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BB-14 USS NEBRASKA

Radio Call Sign: November - Mike - Alpha

Virginia Class Battleship: Displacement 14,948 Tons, Dimensions, 441' 3" (oa) x 76' 3" x 26' (Max) Armament 4 x 12"/40 8 x 8"/40, 12 x 6"/50 12 x 3"/50, 4 21" tt. Armor, 11" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 9" Conning Tower. Machinery, 19,000 IHP; 2 vertical, inverted, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 19 Knots, Crew 812.

The following analysis is by historian Chuck Haberlein, formerly of the Naval Historical Center:
According to "Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990" (by Stephen S. Roberts & K. Jack Bauer), three of the BB-13 class had their names changed on 7 March 1901 (before any of them were laid down). Battleship # 13 was originally named New Jersey. Battleship # 14 was originally to be Pennsylvania, and Battleship # 16 was to be Virginia. After the renaming, Virginia and New Jersey had swapped places, Nebraska (originally intended for Armored Cruiser # 4) swapped ships with Pennsylvania. Again, according to that book: "The construction of the first two ships (ie BBs 13 & 14) was delayed because of Congressional limitations on the price that could be paid for armor plate and because of lengthy debates within the navy on the arrangement of the guns" (presumably the superposed 8"/12" turrets). (my comments are in parentheses). Same book's Armored Cruiser # 4 class entry states: "The refusal of manufacturers to sell armor within the price limits set by Congress delayed the ships' construction." Both classes (BB-13 & ACR-4) were originally authorized in Fiscal Year 1900, but the first of them were not laid down until 7 August 1901 (Pennsylvania, as Armored Cruiser # 4) and 31 August 1901 (Georgia, as Battleship # 15). It looks to me like there may have been some political log rolling involved in the renaming. PERHAPS (this is purely a guess) some Pennsylvania politicos wanted "their" name on a ship ASAP, so it was given to the first available keel. Then again, maybe builder location had something to do with it. Cramp built Armored Cruiser # 4, while none of the Virginia class battleships were built in Pennsylvania.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Moran Brothers, Shipbuilding, Seattle WA., 4 July 1902. Launched 7 October 1904. Commissioned July 1 1907. Decommissioned 2 July 1920. Stricken 12 July 1922.
Fate: Sold 30 November 1923 and broken up for scrap.
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Keel Laying / Commissioning
1902 - 1907
BB-13 VirginiaNRBIGGEST OF ALL BATTLESHIPS:
The Pennsylvania (BB-14). When Completed Will Be by Far the Most Dangerous War Vessel in the World.
DECK PLAN OF THE BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA, SHOWING THE HEAVY AND LIGHT BATTERIES.
 Two 12 and Two 8-Inch Guns in Each Turret. With One Coaling Could Steam to London and Return.
....Of the new battleships there will be three. The Georgia (BB-15) and the New Jersey (BB-16) will be the other two ships built upon the same model.		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN.
Photo from The Saint Paul Globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 14 January 1900, Image 19, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
ARKANSAS NR THE UNITED STATES MUST BUILD MORE MEN-OF-WAR.
WARSHIPS TO BE BUILT BY THE UNITED STATES, ILLUSTRATION SHOWING THE $250,000,000 ADDITION TO THE NAVY
Name and Type. knots.
1 Kearsarge, battleship, 17
2 Kentucky, battleship, 17
3 Georgia, battleship, 19
4 New Jersey, battleship, 19
5 Pennsylvania, battleship, 19
6 Illinois, battleship, 17
7 Wisconsin, battleship, 17
8 Alabama, battleship, 17
9 Missouri, battleship, 18
10 Ohio, battleship, 18
11 Maine, battleship, 18
12 Plunger, submarine torpedo boat, 8
13 West Virginia, armored cruiser, 22
14 Nebraska, armored cruiser, 22
15 California, armored cruiser 22
16 Arkansas, monitor, 12
17 Connecticut, monitor, 12
18 Florida, monitor, 12
19 Wyoming, monitor, 12
20 Albany, sheathed protected cruiser, 20
21 Denver, sheathed protected cruiser, 17
22 Des Moines, sheathed protected cruiser, 17
23 Chattanooga, sheathed protected cruiser, 17
24 Galveston, sheathed protected cruiser, 17
25 Tacoma, sheathed protected cruiser, 17
26 Cleveland, sheathed protected cruiser, 17
27 Unnamed gunboat for lake service
28 Stringham, torpedo boat, 30
29 Goldsborough, torpedo boat, 30
30 Bailey, torpedo boat, 30
31 Bagley, torpedo boat, 28
32 Barney, torpedo boat, 28
33 Blakely, torpedo boat, 26
34 De Long, torpedo boat, 26
35 Nicholson, torpedo boat, 26
36 Blddle, torpedo boat, 28
37 O'Brien, torpedo boat, 26
38 Shubrick, torpedo boat, 26
39 Stockton, torpedo boat, 26
40 Thornton, torpedo boat, 26
41 Tingey, torpedo boat, 26
42 Wilkes, torpedo boat, 26.5
43 Dahlgren, torpedo boat, 30
44 T. A. M. Craven, torpedo, boat, 30
45 Chesapeake, training vessel for naval academy
46 Bainbridge, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
47 Barry, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
48 Chauncey, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
49 Dale, torpedo boat destroyer, 28
50 Decatur, torpedo boat destroyer, 28
51 Paul Jones, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
52 Perry, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
53 Preble, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
54 Stewart, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
55 Truxton, torpedo boat destroyer, 30
56 Whipple, torpedo boat destroyer, 30
57 Worden, torpedo boat destroyer, 30
58 Hopkins, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
59 Hull, torpedo boat destroyer, 29
60 Lawrence, torpedo boat destroyer, 30
61 Macdonough, torpedo boat destroyer, 30
 Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA,
Photo from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 06 May 1900, Image 26, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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011482		319kFrank, Robert and Sherman Moran, Seattle, ca. 1900,
After working on ships for a number of years, the three Moran brothers opened a marine repair shop at Yesler's Wharf in 1882. Over the years, Moran Brothers Company gained an excellent reputation for repairing and building ships. Among other vessels, the company built Yukon River steamboats for the gold rush and and the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) for the U.S. Navy.		 To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number SHS1688.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
BB-14 NebraskaNRTHE NEW BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA.
