KEARSARGE was redesignated as attack aircraft carrier CVA 33 on October 1, 1952, and antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier CVS 33 in October 1958. On … From 4 September to 13 December, she carried Professor Asaph Hall's scientific party from Nagasaki, Japan, to Vladivostok, Russia, to observe the transit of Venus. Kearsarge is capable of amphibious assault, advance force and special purpose operations, as well as non-combatant evacuation and other humanitarian missions. Kearsarge was recommissioned on 15 May 1879 for four years of duty in the North Atlantic ranging from Newfoundland to the Caribbean Sea and the coast of Panama. The following year, on 14 June 1864, Kearsarge arrived at Cherbourg and found Alabama in port. The air cushion landing craft can "fly" out of the dry well deck, or the well deck can be flooded so that conventional landing craft can float out on their way to the beach.[4]. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}13°32′N 80°03′W / 13.533°N 80.050°W / 13.533; -80.050 (Wreck of USS Kearsarge), The Battle of the Kearsarge and the Alabama, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1894, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Kearsarge_(1861)&oldid=1001518697, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. [8] On 22 March, V-22 Ospreys from Kearsarge conducted a successful TRAP operation to recover the crew of a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle after it crashed in Libya due to a mechanical failure during a combat mission. A woman and two children were rescued, but a man died aboard their capsized vessel. From Cádiz in November of 1862 until March 1863 Kearsarge prepared for her engagement with Alabama; she searched for the raider, ranging along the coast of Northern Europe all the way to the Canaries, Madeira, and the Outer Hebrides. Il est nommé d'après le sloop de guerre USS Kearsarge (1861).Sa quille est posée aux chantiers Newport News Shipbuilding de Virginie, le 30 juin 1896. Additionally, Kearsarge is fully equipped with state-of-the-art command and control (C&C) systems for flagship command duty, and her medical facilities are second in capability only to the Navy's hospital ships, USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy. There, the cargo, troops and vehicles are loaded onto landing craft for transit to the beach. USS Kearsarge (BB-5), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named, by act of Congress, in honor of the famous American Civil War sloop-of-war Kearsarge.Her keel was laid down by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company of Newport News, Virginia on 30 June 1896. On 2 March 2011, Kearsarge, along with USS Ponce, traveled through the Suez Canal in response to the 2011 Libyan civil war. Kearsarge then sailed along the French coast in an unsuccessful search for the commerce raider CSS Florida, then proceeded to the Caribbean before turning northward for Boston, Massachusetts, where she was decommissioned for repairs on 26 November. 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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) is the third Wasp-class amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy. In 2006, 2008, and again in 2017, USS Kearsarge served as the principal attraction for New York's "Fleet Week". Kearsarge was recommissioned on 2 November 1888 and largely spent her remaining years protecting American interests in the West Indies, off Venezuela, and along the Central Americas. [7] As of 20 March, AV-8B Harrier II attack aircraft from Kearsarge have been reported attacking Libyan targets as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The swords (one a Navy cutlass and the other a Marine mameluke) are crossed, to denote cooperation and teamwork, as well as the combined combat mission of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The ship was built during 1861 as part of an emergency shipbuilding program. When Washington is captured by the Army of Northern Virginia, Abraham Lincoln reluctantly concedes the Confederacy's independence. supersante on Nov 06, 2019 08:20 (1 year ago) Kearsarge was built at Portsmouth Navy Yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire under the 1861 American Civil War emergency shipbuilding program. The warship took part in dedication ceremonies for the Brooklyn Bridge on May 24, 1883. Laid down: 1861 Launched: 11 September 1861 Commissioned: 24 January 1862 Decommissioned: 26 November 1864 Recommissioned: 1 April 1865 Decommissioned: 14 August 1866 Kearsarge departed … Ship 13 (Bldg. Steaming on opposite courses, the ships moved in seven spiraling circles on a southwesterly course, as each commander tried to cross his opponent's bow to deliver deadly raking fire. Aug 9, 2018 - Explore Charles's board "USS Kearsarge" on Pinterest. [12] One of her MV-22s exercised in a joint operation with HMS Illustrious. The photos below were taken by me and show the KEARSARGE at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on May 6, 2012. The white anchor recalls the round-the-world cruise of the second Kearsarge of the Great White Fleet in 1907 and denotes the naval prowess of the USS Kearsarges. 