1898.		Photo courtesy of The Daily Press via Dale Hargrave.
	840k	KENTUCKY (BB-6) IS LAUNCHED Big Battleship Named After the Bourbon State WAS CHRISTENED WITH PURE WATER ......There was not a hitch in the program, and the cheers from the 30000 throats greeted the latest additions to the United States navy as they slid from the ways, the prow of one sprinkled with foaming champagne, the other christened with pure water from the home of Abraham Lincoln.		Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by The Houston Daily Post. (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 25 March 1898, MAILABLE EDITION, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.19k	FLOATED LIKE DUCKS Battleships Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6) on the ways as they appeared ten days ago.		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo & text by Daily Press. (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 25 March 1898, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.07k	HOW THE KEARSARGE (BB-5) AND KENTUCKY (BB-6) WILL APPEAR WHEN READY FOR SERVICE.		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo & text by Richmond Dispatch.(Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 25 March 1898, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
010509	244k	An invitation to the event.		Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave.
010510	1.34k	The two ships awaiting launching as the crowd gathers. Kearsarge (BB-5) is on the left & Kentucky (BB-6) on the other side.		Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave.
	970k	Very strong wooden launching struts hold up over 11,500 tons of Kearsarge (BB-5) on 24 March 1898, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. The mast of the Kentucky (BB-6) appears on the other side of the launching platform on this very busy day at Newport News Shipbuilding which saw both battleships slide into the waters of the James River. Both battleships had their keels laid and were launched on the same day.		USN / USNI photo. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 25 March 1898, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
010548k	1.34k	Launching the Battleship Kearsarge (BB-5), Newport News, Va.		Photo by Bain News Service, courtesy of loc.gov.. Reproduction Number LC-DIG-stereo-1s16305
	NR	BIG TWIN WARSHIPS LAUNCHED. Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6) Glide Into the Waters of James River. Purity and Patriotism Blended in the Ceremonies Attend the Christening of the New Champions. Two New Battle-Ships and the Women Who Christened Them		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 25 March 1898, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	677k	OUR NAVY AS IT IS TODAY 1. Monadnock (BM-3) . 2. Petrel. 3. Puritan (BM-1) . 4. Concord. 5. Wilmington. 6. Amphitrite (BM-2) . 7. Ajax. 8. Machias. 9. Cincinnati. 10. Marblehead. 1 1. Montgomery. 12. Minneapolis. 13. Kearsarge (BB-5). 14. Kentucky (BB-6). 15. Bancroft. 16. Dolphin. 17. Vesuvius. 18. Raleigh. 19. Indiana (BB-1). 20. Iowa (BB-4). 21. Olympia. 22. Terror (M-4). 23. Catskill . 24. Miantonomah (BM-5). 25. Gustine. 26. Yorktown. 27. Texas. 28. Helena. 29. Massachusetts (BB-2). 30. Columbia. 31. New Orleans, 32. San Francisco. 33. Canonicus . 34. Camanche . 35. Monterey (BM-6). 36. Brooklyn. 37. Detroit 38. Atlanta. 39. Alabama (BB-8). 40. Albany. 41. Baltimore. 42. Chicago. 43. Newark, 44. Boston. 45. Charleston. 46. Oregon (BB-3). 47. New York. 48. Manhattan. 49. Philadelphia. 50. Lehigh. And Torpedo Boats. Drawn by "W. A. Verhas.		Image and text provided by University of Tennessee. Photo by The Maryville Times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 28 May 1898, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	OUR NEW BATTLESHIPS. KEARSARGE (BB-5), KENTUCKY (BB-6), ILLINOIS (BB-7), ALABAMA (BB-8) & WISCONSIN (BB-9)		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo from Richmond Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 26 June 1898, Image 11, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	The New Kearsarge (BB-5) Will Be the Next Ship Completed. It Is Ninety-Two Per Cent Finished and It Will Be the First Ship of "The New Navy."		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 13 August 1899, Image 29 courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	215k	THE BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) READY FOR HER TRIAL TRIP		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by Deseret Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 22 September 1899, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	NEW BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) PROVES TO BE VERY SPEEDY Exceeds Government Requirements at the Official Trial		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 26 September 1899, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	36k	Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). Armor plan, 1899, showing the distribution of side and turret armor. The original plan # 143-10-31 in Record Group 19, U.S. National Archives.		Photo # NH 76630, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	51k	Kearsarge (BB-5) as completed, line drawing by A.D. Baker III.		Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
	56k	Inboard profile of the Kearsarge (BB-5) as completed.		Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
	79k	Halftone of a photograph taken in 1899, while the ship was making 16.82 knots on trials off the U.S. East Coast. Note that her broadside battery of five-inch guns had not yet been installed.		Copied from "The New Navy of the United States", by N.L. Stebbins, (New York, 1912). Photo # NH 98372, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	234k	Kearsarge (BB-5), in drydock after completing her trial run, September 1899. The forward extension of her main belt can be seen to end just abaft the draft numerals on her bow. Note the two short bilge keels further aft. Her bridge is basically similar to those of her predecessors. Note the canvas bucklers that have been installed on her forward 13-inch gun ports. The broadside 5-inch battery is not yet in place.		Photo # 19-N-1-22-1 from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
	98k	In drydock during her trials period, 18 September 1899.		Photograph # NH 19-N-1-22-3, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
	556k	Starboard bow at wharf, 18 September 1899.		National Archives photo # 181-NYS-15-4.
1900's
	595k	January, 1900. A view from the bridge of the Kentucky (BB-6) at the outfitting pier. Kearsarge (BB-5) is on the right.		Photo courtesy of The Daily Press via Dale Hargrave.
	106k	A smoky Kearsarge (BB-5) underway during her shakedown period, poses for the photographer Robert Enrique Muller while underway during 1899, a short time before her formal commissioning on 20 February 1900.		USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
	790k	Kearsarge (BB-5) between 1898 and 1901. Note that she is painted white from her main and lower decks down. Her paint scheme changed when she visited Europe in 1903, when the main deck and up were painted a buff color.		US National Archives photo # 80-G-1035074 from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
	826k	BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD. Successful Test of Her Double-Deck Turrets May Revolutionize Warship Designing		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO. Photo & text by The St. Louis Republic.(St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 22 April 1900, Magazine Section, Image 38, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	980k	THE BATTLESHIPS KENTUCKY (BB-6) AND KEARSARGE (BB-5), WHICH MAY MENACE TURKEY. It is said that if the sultan of Turkey continues postponing the payment of damages for American missionary property destroyed in Turkey, a formidable fleet of American warships, including the Kentucky and Kearsarge, the mammoth new battleships, will make a demonstration in the Mediterranean.		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. & University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of Virginian-Pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 03 May 1900, Image 11, & Insert photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 14 September 1900, Image 9 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	A BATTLESHIP'S BOATS THE NOTABLE EQUIPMENT OF THE KEARSARGE (BB-5) IN SMALL CRAFT		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 06 May 1900, Image 21, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	KEARSARGE (BB-5) AND ALABAMA (BB-8) TO FIGURE IN A PEACE INCIDENT. THESE FAMOUS OLD NAMES WILL BE LINKED TOGETHER IN A CHARMING SENTIMENT.		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO. Photo from The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 20 May 1900, Magazine Section, Image 32, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	AMERICA'S GREAT SEA TERROR The New Superposed Turret—Here Is the First Complete Picture of the Kearsarge (BB-5) - It is Destined to Create a 'Revolution in the Navies of the World, According to the Belief of Experts, and Is the Most Important Development of Recent Times—The Kearsarge Can Sink Any Vessel Afloat.		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo from The Appeal. (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1889-19??, 02 June 1900, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE FLAGSHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) The new battleship Kearsarge has been selected as the flagship of the new European squadron of the United States which Secretary Long has decided to organize.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by The Evening Times. (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 02 June 1900, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE NEW KEARSARGE (BB-5). THE MOST POWERFUL TYPE OF AMERICAN WARSHIP. A BRONZE FOR HER FORWARD TURRET.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 10 June 1900, Image 46, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Shipping the big gun in the forward turret of the Kearsarge (BB-5). Great 13-inch guns which was a part of the battleship Kearsarge's original armament was damaged some time ago and had to be removed to make place for a new gun. It was a difficult and an expensive piece of work, but under the direction of Naval Constructor it was accomplished rapidly and at greatly reduced cost. Instead of dismembering the ponderous double turret, a section just wide enough to allow a passageway for the gun was removed and the monster gun was drawn out.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 26 May 1901, Image 28, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	246k	The Kearsarge (BB-5), one of the finest battleships in the US Navy.		Photo courtesy of Arnold A. Putnam.