ONE OF FIVE TO BE BUILT FROM IDENTICAL PLANS AND FOR WHICH BIDS HAVE BEEN ASKED.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo from The Star.(Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 19 December 1900, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 NebraskaNRDEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAN NAVY.
The final and up to date picture of the series shows the first class battleship Pennsylvania of the Virginia class, the designs for which are being completed by the Bureau of Construction and Repair.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times.(Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 09 March 1902, Magazine Features, Image 36, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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011438		421kIn 1901, the Moran Brothers shipyard of Seattle won the bid to build one of three battleships for the US Navy. To accommodate the construction of such a large vessel, the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street, required major renovations. A large quantity of heavy tools and equipment was purchased, and a ship shed was built with easy access to nearby rail lines to facilitate the delivery of materials. This photograph shows the ship shed for the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) under construction. The finished shed was 100 feet wide and over 600 feet long. Photographer: Curtis & Romans
To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.18..
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
BB 14NRROBERT MORAN, of Moran Brothers Company, who says his firm will lay the keel of the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) on 4 July and which event the people of Seattle will duly celebrate. Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo & text by The San Juan Islander. (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 01 May 1902, Image 2 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14162kThis is an original 1903 halftone print of the shipyard of the Moran Brothers in Seattle, Washington. The caption writes, "During reconstruction preparatory to building the U. S. battleship Nebraska (BB-14)." Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
BB-14 NebraskaNRLAYING KEEL OF BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14)
GOVERNORS SAVAGE AND MCBRIDE DRIVING THE FIRST RIVET
PLACING THE KEEL PLATES IN POSITION
GOVERNOR MCBRIDE ADDRESSING THE ASSEMBLAGE.
GOVERNOR SAVAGE READING HIS ADDRESS		 Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo courtesy of Omaha Daily Bee., (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 20 July 1902, Image 24, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14214kLAYING KEEL OF THE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14)
This is an original 1903 halftone print showing the laying of the keel of the Battleship Nebraska. The caption writes, 4 July 1902: Governor Savage of Nebraska and Governor McBride of Washington preparing to drive the first nail."		 Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
BB-14 Nebraska 1.00k The keel of the Nebraska (BB-14) is laid during a downpour on 4 July 1902 at Moran Brothers, Shipbuilding, Seattle WA.USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
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011466		587kThis photo shows a crowd of people gathered in the Nebraska's (BB-14) decorated construction shed to watch the laying of the keel of the ship on 4 July 1902. Over 7000 people showed up to witness the Independence Day ceremony, including a delegation from the state of Nebraska headed by Governor Ezra Savage. Photographer: Curtis & Romans
To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.29.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011483		504kThis image was taken on 4 July 1902, the day of the keel laying ceremony for the Nebraska (BB-14). It shows the machine shop at the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square. Two men wearing suits can be seen facing the camera in the center of the frame. Three additional men in appear to be at work on the left side of the frame. To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 1995.49.274.2.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011469		493kThis photograph shows men working inside the ship shed for the battleship Nebraska (BB-14), circa 1902. To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.22.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011468		476kThis photo shows early construction on the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) inside its construction shed. Over 1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet, circa 1903. To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.30.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011467		648kThis photo shows the construction of the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) inside its construction shed. Over 1,000 workers helped build the ship, which was 441 feet long with a beam of 76 feet, circa 1903. To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.33.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011471		530kThis image shows the main propelling engines for the Nebraska (BB-14) during the construction at the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square. The 19,000 horsepower engines enabled the Nebraska to reach a top speed of 19 knots, circa 1903. To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 1995.49.39.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011478		583kInvitation to Nebraska (BB-14) launching on 7 October 1904.
At the launching, bands played, people cheered, dignitaries made speeches, and Mary Nain Mickey, the daughter of the Governor of Nebraska, christened the vessel with a bottle of champagne.
The envelope for this invitation to the launch event is addressed to "Mr. L. B. Youngs, Supt. Water Dept." Luther B. Youngs was born in 1858 in Nebraska but had moved to Seattle by 1887. He was the superintendent of the city water department from 1895 until his death in 1923.		 To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 1969.5072.100.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011470		572kThis image shows the deck of the Nebraska (BB-14) in drydock during the construction at the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square, March 1904. Photographer:Romans Photographic Company
To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 1995.49.56.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011472		600kThis image shows a crane lifting a section of the main deck into place on the Nebraska (BB-14). Several men can be seen at work on various parts of the ship. The ship is no longer under scaffolding so this photo was likely taken in the summer of 1904, near completion of construction at the shipyard, located at the foot of South Charles Street south of Pioneer Square. To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 1995.49.57.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011476		512kLaunch of Nebraska (BB-14) Program.
This program from the 3 page launching of the Nebraska on 7 October 1904, includes the schedule of events for the day, as well as the specifications of the ship itself.		 To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2018.3.3.35.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
BB-14 NebraskaNRTHE NEBRASKA'S BOW
ALL BELLS SHOULD RING AND WHISTLES BLOW, WHEN THE NEBRASKA (BB-14) LEAVES THE WAYS'
The above cut shows the massive beak of Uncle Sam's new sea fighter, which will be launched from Moran Bros, company shipyards tomorrow. The magnificent height of the Nebraska may be grasped by comparing her height with that of the man in the foreground.
HOW THE BIG BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA WILL LOOK WHEN COMPLETED		 Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 06 October 1904, Night Edition, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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011473		633kOn launch day, most businesses in Seattle closed and school let out early so everyone could get to the waterfront to see the Nebraska (BB-14) hit the water. Over 40,000 people showed up at the launch site, with another 15,000 watching from boats.
This photo shows the battleship Nebraska and its construction shed festooned for its launch from the Moran Brothers shipyard on 7 October 1904.		 To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.43.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
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011474		521kOn launch day, most businesses in Seattle closed and school let out early so everyone could get to the waterfront to see the Nebraska (BB-14) hit the water. Over 40,000 people showed up at the launch site, with another 15,000 watching from boats.
This photo shows the battleship Nebraska and its construction shed festooned for its launch from the Moran Brothers shipyard on 7 October 1904.		 To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number 2000.87.21.41.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
BB-14 NebraskaNRNEBRASKA IN THE BAY
MISS MARIE NANE MICKEY CHRISTENING THE NEBRASKA (BB-14).