36K likes. The need for Confederate hunters was a growing need for the Union army as the South had been terrorizing merchant ships globally. The battle quickly turned against Alabama, due to her poor gunnery and to the quality of her long-stored (and deteriorated) powder, fuses, and shells. On 19 June, Alabama stood out of Cherbourg Harbor for her last action. See more ideas about Uss kearsarge, Kearsarge, Aircraft carrier. The result of this early outfitting was a ship that was over 70 percent complete at launch. March 25, The amphibious assault ship pulled into Naval Station Rota for a brief port call; Entered the Mediterranean Sea on March 26. 11 December 2020. Kearsarge was recommissioned on 8 December 1873 and departed on 4 March 1874 for Yokohama, Japan, arriving there on 11 May. 1 Type Cuirassé Classe Kearsarge Histoire A servi dans United States Navy Constructeur Newport News Shipbuilding Chantier naval Newport News Shipbuilding à Newport News (Virginie) Commandé 2 janvier 1896 Quille posée 30 juin 1896 Lancement 24 mars 1898 Commission 20 février 1900 Statut Désarmé (10 mai 1920) Converti … The United States Coast Guard, Navy, and the British Royal Navy utilized an HC-130 aircraft, a fast response cutter, and Navy helicopters. Roberts, Arthur C., M. D., "Reconstructing USS Kearsarge, 1864," Silver Springs, MD, Vol. Rick Nielsen, the commanding officer of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean March 13 130313-N-RL456-038.jpg 4,180 × 2,786; 1.54 MB She was recommissioned four months later on 1 April 1865 and sailed for the coast of Spain on 14 April in an attempt to intercept CSS Stonewall. On 22 August, she landed provisions for destitute earthquake victims in Peru. Her officers and crew made it safely ashore. Two boilers, two geared steam turbines, two shafts, 70,000 shp (52,000 kW); 9,500 nautical miles (17,600 km; 10,900 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph), 266-by-50-foot (81 by 15.2 m) by 28-foot (8.5 m) high, JAN2003-JUL2003North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean, JAN2003-JUL2003Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf. The ship next to KEARSARGE is the USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7). The Daily Telegraph reported a military source, stating that, during the rescue, strafing runs were carried out and two Harriers dropped two 500 lb bombs on a convoy of Libyan vehicles,[9] with other reports alleging that Libyan civilians were wounded in the operation. Secretary of the Navy, "Sinking of the Alabama—Destruction of the Alabama by the Kearsarge," 1864 annual report in the library at the Naval Historical Center, Washington, D.C., Navy Yard. Some artifacts were saved from the ship, including the ship's Bible. Unknown at the time to Captain Semmes aboard the Confederate raider, Kearsarge had been given added protection for her vital machinery, by chain cable, mounted in three separate vertical tiers, along the port and starboard of her midsection. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The ship deployed Sailors and Marines in a relief effort in Bangladesh following Cyclone Sidr and provided support for President George W. Bush's January 2008 visit to Israel. Kearsarge was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1894. Kearsarge was built at Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, under the 1861 American Civil War emergency shipbuilding program. Alabama went down by the stern shortly after Semmes struck his colors, threw his sword into the sea to avoid its capture, and sent one of his two remaining longboats to Kearsarge with a message of surrender, and a rescue appeal for his surviving crew. 7112): USS Marvin G Shields (FF-1066) 3420 Sailor Drive, Great Lakes, IL 60088-3520 SEP2007-FEB2008Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf, On 6 August 2008, This page was last edited on 15 January 2021, at 01:27. ", W. M. Kennedy Operation Noble OBELISK: An Examination of Unity of Effort. USS KEARSARGE was the 16 th ESSEX - class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. She also called at ports in New South Wales and New Zealand before returning