	29k	In May of 1902 Commander Joseph Newton Hemphill took command of Kearsarge (BB-5). Hemphill, who had been promoted to Captain on 3 March 1901, remained in command of Kearsarge until April 1904, when he was assigned Chief of Staff, North Atlantic Squadron. He served as Captain of Yard, Navy Yard, New York from June 1904 to August 1906, when he was promoted to Rear Admiral. He was President of the Board of Inspection and Survey from September, 1906 to May 1907 and commanded the Third Squadron, Pacific Fleet from May 1907 to August 1908.		Photo from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center and submitted here courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
	157k	Color-tinted postcard published during the early 1900s, showing the ship as she appeared when first completed in 1900. Photographed by William H. Rau.		Text courtesy of NH 52031-KN. Photo courtesy of Arnold A. Putnam.
	113k	Returning on board a U.S. Navy battleship, circa the early 1900s. The photograph was printed at about that time, in color-tinted form, on a postal card published by the Hugh C. Leighton Company, Portland, Maine. The original postal card's caption erroneously identifies the ship as Maine (BB-10). She is actually Kearsarge (BB-5) or her sister ship, Kentucky (BB-6).		Photo # NH 94963-KN, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	NR	THE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) AND THE CRUISER OLYMPIA (C-6) SALUTING THE GAULOIS, whose flag is shown in the foreground.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 27 May 1902, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	YANKEE GUNNERS SHOW GREAT SKILL IN TARGET PRACTICE ON CHOPPY SEA BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) WHOSE GUNNERS SHOWED REMARKABLE SKILL IN PRACTICE FIRING AT A SEA TARGET RECENTLY; MAKING A BETTER SCORE THAN ANY OF THE CREWS ON THE VESSELS ACCOMPANYING THE BIG WARSHIP.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 2 June 1902, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	397k	BIG WAR GAME OFF NEW ENGLAND COAST Never in the history of the United States navy or army have there been held naval and military maneuvers of a magnitude such as those scheduled to take place at the end of this month. The mammoth mock war has been as carefully planned as if our fleet and forts were really in imminent danger of attack from a foreign foe. No expense is to be spared In making the maneuvers as elaborate and realistic as possible. Full service charges and service projectiles are to be used in most of target practice, and every discharge of a turret gun on a big battleship costs nearly $600. Thousands of dollars worth of coal will be burned up. All the available ships of North Atlantic squadron will be employed; battleships, cruisers and gunboats as well as a fleet of fifteen torpedo boats and twelve torpedo boat destroyers. The European squadron and the South Atlantic squadron may be ordered to attack the eastern coast. All along the eastern coast modern powerful searchlights have been established. Wireless telegraphy will be actively employed. The forts have been thoroughly prepared to resist attack. Plans and details are shrouded in greatest secrecy. The press is to be kept in the dark as in war times. The above cut shows the locality where the attack and will take place. Admiral Higginson will command the naval end of the fight. Gen. MacArthur will conduct the coast defense. Note: Oregon's (BB-3) photo is included, but she was on the west coast undergoing repairs.		Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE. Photo from The Courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 16 August 1902, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.40k	Lots of civillians on board the Kearsarge (BB-5), in Boston, stern view, circa 1898-1901.		Photo by Edward H. Hart, LC-DIG-det-4a13988, courtesy of loc.gov. via the Library of Congress.
	913k	AMERICAN DEFENSE FLEET ANNIHILATES ATTACKING SQUADRON THEORETICALLY. Admiral Coghlan leaving the Kearsarge (BB-5).		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO. Photo & text by The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 25 August 1902, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	HIGGINSON DELAYS THE WAR GAME WHILE HE ENTERTAINS A DUCHESS BEAUTIFUL MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE OF MARLBOROUGH (FORMERLY, MISS CONSUELO VANDERBILT OF NEW YORK) AND THE AMERICAN ADMIRAL WHO ABRUPTLY SUSPENDED IMPORTANT NAVAL MANEUVERS IN ORDER TO ENTERTAIN HER ABOARD HIS FLAGSHIP Social Function Suspends the Naval Maneuvers. Commanders of the Warships Refuse to Attend.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 1 September 1902, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	FLEET PASSES DEFENSES OF NEWPORT HARBOR. VICTORIOUS NAVY LIES AT ANCHOR AWHILE, THEN DEPARTS. SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FOR THE REPUBLIC. Showing views in the great war game now in progress off the New England coast. Two snapshots show a little black goat which is the mascot of the battleship Kearsarge (BB-5).		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO. Photo & text by The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 06 September 1902, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	SHIPS OF RIVAL SQUADRONS BEGIN EXCITING MANEUVERS IN WATERS OF CARIBBEAN		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 05 December 1902, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.57k	MIMIC NAVAL WARFARE IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA THE ILLINOIS (BB-7), THE MASSACHUSETTS (BB-2), THE MAYFLOWER, THE KEARSARGE (BB-5)		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 14 December 1902, Editorials, The Drama, and Society, Image 17, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	81k	A circa 1903 postcard of the Kearsarge (BB-5) drawn by Edward H. Mitchell Publishers of San Francisco, CA.		Photo from the collection of Raymond Strout, courtesy of Jonathan Eno.
	320k	Kearsarge (BB-5) accompanied by small boats while underway between 1903 - 1909.		Photo 08_06_004971, courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection, via digitalcommonwealth.org
	883k	Kearsarge (BB-5) behind the ways of the Connecticut (BB-18) under construction, probably May 1903.		National Archives Identifier: 6881028 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	2.63k	Texas at Brooklyn Navy Yard, probably in mid May 1903, beyond her is Kearsarge (BB-5) and a Indiana class, either Indiana (BB-1) or Massachusetts (BB-2). The Auxiliary Cruiser Buffalo appears on the right, in the center is an Illinois class (Illinois (BB-7) or Alabama (BB-8).		Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen. Detroit Publishing Company Photo by Edward H. Hart. LC-DIG-det-4a15442 courtesy of loc.gov.
	1.02k	The southern part of Texas is viewed here at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, beside her is the Kearsarge (BB-5). Photo shows on the left, with 4 stacks, the protected cruiser Columbia.		Detroit Publishing Company Photo by Edward H. Hart. LC-DIG-det-4a15443 courtesy of loc.gov.
	3.44k	Kearsarge (BB-5) and an Indiana class battleship in view at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This photo is part of a series which included the one above.		Detroit Publishing Company Photo by Edward H. Hart, LC-DIG-det-4a15447 courtesy of loc.gov.
	1.42k	BROOKLYN NAVY YARD CROWDED Battleship Kearsarge (BB-5) laid up for overhauling. Not in Many Years Have so Many Vessels Been Gathered Here.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo from Deseret Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 16 May 1903, Last Edition, Part Three, Image 21, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	64k	Visiting Kiel, Germany, circa 25 June 1903, while serving as flagship of the U.S. European Squadron. SMS Hohenzollern, the German imperial yacht, is at left, with Chicago (CA-14) partially visible beyond her stern.		Photo # NH 93402, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. Collection of Paymaster William R. Pattison, USN. Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 24 June 1903, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	120k	Crew manning the rails and superstructure, with arms linked, as German Kaiser Wilhelm II leaves the ship following lunch on board, at Kiel, Germany, 25 June 1903. The Kaiser is seated in the stern of the rowing cutter, in the center of the photograph.		Photo # NH 93730, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center, collection of Paymaster William R. Pattison, USN.