The fair sponsor of the new battleship is here seen breaking the bottle of champagne on the bow of the vessel from the platform built for the purpose.
The gentleman beside her is her father, Governor Mickey, of Nebraska.
Nebraska As She Took Her Maiden Plunge Into the Bay.
Taken for The Star at the Moment The Big Vessel Struck The Water.		 Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 07 October 1904, Special Extra Edition, Image 2 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 NebraskaNRTHE ONLY PICTURE OF THE CHRISTENING Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 08 October 1904, Night Edition, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14NRMISS MICKEY BREAKING THE BOTTLE
JUST LEAVING THE WAY
THE NEBRASKA (BB-14) CLEARS THE WAYS.		Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo by Omaha Daily Bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 16 October 1904, Image 21, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
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011475		445kIn 1904, the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship Nebraska (BB-14). This vessel was the first steel ship to be built on Puget Sound and the first naval battleship to be built in the Pacific Northwest. At the launching, bands played, people cheered, dignitaries made speeches, and the daughter of the Governor of Nebraska christened the vessel with a bottle of champagne.
This 7 October 1904 photo shows the launching of the battleship Nebraska at the Moran Brothers Company shipyard in Seattle. The vessel's interior and superstructure were completed after the launching.		 Photographer: Asahel Curtis 1874-1941
To order this photo please include this URL from your browser & this Image Number shs2042.
Photo & text courtesy of digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu courtesy of Museum of History and Industry
BB-14 Nebraska NR The Nebraska (BB-14) was sponsored by Miss Mary N. Mickey, daughter of Governor John H. Mickey of Nebraska. Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo by Omaha Daily Bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 25 September 1904, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Commercial BattleshipsNRSee the NEBRASKA Launched
The Nebraska (BB-14), battleship of the first class, launched at Seattle, Friday, 7 October 1904.
A Nebraska celebration Friday special		 Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 06 October 1904, Night Edition, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 NebraskaNRTHE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14) TAKES HER MAIDEN DIP AMID THE BOOM OF CANNON, THE CLANGOR OF BELLS AND THE DEAFENING ROAR OF MYRIAD HUMAN VOICES
In Presence of Thirty-five Thousand People the Mammoth Seafighter Is Christened By the Daughter of Nebraska's Governor in Moran Bros. Company Shipyard and Plunks Into the Bay Without a Hitch		 Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 07 October 1904, Special Extra Edition, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 205k The Nebraska (BB-14) slides down the ways on 7 October, 1904 at Moran Brothers, Shipbuilding, Seattle WA.USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
BB-14 Nebraska NR THE LATEST ADDITION TO OUR NAVY: THE LAUNCHING OF THE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14) AT SEATTLE.
The battle-ship Nebraska, the latest addition to the United States navy, which was launched recently at Seattle. Washington, is not so large as the Connecticut (BB-18), whose recent launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard was described in "Leslies'" of October 15th. The Nebraska displaces 15 ,000 tons, and is 441 feet 3 inches in length, 76 feet 2 1-2 inches beam, and draws 23 feet 9 inches. Her speed is calculated at 19 knots, and she has an indicated horse-power of 19.000. Her battery includes four 12-inch, eight 8-inch, twelve 6-inch, and fourteen 3-inch guns; twelve pounders, and sixteen small guns. Her armor belt is 8 feet wide and 11 inches thick. Her complement will include 40 officers and 772 men. 		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 18 November 1904, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14803kLaunching the U. S. battleship Nebraska (BB-14). Photo courtesy of David Wright.
BB-14 Nebraska 99k Postcard photo of the Nebraska (BB-14) fitting out at Moran Brothers, Shipbuilding, Seattle WA. sometime shortly after her launching on 7 October 1904. Photo courtesy of greatwhitefleet.info, by William Stewart.
BB-14 Nebraska 1.51k A handsome fighting ship in every respect, no ship in Uncle Sam's Navy had a more avid group of followers, for many Seattleites assisted the yard financially in landing the contract for the Nebraska (BB-14). Photo from the book Maritime Memories of Puget Sound by Jim Gibbs and Joe Willamson, 1987, via Tommy Trampp.
BB-10 Maine
011060		 5.62k A modern battleship, with every part numbered and named, circa 1904.Photo from the Library of Congress. Reproduction Number LC-DIG-ppmsca-58681.
Photo courtesy of loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 699k A bow on view of the Nebraska (BB-14), 1904-05. Photo from the book Maritime Memories of Puget Sound by Jim Gibbs and Joe Willamson, 1987, via Tommy Trampp.
BB-14 Nebraska 695k A bow on view of the Nebraska (BB-14), center right, 1904-05. Photo from the book Maritime Memories of Puget Sound by Jim Gibbs and Joe Willamson, 1987, via Tommy Trampp.
BB 14NRTHE MAGNIFICENT SILVER SERVICE FOR THE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14). Image provided by: Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo courtesy of The Seattle Star. (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 26 August 1905, Night Edition, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 56k On builders trials in 1906, seen here at high speed. Note secondary guns have not yet been installed. USNI/USN photo.
BB-14 Nebraska 369k On builders trials in 1906, making 19.9 knots an hour as seen in this postcard drawn by Edward H. Mitchell Publishers of San Francisco, CA. Photo from the collection of Raymond Strout, courtesy of Jonathan Eno.
BB 14NRGreat Battleship Nebraska (BB-14) After the Builders Trial
Magnificent new battleship soon to be added to the American navy, as it appeared after its first trial run, when everything worked very smoothly. On the builders trial the Nebraska made 18.96 knots easily. 		Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo from Omaha Daily Bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 15 July 1906, HALF TONE SECTION, Image 24, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 3.33k Underway at high speed during her speed trials, prior to completion, circa 1906-07. Note that the eight-inch guns have not yet been installed in her forward turret. Halftone reproduction of a photograph. USNHC # NH 63644.
BB-14 Nebraska 493k Broadside photo of Nebraska (BB-14) at Seattle WA. Photo by Asahel Curtis, # 80G-433634 from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB-14 Nebraska 322k Nebraska (BB-14) at drydock, Bremerton, WA. Photo courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
BB-9 Wisconsin 482k BATTLESHIPS FOR NEWLY ORGANIZED PACIFIC FLEET.