to Callao, Peru on 31 October. Kearsarge later docked at the Israeli port of Eilat for several days beginning on 14 May 2013 before continuing her deployment. March 11, USS Kearsarge departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment, after a three-day delay due to bad weather. Often, very dry, SITE TV programming features training in the form of videos, command messages, and PowerPoints. Congress appropriated $45,000 to tow Kearsarge home, but a salvage team of the Boston Towboat Company found that she could not be refloated. One hour after she fired her first salvo, Alabama had been reduced to a sinking wreck by Kearsarge's more accurate gunnery, and by its powerful 11 in (280 mm) Dahlgren smoothbore pivot guns. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) completed a fast cruise Dec. 11, 2020 in preparations for contractor sea trials and operations at sea after a nearly one-year hiatus. She was launched on 26 March 1992, in a ceremony attended by then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Colin Powell. The Confederate ram eluded Federal warships and surrendered to Spanish authorities at Havana, Cuba on 19 May. Kearsarge was the only ship of the United States Navy named for Mount Kearsarge in New Hampshire. The amphibious nature of the combat operations of the present USS Kearsarge is represented by green and blue, alluding land and sea. The rockets flew over Ashland's bow and struck the pier adjacent to the ships. I am in a similar situation as I am building a ship that was built in on the Thames River (1855) for the Colony of Victoria. This is the official FaceBook Page of USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3). Kearsarge's keel was laid down on 6 February 1990[3] at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation of Pascagoula, Mississippi. More than 400 Americans and more than 3000 third-country nationals were taken aboard Kearsarge over 4 days.[5][6]. USS Kearsarge has been awarded the Golden Anchor for Retention Excellence, Ronald Reagan Distinguished Service Award, the CNO Environmental Safety Award, the Admiral Flatley Memorial Award (aviation safety), SECNAV Energy Award (2002), Department of Energy (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Mobility Energy Efficiency Award (2002), the Chief of Naval Operations Safety Award and the Commander Naval Surface Force Atlantic Safety Award. Missile decoy launchers augment the anti-ship missile defenses. These giant modules, each weighing thousands of tons, were joined together on land to form the completed ship's hull. Kearsarge departed Portsmouth on 5 February 1862 for the coast of Spain. However, Sumter's commanding Captain, Raphael Semmes, having returned to England for reassignment, was soon recommissioning off the Azores, in international waters, the newly built British sloop Enrica as CSS Alabama. Subsequent ships were later named Kearsarge in honor of the ship. [11], Following a three-day delay due to bad weather, Kearsarge deployed from Naval Station Norfolk on 11 March 2013 for a scheduled eight-month deployment. 45, #s 1, 2, and 3, This page was last edited on 20 January 2021, at 01:37. Soon after, she was hunting for Confederateraiders in European waters. L’USS Kearsarge (BB-5) est un cuirassé Pré-Dreadnought de l'US Navy de classe Kearsarge construit à partir de 1896 par Newport News Shipbuilding en Virginie et mise en service en 1900. USS KEARSARGE (LHD 3), Norfolk, Virginia. She was launched on 24 March 1898, sponsored by Mrs. Herbert Winslow, daughter … The vessels were not hit but one Jordanian soldier was killed and another was wounded. See more ideas about Uss kearsarge, Kearsarge, Civil war navy. Simultaneously, helicopters can be lifted from the hangar deck to the flight deck by two deck-edge elevators and loaded with supplies from three massive cargo elevators. She returned to Portsmouth on 12 November and was decommissioned in the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 1 December 1886. 