	777k	A circa 1900's photo showing the loading an 8" (20.3 cm) projectile aboard Kearsarge (BB-5).		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO. USN photo courtesy of navweaps.com. Photo from The St. Louis Republic. (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 28 June 1903, MAGAZINE SECTION, Image 47, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BOOMING CANNON OF BRITISH NAVY WELCOME THE WARSHIPS OF AMERICA. Rear-Admiral Cotton in Command of the European Squadron of the United States Is Received at Portsmouth by Commander Milne, Who Expresses the Gratification of King Edward at the Arrival of the Fleet.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.& University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 08 July 1903, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	140k	Kearsarge (BB-5) receives the cheers of crewmen on board a British battleship, during her visit to Spithead, England, in July 1903. Chicago (CA-14) is in the extreme left background. Note the British ship's steam picket boat and pulling boats.		Photo # NH 75716, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Admiral William V. Pratt.
	133k	Color postcard of the Kearsarge (BB-5) with 16.82 knots inscribed on the bottom, possibly her top speed, because she was painted in white during her trials. The reverse side indicates that the card was made in Germany, indicating her trip to Europe in 1903.		Photo courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	265k	Illuminated with electric lights, while visiting Portsmouth, England in July 1903. Note the ship of the line (possibly HMS Victory) in the right background, also illuminated.		Photo # NH 93732, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center. Insert photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory).
	69k	HMS Victory firing a salute in honor of the visit by ships of the U.S. European Squadron to Portsmouth, England, 13 July 1903. Photographed from just beyond the stern of the visiting squadron's flagship, Kearsarge (BB-5), whose National Ensign is in the upper foreground. The print has been signed by Prince George (later King George V). This photograph is mounted in a frame made of wood from HMS Victory.		Photo # NH 105059, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of O.J. Hemphill.
	NR	Kearsarge (BB-5) leaving Portsmouth with the HMS Victory in the distance.		USN / USNI photo.
	129k	Crewmen, with arms linked, manning the rails and superstructure as the British Prince of Wales (the future King George V) leaves the ship after having lunch on board, at Portsmouth, England, 13 July 1903.		Photo # NH 93731, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	110k	U.S. Navy officers on board the Kearsarge (BB-5), with three ladies and a British flag officer, circa 13 July 1903, probably at Portsmouth, England. Seated in the front row are left to right: Captain Joseph N. Hemphill, USN, Commanding Officer, Kearsarge; Rear Admiral Sir Edward Chichester, Royal Navy; Lilian M. Forbes; Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton, USN, Commanding U.S. European Squadron; Jean Forbes; Mary Bruce; and an unidentified U.S. Navy Commander. Identifiable among those standing are: Ensign Henry George Stewart Wallace, USN, (behind Capt. Hemphill); and Lieutenant Charles L. Hussey, USN, Flag Secretary to RAdm. Cotten (with full beard, behind RAdm. Cotton).		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 105058. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Donation of O.J. Hemphill.
	NR	THE KEARSARGE'S (BB-5) FAST RUN. The Battleship Crossed the Atlantic in Nine Days. ...The highest speed attained was a little over 15 knots an hour and the slowest was 10. Three times during the trip the ship was slowed down, once on account of being in the vicinity of an iceberg, and twice on account of a very thick fog...		Image and text provided by Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. Photo from The Topeka State Journal.(Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, 27 July 1903, LAST EDITION, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	941k	Uncle Sam's fine battleship Kearsarge (BB-5), which called forth the admiration of the Kaiser.		Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 26 July 1903, Image 27 via flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress.
	83k	Leads ships of the U.S. European Squadron past a line of British Battleships, during a visit to an English port in 1903. The two ships immediately astern of Kearsarge (BB-5) are Chicago (CA-14) and San Francisco (C-5). Photographed by West & Son, Southsea, England. Note Kearsarge's figurehead and anchor, and Sailors manning the rails and bridges on all ships present.		Photo # NH 71698, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	661k	TO SEIZE PORTLAND The great object of the attacking fleet in the coming maneuvers will be the attempts to capture Portland, Me., which will be made from midnight, August 25, to noon, August 29. Preparations will be made to resist attacks on forts by landing parties. All forts in the artillery district of Portland will be mobilized oa a war basis. General Chaffee will head the land forces, while Rear Admiral Barker will assist him in the defense of the port. The Kearsarge (BB-5) & Illinois (BB-7) are the battleships listed as participaing in this event.		Image and text provided by Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. Photo fromThe Topeka State Journal. (Topeka, Kan.) 1892-1980, 15 August 1903, LAST EDITION, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WITH THE FLEET OF WARSHIPS WHICH THE PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW TO-DAY. Calling to quarters on the Kearsarge (BB-5) THE MAYFLOWER, SAILORS OFF DUTY ON BOARD THE FLAGSHIP KEARSARGE, YACHT MURIEL, AND BATTLESHIP ILLINOIS (BB-7).		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from the New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 17 August 1903, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE FLEET OFF OYSTER BAY FLAGSHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) AND FLEET		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 18 August 1903, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	553k	UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) PROVES ITSELF THE FASTEST FIGHTING FORT AFLOAT The United States battleship Kearsarge ended a remarkable speed trial when it steamed into Frenchman's Hay, ME., after a 3,000 mile trip from The Needles, England, to test its title to being the world's fastest battleship. It covered the dlstance of nearly 3,000 miles in nine days, four hours and fifteen minutes.		Image and text provided by Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, KS. Photo from The Goodland Republic. (Logan, Utah)(Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 21 August 1903, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	2.69k	OFFICERS AND SHIPS IN THE WAR GAME OFF THE MAINE COAST. THE KEARSARGE (BB-5) & ILLINOIS (BB-7).		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 25 August 1903, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
010803g	NR	ARMY DEFENCES AGAINST THE NAVAL ASSAULT IN THE WAR GAME. BOTH CLAIM VICTORY Daybreak this morning witnessed the first conflict in the war game. Skirmishes early in the evening were followed by a grand dash by the battleships Kearsarge (BB-5),  Alabama (BB-8) and Illinois (BB-7) straight through the main ship channel in the teeth of the fire of the forts and straight into the harbor. For two hours the guns of the fleet and shore were booming, and it was daylight before the last shots were exchanged. The army says that a great victory has been won, alleging the destruction of the fleet by mines and gunfire. The fleet will say that the searchlights, which guided the shots of the army were destroyed by the secondary batteries of the fleet, and that the fire control station and headquarters were similarly wiped out.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. New-York Tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 27 August 1903, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	484k	From right to left: Kearsarge (BB-5) & Maine (BB-10) behind the ways of the Connecticut (BB-18) under construction, 3 October 1903.		National Archives Identifier: 6881027 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	661k	ENDURANCE TEST FOR OUR ATLANTIC SHIPS FLAGSHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) THAT WILL LEAD ATLANTIC SQUADRON.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from Evening Bulletin. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii) 1895-1912, 29 March 1904, 3:30 O'CLOCK EDITION, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	97k	View of the forecastle of Kearsarge (BB-5), looking down between her main and secondary armament, circa 1904.		USN / USNI photo.
	117k	Crewmen posing on deck amidships after coaling ship, circa 1904. This view was probably taken when Kearsarge (BB-5) was serving in the Caribbean as flagship of the North Atlantic Fleet.		Photo # NH 67644, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	102k	Cast members of the ship's minstrel show, circa 1904.		Photo # NH 67645, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	125k	Members of the ship's football team, circa 1904.		Photo # NH 67646, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	128k	Members of the ship's baseball team, circa 1904.		Photo # NH 67648, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	126k	Members of the ship's athletic teams pose on deck amidships, circa 1904. Among the sports represented are baseball (with flag for the 1904 championship), football and rowing.		Photo # NH 67649, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	173k	"Pardonable Pride" cartoon by John L. DeMar, published on page 35 of the book "Bohemia", by the International League of Press Clubs, 1904. It depicts "Uncle Sam" showing off the results of recent U.S. Navy heavy gun target practice, apparently conducted by Kearsarge (BB-5) to the naval figures of England, Germany, France and Italy, as warships of Japan and Russia battle in the background.		Photo # NH 95099, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	702k	THE VISIT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON TO PORTUGAL. KING CARLOS I VISITING THE KEARSARGE (BB-5).		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 24 August 1904, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
010518	1.82k	TAKING LIFE EASY. Forward turret of the Kearsarge (BB-5). Note the superposed turrets.		Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr., 1905, from loc.gov courtesy of Joe Reese.