Three battleships and six armored cruisers of the first-class are the warships in sight for the nucleus of the consolidated United States commands in the Pacific ocean, which are hereafter to be known as the Pacific fleet. The battleships are the Oregon (BB-3) and the Wisconsin (BB-9), these two being out of commission, but could be gotten ready in a short time, and the Nebraska (BB-14), nearing completion at Seattle. The armored cruisers are the West Virginia, the Colorado and Pennsylvania and Maryland, now afloat, and the California and the South Dakota, nearly completed at San Francisco. 		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 29 March 1907, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 NebraskaNRNEBRASKA (BB-14) A GALLANT VESSEL AND ITS FIRST COMMANDER
Sailor Man of Long Experience and Approved Mettle Has Been Selected to Command One of the Finest Battleships that Ever Rode the Waters Under the Stars and Stripes		 Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo courtesy of Omaha Daily Bee., (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 28 July 1907, HALF-TONE SECTION, Images 21 & 22, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 148k Draft of new crew-members standing in formation on the Nebraska's (BB-14) quarterdeck, in San Francisco Bay, California, circa November 1907. Note the wind screens rigged around the ship's rails, and her open hatches. The original image is printed on post card stock, and is postmarked at San Francisco, 20 January 1908. It bears a message, dated 19 January 1908, from Abraham DeSomer, a member of Nebraska's crew, stating "This is a picture of the 260 men we got when we came down here from Bremerton, Wash."U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106203. Collection of Lieutenant Commander Abraham DeSomer, USN. Donated by Lieutenant Colonel Russell DeSomer, U.S. Air Force (Retired), 1975.
BB-14 NebraskaNRBattleship Nebraska's (BB-14) football Team Beats Colorado's (ACR-7) Men.Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside.
Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 26 December 1907, Image 10, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska585k Nebraska (BB-14) gets an escort of tugs during the early years of her career.USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Great White Fleet Cruise
BB-18 Connecticut185kMAGDELENA 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.
BB-14 NebraskaNRBattleship Nebraska (BB-14) and Its Interest for the People of Its Name State Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo courtesy of Omaha Daily Bee., (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 03 May 1908, HALF-TONE SECTION, Image 21, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 180k Stern view of the Nebraska (BB-14) & Wisconsin (BB-9), probably in San Francisco on 6th May 1908.USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
BB-14 Nebraska 141k Postcard photo of the Nebraska (BB-14) in drydock at Puget Sound Navy Yard.
After shakedown and alterations, the new battleship joined the "Great White Fleet" at San Francisco after 6 May 1908, replacing Alabama (BB-8). 		Photo courtesy of greatwhitefleet.info, by William Stewart.
Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
Fleet at Long Beach 507k The fleet at San Francisco, 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.
BB-18 Connecticut3.71kUnited States fleet, San Francisco Bay. Photo pan 6a33217 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
BB-5 Kearsarge 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.
BB-14 Nebraska 144k Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, Commanding Officer of the Nebraska (BB-14). Digital ID: ggbain 06213. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
BB-14 NebraskaNRWhen the Nebraskans Gave a Silver Service to Their Great Battleship Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo courtesy of Omaha Daily Bee., (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 17 May 1908, HALF-TONE SECTION, Image 19, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 286k THE MAGNIFICENT SILVER SERVICE FOR THE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14) returns after 91 years! Images provided by: omaha.com.
Naval Review in San Francisco Bay, 17 May 1908 155k 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.
BB-14 Nebraska 1.60k Nebraska (BB-14) in a California port, 1908. The photo is from a collection called "California Reception to the Fleet 1908. USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
BB-14 Nebraska 97k Nebraska (BB-14) photographed in 1908, probably in a U.S. West Coast harbor. Ship's name in large letters mounted on her bridge face. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH-63137 submitted by Robert Hurst.
BB-12 Ohio 82k "Physical culture". Sailors perform calisthenics on a battleship's quarterdeck, during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, circa 1907-1909. In the background, a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship is pitching into a swell. She is either Nebraska, New Jersey (BB-16) or Rhode Island (BB-17). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106069. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
Hard-Hat Diver 72k "Hard-Hat" Diver descending from the stern of a launch alongside a battleship, circa 1907-1908. Note the 6"/50 broadside gun mounted in the battleship's hull side.
This ship is either a Indiana class (BB-1 / 3), Maine class (BB-10 / 12) or Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship.
This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise.		 U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106072. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
BB-14 Nebraska56kColor photo card of Nebraska (BB-14), circa 1907. Photo courtesy of historybound.net
BB-14 Nebraska 616k Stern view of the Nebraska (BB-14) in color, circa 1908. Photo courtesy of Chiesa-Gosio Collection.
BB-14 Nebraska 468k THESE ARE GIVEN TO THE JACKIES
Domain of Neptuntis Rex
TO ALL WHO GO DOWN TO THE SEA IN GREAT SHIPS: GREETINGS 		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI.
Photo & text by The Hawaiian Star. (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 28 July 1908, SECOND EDITION, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Great White Fleet 104k Post card welcoming the "Great White Fleet" to Australia, circa August-September 1908. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106181-KN. Courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
BB-14 Nebraska 60k World Cruise of the "Great White Fleet", 1907-09. Starboard side view of the Nebraska (BB-14), in Sydney Harbor, Australia, in late August 1908. Photo printed on a stereographic card, copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood, and submitted by Warren McLean.
Great White Fleet 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. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106114-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
BB-18 Connecticut99kCommanding 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.		USNHC # NH 59552.
BB-14 Nebraska2.60k Nebraska (BB-14) underway circa 1909 or earlier. Photo courtesy of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909, held in Seattle. General history, Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, fully illustrated - meet me in Seattle 1909 - Page 81 via Robert Hurst.
BB-14 Nebraska 402k The Nebraska (BB-14) tied up (on the right) at the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard ca. 1909. The battleship on the left is Connecticut (BB-18). Photo courtesy of wikipedia.org.
BB-14 Nebraska 948k Nebraska (BB-14) with Abbey Inn in the background. Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detroit Publishing Company Photo # LC-D4-39202 courtesy of loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 1.27k Nebraska (BB-14), port view. Note the ships bell behind the front turrets & that she has the E for excellence in gunnery on a 12" turret. Photo i.d. via John Spivey.
National Archives Identifier: 45512786
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-42.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Nebraska 94k Nebraska (BB-14) with only one cage mast. Digital ID # ggbain 04443v, LC-B2-943-4. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection.