12/07/2020 Hundreds of smaller sub-assemblies, containing piping, ventilation ducting and other hardware, as well as major machinery equipment, generators, and electrical panels were constructed. These facilities allowed Kearsarge to serve a dual role during the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as a platform for bombing missions against Yugoslav forces in Operation Allied Force, and as a treatment facility for Albanian refugees in Operation Shining Hope. From there, Alabama went on to become one of the most successful commerce raiders in naval history. [10] The ship returned to home port at Norfolk on 16 May 2011. Trustworthy. • This barracks is named after four Navy ships of the same name, they were named after New Hampshire’s Mount Kearsarge. Then she sailed to watch over American interests among the Marquesas, Society Islands, Navigators Islands, and Fiji Islands. The battle between Kearsarge and Alabama is commemorated by the United States Navy with a battle star on the Civil War campaign streamer. The contract to build the warship was awarded in 1987 while the ship was launched in 1992. The USS Kearsarge Ship-11: • The USS Kearsarge (Ship 11) was commissioned July 2004. Kearsarge finally sent ship's boats for the majority of Alabama's survivors, but Semmes and 41 others were instead rescued by the nearby British yacht Deerhound, and escaped to the United Kingdom. The Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) completed a fast cruise Dec. 11, 2020 in preparations for contractor sea … According to the US Naval Academy Museum, after the battle with Alabama the shell was removed and the stern post was replaced. Blue and gold are colors traditionally associated with the Navy and symbolize the sea and excellence. Operation Noble Obelisk was the evacuation of civilians from Sierra Leone in 1997 undertaken by USS Kearsarge. The new 1,550 long tons (1,570 t) steam sloop-of-war was launched on 11 September 1861; she was sponsored by "Mrs. McFarland," the wife of the editor of the Concord Statement, and was commissioned on 24 January 1862, with Captain Charles W. Pickering in command. She departed Haiti on 20 January 1894 for Bluefields, Nicaragua, but she wrecked on a reef off Roncador Cay on 2 February. The shipyard lies on the border of Maine and New Hampshire. Robert Gates had said days earlier that he ordered the two warships into the Mediterranean, along with an extra 400 Marines, in case they are needed to evacuate civilians or provide humanitarian relief. In this alternate scenario, the USS Kearsarge never met the CSS Alabama in battle. This hull armor had been installed more than a year before (in just three days), while Kearsarge was in port at the Azores. The wings of the crest symbolize the aviation capabilities of both the present and the third Kearsarge; they are gold for the honor and achievement. Liverpool writer Jimmy McGovern's 2007 play, King Cotton, culminates with the battle between Kearsarge and Alabama. The USS Kearsarge was built in Portsmouth Navy Yard in Maine. She resumed duties on the South Pacific Station until 21 July 1870, then cruised to the Hawaiian Islands before being decommissioned in the Mare Island Navy Yard on 11 October 1870. This is a great gift for those that have made the transition from civilian USS Kearsarge Rescues Four Soviet Soldiers Adift in Pacific Ocean for 49 Days Four Russian soldiers adrift in a small boat for 49 days were rescued at 11 P.M. (EST) Sunday night 3 March 6, 1960, by the Navy aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge about 1,000 miles west-northwest of Midway Island. This armor belt was hit twice during the fight: first, in the starboard gangway by one of Alabama's 32-pounder shells, which cut the chain armor, denting the hull planking underneath, and by a second shell of the same warhead-rating exploded, breaking a link of the chain, and tearing away a portion of the deal-board covering. 44, #4; Vol. She departed New York on 21 August 1883 to cruise for three years in the Mediterranean, then Northern European waters, and finally along the west coast of Africa. The war is implied to end in mid-June, as USS Kearsarge is mentioned as having been waiting for CSS Alabama to emerge from the French port city of Cherbourg when word of the war's end reached Europe. Additionally, Kearsarge has qualified for the following medals and unit awards: Combat Action Ribbon, Humanitarian award, Navy Unit Commendation (three awards), Meritorious Unit Commendation (one award), Battle Efficiency "E" Award (seven awards),[25] National Defense Service Medal (two awards), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Kosovo Campaign Medal (with bronze star), Armed Forces Service Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon (five awards), and the NATO Medal.[26]. She departed Nagasaki on 3 September 1877, and via the Suez Canal, she visited Mediterranean ports before returning to Boston on 30 December. USS Kearsarge, a Mohican-class sloop-of-war, is best known for her defeat of the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War. Civilians from Sierra Leone in 1997 undertaken by USS Kearsarge is represented by green and blue alluding. 1873 and departed on 4 March 1874 for Yokohama, Japan, arriving there on 11 May IL 60088-3505 other. 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