	NR	ADMIRAL BARKER'S FAREWELL. Bids Farewell to the Officers and Crew of the Battleship Kearsarge (BB-5).		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 9 May 1905, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	195k	The First Squadron of the North Atlantic Fleet during a visit, 3-10 August 1905, to Bar Harbor, Maine. The visit consisted of eight BB's commanded by RA R.D. Evans. Maine (BB-10), Missouri (BB-11), Kearsarge (BB-5), Kentucky (BB-6), Alabama (BB-8), Illinois (BB-7), Iowa (BB-4), and Massachusetts (BB-2). From right to left are the Kearsarge, Kentucky, Maine & Missouri.		Photo from the collection of Raymond Strout via Jonathan Eno.
010583a	783k	Kearsarge (BB-5) in Portsmouth Harbour. Undated, pencil and watercolour on paper by Henry Reuterdahl.		Photo courtesy of meisterdrucke.uk
	99k	Kearsarge (BB-5) in port and replacing damaged 13-inch guns. During target practice off Cape Cruz, Cuba, 13 April 1906, an accidental ignition of a powder charge of a 13-inch gun killed two officers and eight men. Four men were seriously injured.		USN / USNI photo. Text courtesy of DANFS.
	597k	Kearsarge (BB-5) with her laundry hanging to dry and a Indiana class (BB-1 / 3) bide time with the coming and going of launches, circa 1906.		Photo # 80-G-433637 from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
	640k	Battleships in Danger. These three battleships figured in a remarkable naval accident in New York bay 7 January. The Kentucky (BB-6) which ran aground and was rammed by the Alabama (BB-8) is in the picture at the upper left. The Alabama is in the upper right. At the lower left is the Kearsarge (BB-5) which also ran aground. The diagram in the lower right shows how the accidents occurred. It is drawn from a description furnished by Rear Admiral Davis.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo from The Spanish Fork Press. (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 18 January 1906, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	352k	Kearsarge (BB-5) starboard view. Photographed by K. Loeffler, 1906.		Photo # Lot-3305-23 courtesy of Dale Hargrave..
	NR	Seven killed in explosion on battleship Kearsarge (BB-5).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Photo from The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 15 April 1906, Image 31, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	DISASTERS TO NAVY FOR WHICH NO ENEMY IS TO BLAME.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 15 April 1906, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BODIES OF KEARSARGE (BB-5) DEAD WILL REST IN YANKEE SOIL		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 16 April 1906, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.65k	KEARSARGE (BB-5) DEATH TURRET DRAWS CROWDS Of all the great fighting machines in the North Atlantic fleet now anchored in the North river, the two that come in for the most attention from the thousands of visitors are the Kearsarge and the Missouri (BB-11); the first because of the deplorable accident in her forward gun turret with everybody who went aboard wanted to see; the second because of tho marvelous record in gunnery in Guantanamo bay, and which places the Missouri's marksmen almost within grasp of the worlds trophy. The rivalry between the crews of the two battleships is keener than between any other two ships in the fleet, and the men of the Kearsarge are by no means willing to concede that they are not as close to capturing the coveted worlds record as the Missouri's men. The cup is held on the Asiatic station and its next holder cannot be determined until after the 12 inch gun performance of the battleship Ohio (BB-12) is completed.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo from Deseret Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 19 May 1906, Last Edition, Part Two, Image 32, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	99k	Ship's officers and men posed on the battleship's foredeck and superstructure. Photograph copyright 1906 by Enrique Muller and published at about that time, in color-tinted form, on a postal card by the American News Company, New York.		Photo # NH 91815, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	2.63k	AN IMPOSING SPECTACLE Birds-eye View Showing Position of Fleet in Naval Review at Oyster Bay.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, 04 September 1906, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	MONSTER BATTLESHIP ORDERED TO CUBA. THE BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5). Which, with six of its powerful sisters ships, has been ordered to prepare for immediate sailing to Cuban waters. The Kearsarge, Texas, Indiana (BB-1), Kentucky (BB-6), Illinois (BB-7), and Alabama (BB-8), all under rush orders, form a most powerful fleet.		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo & text by The Minneapolis Journal. (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 26 September 1906, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	8NR	What Has Been Accomplished By Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. Kearsarge (BB-5) in drydock.		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo & text by Daily Press.(Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 24 March 1907 Image 21, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	GREATEST AMERICAN FLEET EVER ASSEMBLED IN TIME OFPEACE OR WAR UNDER ONE COMMANDER Great Fighting Sea Monsters At Anchor in Hampton Roads for Spectacular Contrast of U S Engines of War With Foreign Countries Death - Dealing Machines and for Most Powerful and Terrible Peace Plea.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 21 April 1907, Magazine Section, Image 47, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
011557	1.45k	U. S. Naval display, Hampton Roads, Jamestown, Virginia. Postcard shows battleships in the Great White Fleet surrounded by smaller craft at Hampton, Virginia. Ships include the Georgia (BB-15), Maine (BB-10), Indiana (BB-1), Rhode Island (BB-17), New Jersey (BB-16), Virginia (BB-13), Ohio (BB-12), Minnesota (BB-22), Alabama (BB-8), Louisiana (BB-19), Iowa (BB-4), Tennessee (ACR-10), Connecticut (BB-18), Kearsarge (BB-5), Illinois (BB-7) and Kentucky (BB-6).		Photo & Copyright 1907 by W. N. Jennings, Phila., via Library of Congress. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-02684 (digital file from left half of original item) LC-DIG-ds-02744 (digital file from right half of original item)
	796k	CAPTAIN HERBERT WINSLOW. Captain Herbert Winslow, of the battleship Kearsarge (BB-5), is a native of Massachusetts and entered the navy in 1865. He belongs to the famous family of statesmen, soldiers and naval officers founded by Governor Edward Winslow of Plymouth colony, who came over in the Mayflower. He is a son of the Captain John A. Winslow who commanded tho old steamer Kearsarge in the historic fight with the Alabama in 1864 and was given his recent command on account of the appropriateness of such an assignment.		Image and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ. Photo from Daily Arizona Silver Belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 26 October 1907, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Great White Fleet Cruise
	112k	Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route to be taken by the Atlantic Fleet's battleships and their associated Torpedo Flotilla, from their December 1907 departure from Hampton Roads, Virginia, until their planned arrival at San Francisco, California, in the spring of 1908. Text below the chart indicates that it was published in mid-December 1907.		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106219. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	99k	Commanding officers of most of the fleet's ships, photographed in 1908. Those present include (Seated, left to right): Captain Hugo Osterhaus, of Connecticut (BB-18); Captain Kossuth Niles, of Louisiana (BB-19); Captain William P. Potter, of Vermont (BB-20); Captain John Hubbard, of Minnesota (BB-22); Captain Joseph B. Murdock, of Rhode Island (BB-17); Captain Charles E. Vreeland, of Kansas (BB-21). Standing, left to right): Captain Hamilton Hutchins, of Kearsarge (BB-5); Captain Frank E. Beatty, of Wisconsin (BB-9); Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, of Nebraska (BB-14); Captain Thomas B. Howard, of Ohio (BB-12); Captain William H.H. Southerland, of New Jersey (BB-16); Captain Walter C. Cowles, of Kentucky (BB-6); Captain John M. Bowyer, of Illinois (BB-7); Captain Alexander Sharp, of Virginia (BB-13); Lieutenant Commander Charles B. McVay, of Yankton.		# NH 59552, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	646k	A guest looks at an exhibit showing the Kearsarge (BB-5) at the grand opening of the "Great White Fleet" Centennial Exhibit.		USN photo # N-4245W-028 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Wendy Wyman, courtesy of navy.mil.