Hudson- Fulton Celebration 805k Panoramic view of battleships in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909. Photo det pan 6a16597 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
BB-14 Nebraska 1.08k Nebraska (BB-14) in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909. Photo det 4a16083 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
BB-14 Nebraska 480k Anchored in a bay. US National Archives photo # 80G-1035068 from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
BB 14NRFOOTBALL SQUAD OF THE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14).
Football Title at Stake
Jackies Clear Snow Off American League Park for Championship Battleship Game.		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 31 December 1909, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
1910's
BB-14 Nebraska499kCollier Mars (Fuel Ship #6) coaling Nebraska (BB-14). Photographer: Enrique Mueller Jr.
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-045.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-14 Nebraska 611k Nebraska (BB-14), port view. Note that she has the E for excellence in gunnery on one of her 8 inch turrets & a 12 inch. Photo i.d. via John Spivey.
Photo by Clarke and Muller, 1910.
National Archives Identifier: 45512789
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-43.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB 14NRSOME BRILLIANT PLAYS IN FOOTBALL GAME FOR BATTLESHIP CHAMPIONSHIP YESTERDAY
"Red" Magruda' Leads the Nebraska (BB-14) Eleven To Well Earned Victory over Missouri (BB-11).		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 02 January 1910, Image 10, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-8 Alabama593kAlabama (BB-8) was placed in reserve at New York on 3 November 1908. Though she remained inactive at New York, the battleship was not decommissioned until 17 August 1909.
She is seen here 31 May 1910.
The Ohio (BB-12) is moored to her starboard.
The large white vessel is the Hancock (Transport / AP-3), in front of the Nebraska (BB-14) in the right distance.		 Text courtesy of DANFS.
Photo i.d. courtesy of Charles Haberlein.
National Archives Identifier: 6126468
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
Atlantic Fleet1.32kStern view of the Connecticut (BB-18) & Nebraska (BB-14) at the New York Navy Yard, on 22 July 1910.Photograph by Enrique Muller.
National Archives Identifier: 45512703
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-006.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-16 New Jersey 416k Nebraska (BB-14), New Jersey (BB-16), Virginia (BB-13), North Carolina (ACR-12), and Maine (BB-10), circa 1910 - 1915, at anchor, location unknown. Bain News Service, publisher. George Grantham Bain Collection. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.09966. LCCN2104689950, via Robert Hurst.
BB-14 Nebraska 1.15k Smoke eminates from Nebraska's (BB-14) stacks; sailors dressed in white line the rails as the steeples of nearby buildings crop up along the shoreline. National Archives Identifier: 45512783
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-41.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB 14739kWashington Protected by Shore Batteries, Refuses to Surrender To Paper Fleet Firing Test on Large Scale
BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14) AND PART OF SHORE BATTERY AT HAMPTON ROADS. 		Image and text provided by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL.
Photo by The Cairo Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 25 July 1910, Image 1 courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 98k The Nebraska (BB-14) continued duty with the Atlantic Fleet. She appears here docked probably in a Atlantic port in a photo dated 15 October 1910. USN photo courtesy of O.T. Frasch via Robert M. Cieri.
Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
BB 143.25kWINS THE NAVAL TROPHY FOR ECONOMICAL OPERATION
The officers and crew of the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) are receiving congratulations on their success in winning the naval trophy for economical operation during the fiscal year 1909-10. The result just announced showed the Nebraska obtained the best results at the least proportionate cost. Twenty-five battleships and armored cruisers competed for the trophy. The Montana (ACR-13) was a close second to the Nebraska, and the California (ACR-6) and Mississippi (BB-23) were not far behind. The engineering force of the Nebraska is to receive a pecuniary reward in addition to the trophy.
PRESIDENT'S TROPHY GIVEN
Awarded to Nebraska for Excellence in Engineering, Boston, 31 October
On behalf of the Navy Department, Lieutenant Commander L. Palmer, the inspector of target practice and naval aid to the President, delivered today to the battleship Nebraska in the Boston yard, the President's trophy for excellence in engineering recently awarded to this ship. The occasion was one of great ceremony, the first of its kind in the navy. The crew mustered on the quarter deck, the officers were in their dress uniforms and cocked hats. With a marine guard at present arms, the Secretary of the Navy's letter of congratulation was read by Lieutenant H. Brown to the assembled crew, of which the engineering division formed the front rank.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. & University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL.
Photo by Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 20 October 1910, Image 4 & New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 01 November 1910, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Photographed by Clarke and Muller, 1910. Courtesy of the Library of Congress via National Museum of the U.S. Navy via flicker.com.
BB 14NRNavy's New Optic Nerve
The Nebraska (BB-14), the first dreadnought to use typewriting telegraph.
Below Dr G. A. Cardwell, inventor of the telegraph typewriter. At right, operator receiving message over telephone wire without disturbing use of telephone. 		Image and text provided by Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library.
Photo by The Calumet News. (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 22 October 1910, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14932kMAKE GREAT IMPRESSION ABROAD
Rhode Island (BB-17) and other fleet units were reviewed 2 November 1910 at Boston by President Taft prior to their departure for European waters. In an elaborate battle and scouting problem, the fleet continued its training, Rhode Island subsequently visiting Gravesend, England, before returning to Guantanamo Bay 13 January 1911.
The battleship forward is the Nebraska (BB-14), and astern is seen the Rhode Island.		 Image and text provided by DANFS & University of Utah, Marriott Library
Photo by The Salt Lake Herald-Republican. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 25 December 1910, Section One, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba62kPanoramic image (made from two individual views), showing U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships and auxiliaries in Guantanamo Bay, circa the early or middle 1910s.
Ships present include (in left half of image): four Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleships, one South Carolina class (BB-26 / 27) battleship, one Delaware class (BB-28 / 29) battleship, two unidentified auxiliaries and a collier; (in right half of image): all six Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships, both Mississippi class (BB-23 / 24) battleships, two unidentified auxiliaries, hospital ship Solace (AH-2) and a gunboat. 		USNHC # NH 104537. Photo from the 1909-1924 album of Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Retired). Courtesy of Rick Hauck, 2006.
BB-14 Nebraska 96k View from the foremast head, looking toward the bow, while the ship was in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on 22 February 1911. She is dressed with flags in honor of George Washington's birthday. USNHC # NH 77183.
BB 14NRA HOLY TERROR
This is the most dreadful looking thing of human fabrication on earth — namely a first-class battleship running full speed under forced draught, seen bow on, coming down on you twenty knots an hour. The Nebraska (BB-14), shown here with a big bone in her teeth, is one of the crack fighters Uncle Sam has gathered off Cape Cod for the biggest naval war game ever played by American ships.		 Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA.
Photo from The Tacoma Times. (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 21 July 1911, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 49k In the Hudson River, off New York City, 3 October 1911. The Palisade Amusement Park is in the right distance. Photograph USNHC # NH 101508, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
BB-14 Nebraska 905k Nebraska (BB-14) in drydock, circa 1912. Photo by Edward H. Hart, Detroit Publishing Company Photo # 4a16213v courtesy of loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 164k Ship's baseball team, 1912. USNHC # NH 45672.
BB-14 Nebraska 116k Ship's football team, 1912. Note inscription on football in lower center, identifying the team as that year's champions of the Third Division (Atlantic Fleet). Photographed by E.A. Hodge, Boston, Massachusetts. USNHC # NH 45673.
BB 14NRBattleship to Mobilize With Gunboats at Key West
UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14).
PRESENCE OF VESSELS EXPECTED TO AWE REBELS		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 25 May 1912, FINAL EDITION, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14NRTHE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14).
Which ran on some uncharted rocks off Point Judith.
MUST GO INTO DRYDOCK		 Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 10 August 1912, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Various Views of the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson
Review
012173m		4.51k Mobilization of Atlantic Fleet at New York, 12 - 15 October 1912. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
Review
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.
Review
012173d		1.38k Small boats join during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
Almost UnknownNRSCENE 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.
BB 14NRMap Showing Where Warships Are Going
The battleship Virginia (BB-13) is hurrying to Tampico and the battleships Vermont (BB-20), Nebraska (BB-14) and Georgia (BB-15) to Veracruz.		 Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo by The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 13 February 1913, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14836kGUNS THAT THREATEN MEXICO.
Massive guns of the forward double turret of the United States battleship Nebraska (BB-14), now at Veracruz, whither it was rushed under hurry-up orders from the state department in Washington. 		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library.
Photo by The Salt Lake Tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 24 February 1913, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Veracruz Incident
U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships1.15k U.S. Atlantic Fleet battleships steaming toward Mexican waters in 1914. Photograph copyrighted in 1914 by E. Muller, Jr., and Pach.
The following battleships that were dispatched to Mexican waters included the:
Ohio (BB-12), Virginia (BB-13), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Jersey (BB-16), Rhode Island (BB-17), Connecticut (BB-18), Louisiana (BB-19), Vermont (BB-20), Kansas (BB-21), Minnesota (BB-22), Mississippi (BB-23), Idaho (BB-24), New Hampshire (BB-25), South Carolina (BB-26), Michigan (BB-27), Delaware (BB-28), North Dakota (BB-29), Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31), Wyoming (BB-32), Arkansas (BB-33), New York (BB-34) & Texas (BB-35) .
In insets are (left to right):
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo,
Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher,
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger. 		USNHC # NH 60322.
BB-17 Rhode Island729kPREPARATIONS ON BATTLESHIPS THAT STAYED AT HOME
Great activity is notieable on some of the big battleships that did not go to Mexico last week with the North Atlantic fleet. The vessels are being rapidly made ready for active service, and the battleships Rhode Island (BB-17), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15) and Virginia (BB-13) may leave at any moment. The accompanying picture shows a boatload of potatoes being taken to one of the battleships in New York harbor.		Image and text provided by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL.
Photo & text by Rock Island Argus.(Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 21 April 1914, HOME EDITION, Image 12, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14NRAMERICAN FIGHTERS DETAILED FOR DUTY ON LAND AND SEA
WATCHING THE BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA (BB-14) LEAVING CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD FOR MEXICAN WATERS.
The docks at the Charlestown navy yard literally jammed with those who hastened there to wish godspeed to the men on the battleships of the third division which departed 23 April. The photograph shows the crowd watching the Nebraska slowly leaving the pier.
CLOSELY GUARDING DANGER POINT ON MEXICAN BORDER.
The International bridge between El Paso Texas, and Joares, Mexico, which has become a danger point in the present crisis. Practically the entire 6th Regiment of Field Artillery has been massed at the bridge to protect it. Machine guns have been trained on the approach front the Mexican side. 		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo by Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 25 April 1914, Image 2 courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Virginia class 387k Big guns on Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship, Navy Yard. Photo #08_06_022796 from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
Mid- Late 19 Teens / Early 20's
BB 14
011420		501kSkinner & Eddy shipyard, ca. 1917
In 1916, the Skinner & Eddy Corporation opened a shipyard at the foot of Massachusetts Street on the site of the old Moran Brothers yard. Skinner & Eddy built 75 vessels during World War I, becoming Seattle's largest shipyard. The end of the war, in 1918, brought a depression in shipbuilding, and the yard was sold in 1923.
This photo of the Seattle waterfront shows the Skinner & Eddy shipyard. The coastal steamer Orizaba. The ship in question is a Virginia class BB. The positioning of the midships secondary turret is distinctive, as are the two sets of boat-handling cranes. The double-decker forward turret is incomplete. Nebraska (BB-14) was built in the Seattle area, so she is the most likely candidate. And, of course, that matches the original ID. In the distance are the Centennial Mill Company's flour mill (left) and the beginnings of Harbor Island (right). Judging by the size of the filled-in Harbor Island, the photo was probably taken between 1916 and 1918.		 Partial photo & text i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen.
Photographer: Webster & Stevens
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BB 14
011481		1.63kNebraska (BB-14) gun, berth, and protective deck plans circa World War I. USN photo NH 76653 courtesy of history.navy.mil
BB 14
011480		503kNebraska (BB-14) inboard and outboard profile as modified during World War I. USN photo NH 76654 courtesy of history.navy.mil
BB 14353kA FIGHTER THAT HAS SEEN ITS DAY.
The battleship Nebraska (BB-14), which once was formidable,but would now not even be considered in a fleet engagement with dreadnoughts.
ONE OF OUR HARDEST HITERS
The dreadnought Texas (BB-35) passing under Brooklyn Bridge.