	15.4k	The "Great White Fleet" steaming in column, probably while departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of their cruise around the World, December 1907. Kansas (BB-21) is at left, followed by Vermont (BB-20).		USN photo # N-0000X-001 courtesy of navy.mil. Photographed by C.E. Waterman, Hampton, Va. via Bob Canchola
	112k	Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 29 January 1907 departure from Trinidad until their arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 January 1908. It emphasizes the offshore course taken to avoid strong westerly currents off the northeastern coast of South America.		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106221. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	NR	CAPT. HUTCHINS OF THE BATTLESHIP KEARSARGE (BB-5) ON THE LEFT AND CAPT. BARTLETT OF THE OHIO (BB-12) ON THE RIGHT AT THE PORT OF SPAIN RACES.		(Photograph by Staff Correspondent Norman Rose, with Admiral Evans' Fleet.) Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo & text by The Spokane Press. (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 13 January 1908, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov
	290k	The "Great White Fleet" in the Straits of Magellan, 1908, from a painting by Henry Reuterdahl.		Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
	129k	Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the movements of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 8 February 1908 passage of the western part of the Straits of Magellan until their arrival at Callao, Peru, on 20 February 1908.		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106227b. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	185k	MAGDELENA BAY, WHERE THE FLEET ASSEMBLES FOR TARGET PRACTICE. INTENSE RIVALRY OF CREWS IN MAKING NEW RECORDS WITH THE BIG GUNS Seven inch gun drill aboard the Connecticut (BB-18) in Magdalena Bay, Mexico on 12 March 1908.		PDF Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 29 March 1908, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	VISITING HOUR ON THE KEARSARGE (BB-5)		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from Los Angeles Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 17 April 1908, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	507k	The fleet at San Diego, Calif., 5, May 1908. What looks like two Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships to the left; a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship in the center with what might be three other Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships in the immediate distance; two Illinois class (BB-7 / 9) battleships are on the right corner, behind them are the two Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) battleships and a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) or Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship in the right corner of the photo.		Library of Congress photo # pan 6a33626,by W. D. Lambert; submitted by Tom Kermen.
	3.71k	United States fleet, San Francisco Bay.		Photo pan 6a33217 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
	573k	Atlantic Fleet entering Golden Gate 6th May 1908.		Library of Congress photo # pan 6a33669, from the Panoramic View Co., Chas. Z. Bailey, Mgr., Los Angeles, Cal. submitted by Tom Kermen.
	646k	Panoramic photograph by the Pillsbury Picture Company showing the review of the "Great White Fleet" on 17 May 1908 by Secretary of the Navy Victor A. Metcalf, embarked in Yorktown (PG-1), which is steaming toward the left in the right center of the image.Three destroyers are in the line nearest to the camera (from left to center), with either Hopkins (DD-6) or Hull (DD-7) in the center and Lawrence (DD-8) next astern.Eleven battleships are present, in the rows on the opposite side of Yorktown's course, and seven Pacific Fleet armored cruisers are in the most distant row.		Photo # NH 105310, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	73k	World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet" 1907-09. Kearsarge (BB-5) is in the foreground, with a Miane class (BB-10 / 12) or Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship in the background.		USN / USNI photo.
	127k	In a Pacific Coast harbor during the first half of 1908, while participating in the first leg of the "Great White Fleet" cruise around the World. Photographed by the Romans Photo Company, copyrighted by Asahel Curtis.		Photo # NH 79107, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	119k	In drydock at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, 30 May 1908. Kearsarge (BB-5) was then preparing for the trans-Pacific leg of the "Great White Fleet" voyage around the World. Note her ram bow; figurehead; and anchors. Photographed by E.L. Meyer, Seattle, Washington.		Photo # NH 60250, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	493k	BATTLESHIP FLEET ARRIVED HERE IN FINE TRIM BATTLESHIP PASSING DIAMOND HEAD. What looks to be the Kearsarge (BB-5) or her sister Kentucky (BB-6) is in the foreground.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette. (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 17 July 1908, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	102k	World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet" 1907-09. Battleships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet in Sydney Harbor, Australia, in late August 1908. Kearsarge (BB-5) is in the center, with Kentucky (BB-6) beyond. The original photograph was published on a stereographic card by the Rose stereographic Company, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington & London.		Photo # NH 100337, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	66k	World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet" 1907-09, Kearsarge (BB-5) in Sydney Harbor, Australia, in late August 1908.		Photo printed on a stereographic card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, and submitted by Warren McLean.
	70k	World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-09. Stern view of the Kentucky (BB-6) in Sydney Harbor, Australia, in late August 1908. Kearsarge (BB-5) is probably ahead of her.		Photo printed on a stereographic card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. Photo courtesy of Warren McLean.
	901k	THE ATLANTIC FLEET OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY From Official Bulletin of Bureau of Navigation showing the Vessels off the Port of Callao practicing the Gridiron maneuver. This is considered by Naval authorities to be the most dangerous evolution in steam tactics and its improper execution caused the loss of HMS Victoria with 798 men in 1893. Picture faithfully represents the entire Fleet in official formation and vessels can be identified by numbers corresponding to table appended: First Division 1. Connecticut (BB-18), Flagship, 2. Kansas (BB-21), 3. Vermont (BB-20), 4. Louisiana (BB-19), Second Division 5. Georgia (BB-15), Flagship, 6. New Jersey (BB-16), 7. Rhode Island (BB-17), 8. Virginia (BB-13), 18 Torpedo Flotilla Whipple (DD-15), Truxtun (DD-14), Lawrence (DD-8), Stewart (DD-13), Hopkins (DD-6) & Hull (DD-7) Third Division 9. Minnesota (BB-22), Flagship, 10. Ohio (BB-12), 11. Missouri (BB-11), 12. Maine (BB-10) 17. Yankton {Special Dispatch Tender} Fourth Division 13. Alabama (BB-8), Flagship 14. Illinois (BB-7), 15. Kearsarge (BB-5), 16. Kentucky (BB-6) 19. Auxiliaries Glacier, [refrigerating ship], Panther,[repair ship], Culgoa, [storeship] & Arethusa,[torpedo flotilla tender].		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by The National Tribune. (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 24 September 1908, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	100k	Postcard published in Japan to commemorate the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit there in October 1908. This card features pictures of the Fleet's sixteen battleships, plus images of three Japanese ladies, plus flags and symbols of the United States and Japan.		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106114-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
	114k	Battleships of the Second Squadron, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, saluting during their visit to Amoy, China, circa 30 October - 5 November 1908. The U.S. Ships are anchored in line of Divisions, with the Third Division closest to the camera. Louisiana (BB-19), flagship of the Second Squadron and Third Division, is partially visible at the far right. Astern of her in the same line are Virginia (BB-13) (right center) and Missouri (BB-11) (left center). The Fourth Division is anchored just beyond the Third Division's line. Wisconsin (BB-9), Fourth Division flagship, is toward the right [between Virginia and Louisiana]. Astern of her (in no particular order) are Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). The four gray ships, in the most distant line, all appear to be Chinese cruisers.		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 106148. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
010525	NR	COMMANDER OF FORCES AGAINST NICARAGUA: MARINE OFFICER AND CRACK BLUEJACKETS FROM IDAHO (BB-24). Marine Major Smedley Butler appears here, with sailors from the battleship Idaho with either the Kearsarge (BB-5) or Kentucky (BB-6) in the background. Butler was, at the time of his death (1940), the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. He is quoted as saying War is just a racket.		Image and text provided by University of Florida. Photo from The Daytona Daily News.(Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 17 December 1909, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Source: Digital ID: ggbain 09798 # 2163746136. LC-B2-2299-7, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. Photo procured by Buyenlarge/Getty Images courtesy of gettyimages.com. Insert link courtesy of f.a.s.org (Federation of American Scientists).