This is an original 1915 World War I halftone print of battleships and dreadnoughts, specially featuring the Nebraska and Texas.		 Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
BB-14 Nebraska 985k Nebraska (BB-14) foreground with two other BB 13 class ships. Virginia (BB-13) precedes her with the Rhode Island (BB-17) (3 rings on her 1st 2 stacks) in the lead. Photo i.d. courtesy of Richard M. Jensen.
Photo by Enrique Mueller.
National Archives Identifier: 45513405
Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-50.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-27 & BB 14377kThe fourth division of the U.S. Battleship Fleet on the firing line, Southern Drill grounds.
This photo is taken from the Nebraska (BB-14), the name of which is written on a life preserver.
The lower photo shows the U.S. battleship Michigan (BB-27) taking aboard a drenching spray from a heavy swell. 		Photo by Enrique Mueller Jr.
Text courtesy of N.Y. Tribune, 9 May 1915, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 275k Postcard reproduction of the above photo by Enrique Mueller Jr of the fourth division of the U.S. Battleship Fleet on the firing line, Southern Drill grounds. Photo courtesy of SK/3 Tommy Trampp.
BB-27196kMichigan in the lead followed by Nebraska, (BB-14) exercise together between 1910 & 1915. Digital ID # ggbain 09626, LC-B2-2272-9. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection.
BB-32 Wyoming539k"Ships of the Atlantic Fleet playing their searchlights at night along the Hudson River."USN photo by Underwood & Underwood, courtesy of memory.loc.gov.
Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 16 May 1915, Page 1.
Atlantic Fleet4.42k"The Atlantic Fleet saluting the President as it passed out to sea last Tuesday mid-day, with the New York skyline in the background."
The battleship Virginia (BB-13) is leading the ships shown in the photograph to the left, and is followed by the Rhode Island (BB-17), Nebraska (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15), New Hampshire (BB-25) and Louisiana (BB-19) in the order named. 		Photo by International News Service, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, 23 May 1915, Page 3.
PDF image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation.
Photo by The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 19 May 1915, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-34 New York2.03k Watching U.S. Navy Atlantic fleet warships depart during the Naval Review at New York City, New York, 18 May 1915. Photo # Lot-11276-4 Collection of George Bain, from the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, via flickr.com.
BB-14 Nebraska 708k "Blue Jackets tumbling overboard from the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) after a day of "fighting" in the recent war games off the Rhode Island coast, 29 August 1915." USN photo by Enrique Muller Jr, courtesy of memory.loc.gov.
Text courtesy of N.Y. Times, page 6, 29 August 1915.
BB-14 Nebraska 97k The Navy Cross is awarded to Captain Guy Hamilton Burrage for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as commanding officer of the Nebraska (BB-14) from 27 April 1915 to July 1918. Photo from the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo.
Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE.
Photo & text by Omaha Daily Bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 25 July 1915, EDITORIAL SOCIETY, Image 13, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-16 New JerseyNRWARLIKE SCENE AT CHARLESTON NAVY YARD
The commanders of the forty U.S. war vessels now lying in the Charleston navy yard are somewhat agitated by orders from Washington. These orders direct that none of the ships be laid up for repairs requiring more than 12 hours. All the officers have been ordered back to duty and orders have been issued to the enlisted men that they must remain within their home port.
In the group which shows the flag of three admirals are the Salem (CL-3), Chester (CL-1), Smith (DD-17) (torpedo boat), Patterson (DD-36) (torpedo boat) New Jersey (BB-16), Virginia (BB-13), Rhode Island (BB-17) Vestal (AR-4) (fleet tender) and Nebraska (BB-14).		 Image and text provided by University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR.
Photo from East Oregonian: E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 10 May 1916, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14NRWAR PREPARATIONS AT CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD
Supplies being taken aboard the United States battleship Nebraska (BB-14) at the navy yard at Charlestown, Mass. At the right, Capt. Joe Kemp, on duty at the yard. 		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo & text by The Fulton County News. (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 26 April 1917, Image 3 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB 14NRLA MARINA DA GUERRA AMERICANA Come sono composte le tre flotte degli Stati Uniti: quella dell'Atlantico,quella del Pacifico e quella Asiatica - Le navi ammiraglie di ciascuna flotta coi rispettivi Comandan
Nebraska (BB-14) in Italian 		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside, CA.
Photo from L'Italia. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1887-1943, 02 May 1917, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
BB-14 Nebraska 329k Nebraska (BB-14) leaves Boston. Photo # 08_06_032624, from the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones collection, courtesy of Kate Monea, Archivist, USS Constitution Museum.
BB-14 Nebraska 1.09k Nebraska (BB-14), camouflaged at Norfolk Va., 20 April 1918. National Archives Identifier: 45512791
Local Identifier: 165-WW-335A-44.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB 14
011479		762kShips off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
View taken from Pittsburgh (ACR-4) showing Nebraska (BB-14) astern (right) and Rivadavia or Moreno (Argentine battleships) at left, circa 1917-1918.		 USN photo NH 50067 courtesy of history.navy.mil
BB-14 Nebraska 145k Oil on canvas painting by the artist Wayne Scarpaci titled "Brazilian Convoy", showing the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) in a "Watson/Norfolk scheme 3, which is a very unique camouflage.
At Hampton Roads 16 May 1918 Nebraska received on board the body of the late Carlos M. DePena, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Uruguay, with full honors, departing Hampton Roads the same day and arriving Montevideo 10 June in company with Pittsburgh (ACR-4), flagship of the Pacific Fleet. The Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, came on board for the ceremonies and the body of the late Uruguayan Minister to the United States was transferred with full honors. Nebraska departed Montevideo 15 June for home, arriving Hampton Roads 26 July.		 Drawing courtesy of artbywayne.com
Text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-14 Nebraska 66k At Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, circa June - July 1918. Note her elaborate camouflage scheme. USNHC # NH 50066.
BB-14 Nebraska 77k Wearing an experimental camouflage scheme, circa 1918. USNHC # NH 101208.
Ridley McLean 169k Captain Ridley McLean was the Commanding Officer of the battleship Nebraska (BB-14) from July 1918 to March 1919. Photo from the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo.
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba791kNebraska (BB-14) made four voyages from the United States to Brest, France, transporting 4,540 troops to and from the United states. On the first trip, she departed Hampton Roads 30 December 1918, arrived Brest 11 January 1919, and returned Newport News 28 January. The final voyage to return veterans from France ended when she arrived Newport News, Virginia, 21 June with 1,279 troops.