Various Views of the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson
012173m	4.51k	Mobilization of Atlantic Fleet at New York, 12 - 15 October 1912.		Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
012173	1.36k	U.S. Battleship Fleet during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson. The nearest ship half visible on the right is the New Hampshire (BB-25) based on the distinctive half-cased stacks. The two sister ships behind her are not clear enough to specifically ID. The fourth ship is one of the Mississippi class, but again, not clear enough to ID.		Photo i.d. via Richard M. Jensen. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
012173d	1.38k	Small boats join during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson.		Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
010528	1.11k	Anchored off New York City during the October 1912 naval review.		Photo from the Bain News Service, Library of Congress Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ggbain-24484. Photo courtesy of loc.gov.
	96k	Anchored off New York City during the October 1912 naval review. Postal card published circa the 19-"teens", featuring a retouched and color-tinted photograph taken off New York City during the October 1912 naval review. Colors applied to the ship's smokestacks and guns are quite inaccurate. In 1912 these would have been gray, not "buff".		Photo # 52032-KN, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	340k	C-1 (SS-09), during the Naval Review week in New York City, 4th October 1912. The battleship Kearsarge (BB-5) is in the background.		NARA (National Archives and Record Administration) photo # 19-N-13646, courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
	NR	SCENE OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY WHEN FLEET AND SHORE WERE ILLUMINATED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF FLAMING ELECTRIC BULBS NEW YORK, Oct. 16—Pen cannot describe and even photography is inadequate in depicting the splendor of the scene at night during the visit of the fleet to this city. Thousands and thousands of electric lights were hung along Riverside drive, which parallels the Hudson river for miles, and all of the vessels in the fleet were outlined by lines of gleaming lamps. In the accompanying picture the soldiers’ and sailors’ monument appears in the foreground with the curved line of Riverside drive at the left. Several battleships are shown in the river, with the lights on the New Jersey shore in the distance.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo by The Democratic Banner.(Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 October 1912, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	250k	OUTLINED AGAINST A CURTAIN OF DARKNESS A fleet of destroyers and torpedo-boats has now arrived at New York to join the heavy ships of the line. Altogether, about 50 vessels will be assembled when the ceremonies began next Monday. It is promised that the strained international relations will have no effect on the parade.		Photo by International News Service. Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 13 May 1915, Night Extra, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WITH THE NAVAL MILITIA ABOARD THE KEARSARGE (BB-5)		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 25 July 1915, Image 45, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	SYMBOL Of THE RECOGNITION OF THE CARRANZA GOVERNMENT. Note the Mexican flag floating at the masthead of the battleship Kearsarge (BB-5), a distinctly unusual sight on an American warship. This picture was taken at Veracruz. The Kearsarge before going to Veracruz, lay at the Philadelphia Navy Yard two years on reserve duty.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 09 December 1915, Night Extra, Image 18, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	298k	Prior to World War I Admiral Louis Rodolph de Steiguer commanded the battleship Kearsarge (BB-5); in 1916. During World War I he served as chief of staff of the Third Naval District before reporting as captain of the battleship Arkansas (BB-33), which was stationed with the American DREADNOUGHT squadron operating with the British Grand Fleet. After the war, de Steiguer was Hydrographer of the Navy from July 1921 to December 1921. Promoted to rear admiral, he was commander of the First Naval District, including the Portsmouth Navy Yard, from June 1923 to 1925. ADM Louis R. de Steiguer, Commander in Chief, Battle Fleet (far left); William Wallace Campbell, President, U.C. Berkeley; RADM Harris Laning, Chief of Staff, Battle Fleet; COL R.O. Van Horn, Army ROTC Unit; CAPT William D. Puleston, Asst Chief of Staff, Battle Fleet; CAPT Chester Nimitz, Naval ROTC Unit captured here during an Inspection visit to Naval ROTC Unit at U.C. Berkeley (1927).		Official USN photo from Naval Historical Collection via Bill Gonyo.
010524	527k	Photo of crew on Kearsarge (BB-5) in 1916. Note the semaphore machine at left.		Photo courtesy of David Wright.
	121k	October 1916 photo off Boston shows standard pre-dreadnought modifications. These included a cut down bridgework, canvas covering at her conning position and wheel house, and unarmored turret mounted range finders. As with the Indiana (BB-1), the Kearsarge (BB-5) was also plagued with a low freeboard. Cage masts have replaced her original fighting masts for better long distance salvo spotting and stability.		USN photo.
	1.32k	Kearsarge (BB-5) still retains two of her secondary broadside guns.		National Archives Identifier: 45512707 Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-8. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	302k	Recruiting car for Kearsarge (BB-5), Boston, Mass. Mrs. Arthur P. Tell driving a recruiting car for the Kearsarge. Heretofore men from the Navy have driven these cars.		Photographer: International Film Service. National Archives Identifier: 45512334 Local Identifier: 165-WW-333A-031. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	133k	Capt. Louis Rodolph de Steiguer was the commanding officer of the battleship Kearsarge (BB-5) from 1916 to 1917.		Official USN photo from Naval Historical Collection (Cropped) via Bill Gonyo.
	236k	Anchored probably off New York City during the late teens. Her secondary broadside guns have all been removed.		USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
010533	1.01k	Kearsarge (BB-5) in Middle West Chamber Gatun Locks, Going South 7 July 1919.		National Archives Identifier: 100996398. Local Identifier: 185-G-909 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	137k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, photo is probably post WW I (1918 to 1920). From right to left: First ship: Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) probably Kearsarge (BB-5). The photo shows a platform above the Navigation Bridge which is straight across the front. Photos of the Kentucky (BB-6) at this time show a similar platform but one which extends out over the conning tower roof at the center. I've not seen a photo of the Kearsarge at this time so I'm not positive. Second ship:Wisconsin (BB-9). Sister ship Illinois (BB-7) had a bridge structure atop the conning tower while sister Alabama (BB-8) had a second platform on the mast between the bridge and the lowest searchlight. Third Ship: Indiana (BB-1). This ship is "hull down" behind the Wisconsin with only her upper works visible, the 2 short funnels and the old "military" mast to the left of the Wisconsin's forward cage mast. The mast is sitting atop a round faced bridge structure. Sister Oregon (BB-3) is on the West coast and sister Massachusetts' bridge has a square face. Fourth Ship: Iowa (BB-4). This ship is also "hull down"and is actually beyond the fifth ship in the photo. Visible are cage main mast (second from the left in the photo), the 2 tall funnels and the military mast partially hidden the shorter funnel of the nearer ship. The funnels identify the ship. Fifth Ship: Massachusetts (BB-2). The aft main and secondary batteries and the cage mast are clearly visible as are the shorter funnels and the military mast (in front of Iowa's forward funnel). This is a case of everyone else is eliminated. Oregon (BB-3) is on the west coast and the Indiana is across the slip, ergo… The last ship appears to have 4 short funnels and no cage mast which means it is probably a cruiser but I have not identified it.		Digital ID: # ggbain 09957, LC-B2-2333-3. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. Photo I.d. & text courtesy of Chris Hoehn.
	138k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Ships in the Navy Yard's Reserve Basin, circa spring 1919. Panoramic photograph taken by Keystone Photo Studios, 817 So. Broad St., Philadelphia. The following ships can be identified from among those present: Rowan (DD-64)); Preston (DD-19); Macdonough (DD-09); Patterson (DD-36); St. Louis (C-20); Ohio (BB-12); SC-342; SC-344; Alabama (BB-8); Kearsarge (BB-5); Illinois (BB-7); Ozark (Monitor-7); Kentucky (BB-6); and Hancock (AP-3) .		Naval History and Heritage Command photograph # NH 98604, from the collection of Eugene Bennett, donated by his daughter, Jene B. Hart, September 1988.