She is seen here at Boston loaded with troops on 10 March 1919.		Text courtesy of DANFS.
Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection via flickr.com.
BB-14 Nebraska 668k Nebraska (BB-14) docking at Boston Navy Yard on 10 March 1919 carrying returning troops of the Yankee Division.. Source: Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collections via Mike Green.
Atlantic Fleet560k"Home Again!" One can almost hear the roar of delight rising from 1100 American soldiers brought home on the Battleship Nebraska (BB-14) as the giant warship is brought to its anchorage in Boston Harbor. On the docks may be seen the group of American Red Cross workers that is always on hand to greet the returning fighters with service of many kinds and numerous creature comforts, 29 March 1919.Photographer: American Red Cross.
Photo courtesy of Record Group 165, ARC Identifier 26433719, National Archives Catalog.
BB-14 Nebraska 39k Inboard profile of Nebraska, (BB-14) 1919. Cranes and masts have been omitted for clarity. Note the central station and battle radio station, both installed during modernization. Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
BB-14 Nebraska 60k At Boston, Massachusetts, 19 July 1919. New Jersey (BB-16) is on the opposite side of the pier, with superstructure and forward gun turret visible. Taken by Crosby, Naval Photographer, Boston. USNHC # NH 73977.
1920's
BB-44 California141kAerial view of the California (BB-44) in mid stream after her launching at Mare Island on 20 November 1919. Other ships on the yard's waterfront on that date include from the top to bottom are: Tacoma (C-18) & Denver (C-14); below the cruisers are the battleships Nebraska (BB-14) & Georgia (BB-15); below the battleships and partially hidden by smoke are the destroyers Hamilton (DD-141), Litchfield (DD-336), Zane (DD-337) & Kennison (DD-138); below the destroyers is the outfitting berth for California; in dry dock #1 are H-7 (SS-150) & Lamberton (DD-119); and finally the bottom ship is the USAT Madawaska. USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Mare Marines310k Nebraska (BB-14) makes her way through the Panama Canal.
On 22 June 1919 Nebraska was detached from the transport service and shortly thereafter sailed to join Division 2, Squadron 1, U.S. Pacific Fleet, for operations along the west coast under command of Captain P. N. Olmstead until she decommissioned 2 July 1920. 		Text courtesy of DANFS.
USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
BB-14 Nebraska 256k Nebraska (BB-14) entering Dry Dock #2 at Mare Island on 17 February 1920. USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Mare Island65k"The Vallejo Bus Co. offered bus tours of Mare Island. While the passengers did not alight from the busses, they had time to admire the Hospital and other buildings as well as ships on the waterfront. In the backround are some old battleships that moored here following the end of WWI including the Vermont (BB-20), Nebraska, (BB-14), Georgia (BB-15) and the Rhode Island (BB-17).National Archives Identifier: 296839
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
BB-15 Georgia 109k Pacific Fleet Battleships tied up at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, in the Spring of 1920. Ships are (from left-center foreground to right-center distance): Georgia (BB-15); Rhode Island (BB-17); Vermont (BB-20) and Nebraska (BB-14). USNHC # NH 45052.
Mare Marines564kPhoto of the Mare Island Marine football team in the fall of 1920 with the Georgia (BB-15), Nebraska (BB-14) and Rhode Island (BB-17) in the background. USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
BB 14
011457v		NRCalifornians Inspect Great Battleship Named For State
Battleships of the Pacific fleet at anchor in the Mare Island, San Francisco, Navy Yard, photographed from the deck of the destroyer which carried a party of distinguished Califorians on a sightseeing trip of the yard and an inspection of the new super dreadnaught California (BB-44), nearing completion there.		 Image and text provided by Oklahoma Historical Society.
Photo courtesy of The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 08 November 1920, FINAL EDITION, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.  
Mare Island 108k Mare Island Navy Yard, California. Six destroyers docked at one time in the Yard's concrete Dry Dock # 2, during the 1920s. These ships are all members of Destroyer Division 36. The three in front are (from left to right): Farenholt (DD-332), Sumner (DD-333) and Hull (DD-330). The drydock's dimensions, as given on the photograph, are 740 feet in length and 120 feet in width, with 30 feet of water over the sill.
The destroyers in the back row are Macdonough (DD-331), Corry (DD-334) and Melvin (DD-335). All six ships were dock from 15 Jun 22 until 14 July 22. Masts of the decommissioned battleships Rhode Island (BB-17), Vermont (BB-20), Nebraska, (BB-14) and Georgia (BB-15) are just visible to the left of the dock destroyers. 		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 70684. Courtesy of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1970. Partial text & photo i.d. courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Mare Island 18k Mare Island Navy Yard in late 1923. Ships included the battleships Georgia (BB-15), Nebraska, (BB-14), Vermont (BB-20), and Rhode Island (BB-17), (right center). Also shown is the Tippecanoe (AO-21) and two older cruisers. Vallejo Naval Museum photo courtesy of Warship Boneyards, by Kit and Carolyn Bonner & submitted by Robert Hurst.
Vermont
012071		777k Stern of Nebraska (BB-14) is visible (Note her name) on the left and port side of Vermont (BB-20) is to the right. They are at Moore Dry Dock Company in West Oakland, ca 1924. Photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
(NISMF)376kA 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.
Commanding Officers
01CAPT. Nicholson, Reginald Fairfax, USN01.07.1907 - ?
02CAPT. Newton, John Thomas, USN (USNA 1876)15.05.1909 - ?
03CAPT. Wood, Spencer Shepard, USN (USNA 1882) :RADM20.02.1912 - 04.12.1912
04CDR. Chandler, Lloyd Horowitz, USN (USNA 1888) :RADM04.12.1912 - 27.04.1914
05CAPT. Burrage, Guy Hamilton, USN (USNA 1887) :VADM27.04.1915 - 12.05.1918
06CDR. Wurtsbaugh, Daniel Wilbert, USN (USNA 1896)12.05.1918 - 00.07.1918
07CDR. McLean, Ridley, USN (USNA 1894) :RADM00.07.1918 - 03.05.1919
07CAPT. Olmstead, Percy Napier, USN (USNA 1893)03.05.1919 - 02.07.1920
Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler
Additional Nebraska Images
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