	3.46k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, circa 1919. Very congestioned basin and the lack of a clearer view makes identifying vessels a challenge. In the distance, beyond Kearsarge's (BB-5) mainmast, is the Alabama (BB-8). Also, the BB hidden behind Kentucky (BB-6) is likely the Maine (BB-10), based on the two circular control tops on her masts, but I can't see enough other details to confirm it. At the left side of the photo, on the near side of the basin, Ohio (BB-12) is next to the pier with St Louis (C-20) outboard of her. To the right we have Kearsarge closer to the camera with Illinois (BB-7) beyond. Immediately aft of these two is Wisconsin (BB-9). Behind Wisconsin are Connecticut (BB-18) on the right and Louisiana (BB-19) as the next ship to the left.		Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Richard Jensen. Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman.
	1.03k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Evening Public Ledger photographer. Ships are (front row, left to right): Missouri (BB-11); one Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship; Michigan (BB-27); and Saint Louis (C-20). Those in the back row are (left to right): Maine (BB-10); Kentucky (BB-6);Kearsarge (BB-5); Indiana (BB-1); Massachusetts (BB-2); Iowa (BB-4); Wisconsin (BB-9); and Illinois (BB-7).		Photo # NH 42525, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
010778	864k	Battleships photographed in December 1919 by the Evening Public Ledger Co. From left to right: Illinois (BB-7),Wisconsin (BB-9), Iowa (BB-4), Massachusetts (BB-2), Indiana (BB-1), Kearsarge (BB-5), Kentucky (BB-6) and Maine (BB-10).		Photo NH-42523 from history.navy.mil
U.S. Crane Ship No. 1
	216k	Newswire view of Kearsarge (BB-5) at Philadelphia Navy Yard during her conversion to U.S. Crane Ship No. 1, 13 January 1921.		Photo courtesy of Dave Schroeder and John Chiquoine via Gary Priolo.
	NR	ONCE A GREAT BATTLESHIP. All we can show you is parts of the Kearsarge (BB-5). All that remains intact of the ship, now at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, is the hull.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. 11 January 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 26, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 32, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	The naval wonder of Spanish War days, the famous old battleship Kearsarge (BB-5), which in 1898 was expected to revolutionize nava1 warfare, has been removed from the fighting line without ever having fired a gun at an enemy, and will become U.S. Crane Ship No.1. Here is an architect's drawing of how the big ship of yesteryear will look when she's been refitted at League Island. The monster electric crane with which she will be equipped will be capable of lifting 250 tons.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 30 January 1921, Image 49, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	251k	The Kearsarge in dry dock. The battleship has been dismantled and will be fitted as a crane ship by the Philadelphia Navy Yard force.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. 11 March 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 32, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo # 08_06_005151 from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
	394k	Largest floating crane the U.S. Crane Ship No.1 in Navy Yard drydock.		Photo # 08_06_005194 from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
	734k	Circa May 1922. The Battleship Kearsarge (BB-5), Remodeled Into a Great Floating Crane, will Play an Important Part in the Dismantling of the Naval Vessels Which are to be Scrapped.		Photo courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	84k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 test of the ship's 250-ton revolving crane, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 27 October 1922. Kearsarge, which was still undergoing conversion at the time (note the incomplete superstructure ahead of the crane) is seen here lifting a 250-ton load on the right and left main hoists with equalizer at 72-foot reach on an even keel. Jib fore and aft at an angle of 53 degrees 42 minutes.		Official USN photo # NH 52038, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	963k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 test of the ship's 250-ton revolving crane, while she was undergoing conversion at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, October 1922.		US National Archives photo # 80-G-1035075 from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
	105k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 test of the ship's 250-ton revolving crane, while she was undergoing conversion at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 30 October 1922. Kearsarge is seen here lifting a 312-ton load on the right and left main hoist with equalizer at 101-foot reach on an even keel. Jib fore and aft at an angle of 38 degrees 46 minutes.		Official USN photo # NH 60251, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	65k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania view of the Yard's Delaware River waterfront, with the hammerhead crane in center, 31 May 1923. Among the ships visible are: Lamson (DD-328), in left center; Sandpiper (AM-51) and Teal (AM-23), at right, with the crane ship Kearsarge beyond; Destroyers Preston (DD-327), Coghlan (DD-326) and Sharkey (DD-281), partially visible at left. Dobbin (AD-3) is fitting out on the opposite side of the pier, at left.		Official USN photo # NH 43453, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	512k	Two views of U.S. Crane Ship No.1, ex-Kearsarge (BB-5) while she appears in South Boston. The James K. Paulding (DD-238) appears to her starboard side, circa 1925.		Photo # 08_06_022713 & (insert) 08_06_005541 from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
	860k	Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. of the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA., circa 1925. Among the ships present in this photo, 4th from left is the U.S. Crane Ship No.1, ex-Kearsarge (BB-5),and three piers away, the Florida (BB-30).		Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard Jensen. Photo # 08_02_001415 from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
	375k	U.S. Crane Ship No.1 in dry dock at South Boston, Massachusetts, while undergoing repairs on 3 October 1925. Viewed here from further back.		Photo # 08_06_004860 & (insert)# 08_06_005248 from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
	83k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 alongside the North Approach Wall of the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, in 1926.		Official USN photo # NH 61958, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	90k	Crane ship Kearsarge working alongside, as the battleship Idaho (BB-42) is re-gunned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, circa the later 1920s. Barge YC-279 is in the left background.		Naval History and Heritage Command # 43459, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	137k	Idaho (BB-42) being re-gunned at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, circa the later 1920s. This view shows the crane ship Kearsarge lowering a 14"/50 gun into Idaho's second turret.		Naval History and Heritage Command # 43457, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	93k	14"/50 gun is lowered in to her second turret, during re-gunning at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, circa the later 1920s. The work is being performed by the crane ship Kearsarge.		Naval History and Heritage Command # 43458, now in the collections of the National Archives.
	1.00k	U.S. Crane Ship No.1 passing through the Gaillard Cut, while transiting the Panama Canal during the 1920s or 1930s.		Photo contributed by Ed Zajkowski via Gary Priolo. Text courtesy of # NH 52037, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	60k	In the Panama Canal, circa the later 1930s. Note that she bears the name "U.S. Crane Ship No. 1" on both quarters, as well as Kearsarge across the stern.		# NH 83761, courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Admiral Robert B. Carney, USN.
	134k	Identifiable ships in this photo at Puget Sound circa early 1932 are, from left to right: U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 ex-Kearsarge (BB-5), & Seaplane Tender Jason (AV-2), one of the Colorado class (BB-45 / 48) battleships, [possibly the West Virginia (BB-48)] in the dry dock and a Pennsylvania class (BB-38 / 39) along the pier. The aircraft carrier in the photo is the Saratoga (CV-3) (note the "SARA" on the flight deck aft).		USN photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo & partial text I.d. courtesy of David Stubblebine, Chris Hoehn & David C. Nilsen.
	638k	View of the U.S. Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, in 1932, Identifiable ships include (front to back): the crane ship Kearsarge (AB-1); (probably) a Tennessee class (BB-43 / 44), two Eagle-class patrol craft; Arkansas (BB-33); three Clemson/Wilkes-class destroyers; & Lexington (CV-2).		Photo i.d. via commons.wikimedia.org. National Archives Identifier: 6036984 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	843k	View of the U.S. Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, in 1936, Identifiable ships include (front to back): the crane ship Kearsarge (AB-1) is visible in the background. A New Orleans-class heavy cruiser and a Tennessee class (BB-43 / 44) or Colorado-class (BB-45 / 48) battleship are visible in the drydocks as well as the Lexington (CV-2). "PSNS-NavyYard1936" could not have been taken during 1936. The carrier in the photo is definitely Lexington, but photos in September 1935 show her funnel AA gallery being added. That gallery is not evident in this shot. Also, there is a Farragut class DD in the picture. Worden , (DD-352), was built by PSNY. She was launched in Oct '34, and commissioned the following June. So the photo was likely taken between Oct '34 and June '35.		Photo i.d. via commons.wikimedia.org. Photo i.d.2 courtesy of Richard M. Jensen. National Archives Identifier: 6036985 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	835k	Kearsarge (AB-1), aerial photograph by Naval Aviation Base, Coco Solo, and released 8 July 1938.		Official USN photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. USN photo # 80-G-22186 from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy via flickr.com.
	112k	Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington. Aerial photograph taken in the mid-1930s. Alongside the pier in center are the aircraft tender (ex-collier) Jason (AV-2), laid up in 1932 and sold in 1936, and the crane ship Kearsarge. Also present are the aircraft carriers Lexington(CV-2) and Saratoga (CV-3).		Photo # NH 45236, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	97k	At the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, circa 1936. Note that her stern bears both the names Kearsarge and U.S. Crane Ship No. 1.		Photo # NH 43456, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
	102k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 in Puget Sound, 1937.		Photo courtesy of Navy Recruiting Bureau, N.Y., via Darryl L. Baker.
	1.60k	Photo description Improvements of berths # 11 & 12. View showing excavation of sea wall looking inboard contract NOY 3742. January 1940. The U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 is in the background with what looks to be a four stack destroyer in the background.		Photo No. f659c1756, Brooklyn Navy Yard Archive - courtesy National Archive and Records Administration, Northeast Region - NYC, Record Group 181 via flickr.com.
	148k	A print by the artist John Taylor Arms: from the U.S. Navy Series No. 1: Battle Wagon-Alabama (BB-60) Outfitting at Norfolk Navy Yard, Crane Ship Kearsarge (AB-1) Alongside-1942.		Courtesy of Stephen F. Fixx,, Cleveland Museum of Art.
	306k	U.S. Crane Ship (AB-1) at sea, May 1944.		Official U.S Navy Photograph,80-G-420193 courtesy of National Museum of the U.S. Navy via flickr.com.
	1.19k	San Francisco Naval Shipyard at Hunters' Point, San Francisco, California, taken by a plane from the USN photo ic squadron VJ-1 from an altitude of 2.300 m on 24 May 1945. The aircraft carrier Intrepid (CV-11) is visible in the center, with the Crane Ship No. 1 on her port side. The light aircraft carrier Cabot (CVL-28) is visible in the drydock in the lower half of the picture. The battleship Pennsylvania (BB-38) is visible at the pier in the upper part of the picture.		USN photo now in the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration # 296816, courtesy of Robert Hurst.
	148k	Circa Feb-August 1942 of the ship being fitted out at Norfolk Navy Yard. The ex-battleship Kearsarge (AB-1) is moored next to the Alabama (BB-60) for lifting the 16" gun barrels into place. Main and secondary gun turrets are being fabricated and the smoke indicates that some of the boilers have been lit off.		Courtesy of Mike Green from Leeward Publications/ SHIP'S DATA 2 and (2 & 3) Naval Supply News, Volume 5, No. 18- 6 September 1946 by the U.S. Naval Station at Seattle, Washington.
	2.63k	Kearsarge (AB-1) is seen in the background during a noon time bond rally at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in 1945.		USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
	1.10k	Kearsarge (AB-1) is used to install a set of three 14" guns aboard Pennsylvania (BB-38) at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in April 1945.		Text i.d. courtesy of John Hendershot. USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
010546j	1.17k	Jupiter (AVS-8) in dry dock at San Francisco Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point, 13 February 1946. Note the two destroyers in the adjacent drydock, Crane Ship No. 1 in Berth 51, the destroyer getting up steam astern of AB-1 and the five LSTs at anchor in the bay.		US National Archives photo # 80-G-365743, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives via Rick Davis & Gary Priolo.
	175k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 is seen at Pier 8 of Boston Naval Shipyard in August 1948. Note that the original name of Kearsarge remains on her stern.		USN photo, National Park Service, Boston National Historical Park, cat. no. BOSTS-11624-2, courtesy of Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	171k	U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 is seen at Pier 8 of Boston Naval Shipyard in August 1948.		USN photo, National Park Service, Boston National Historical Park, cat. no. BOSTS-11624-1069, courtesy of Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
010507	555k	Crane Ship No. 1 lifting a 120 ton crane from South Boston in November, 1948, completing the heaviest lift ever made in the Charleston Shipyard.		Source: Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection via Mike Green & Gary Priolo.
	295k	Kearsarge (AB-1) raises the sunken fishing trawler Lynn in Massachusetts Bay on 4-5 September 1952. In the foreground is the Coast Guard buoy tender Cactus (WAGL-270)		USN photo, National Park Service, Boston National Historical Park, cat. no. BOSTS-11628, courtesy of Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	266k	The raised trawler Lynn is seen alongside U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 at the South Jetty of the South Boston Annex of Boston Naval Shipyard on 5 September 1952. The fishing vessel has been built by Bethlehem Steel at Quincy MA in 1941 and had served the Navy between February 1942 and August 1946 as first the unnamed AMC-201 and, after May 1942, YP-388.		USN photo, National Park Service, Boston National Historical Park, cat. no. BOSTS-11628-2, courtesy of Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	178k	New floating crane YD-196 is seen next to U.S. Crane Ship No. 1 in August 1955, just prior to disposal of the former battleship.		USN photo, National Park Service, Boston National Historical Park, cat. no. BOSTS-11624-1, courtesy of Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	79k	Anchor Memorial, South Boston Naval Annex, 4 July 1962.		& copy by Richard Leonhardt
	371k	A guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 December 1991.		USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.

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Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Folger, William Mayhew, USN (USNA 1864)	20.02.1900 - 14.07.1901
02	CAPT. McCalla, Bowman Hendry, USN (USNA 1865)	14.07.1901 - 10.05.1902
03	CAPT. Hemphill, Joseph Newton, USN (USNA 1866)	10.05.1902 - 04.1904
04	CAPT. Winslow, Herbert, USN (USNA 1869) :RADM	17.10.1905 - 01.11.1907
05	CAPT. Hutchins, Hamilton M., USN (USNA 1874)	01.11.1907 - 04.09.1909
	Decommissioned	04.09.1909 - 11.10.1911
06	CDR. Latimer, Julius Lane, USN (USNA 1890)	11.10.1911 - 17.06.1912
07	CDR. Pollock, Edwin Taylor, USN (USNA 1891)	01.07.1912 - 01.04.1913
08	LT. Wallace, Lewis James, USN	01.04.1913 - 31.05.1913
	Decommissioned	31.05.1913 - 14.05.1914
09	CDR. Latimer, Julius Lane (O-in-Ch), USN (USNA 1890)	05.11.1913 - 14.05.1914
10	LCDR. Roper, Walter Gordon, USN (USNA 1898)	14.05.1914 - 30.09.1914
11	LCDR. Washington, Pope, USN (USNA 1896) :RADM	30.09.1914 - 02.12.1914
12	LT. Bullock, Charles Herbert, USN	02.12.1914 - 11.02.1915
13	LCDR. Vincent, Roe Willis, USN (USNA 1899)	11.02.1915 - 04.03.1915
14	CDR. Morton, James Proctor, USN (USNA 1895)	04.03.1915 - 08.04.1915
15	LCDR. Vincent, Roe Willis, USN (USNA 1899)	08.04.1915 - 08.05.1915
16	LCDR. Wickersham, Darrell Palmer (O-in-Ch), USN (USNA 1904)	08.05.1915 - 28.08.1915
17	CAPT. De Steiguer, Louis Rodolph, USN (USNA 1889) :ADM	28.08.1915 - 26.09.1916
18	CDR. Gelm, George Earl, USN (USNA 1894)	26.09.1916 - 21.03.1919
19	LCDR. Winston, Hollis Taylor, USN (USNA 1900)	21.03.1919 - 03.04.1919
20	CDR. Wainwright, John Drayton, USN (USNA 1900) :RADM	03.04.1919 - 01.12.1919
21	CDR. Svarz, Emil Pravoslav, USN (USNA 1900)	01.12.1919 - 18.05.1920

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