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Old 01-25-2014, 03:14 AM
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I visited the North Carolina several years back great ship and museum , live about 20 miles from the New Jersey but haven't got there yet. Been across river to the Olympia night and day comparison.
Can anyone name the only battleship not name after a state?
Going by memory. I think it was the USS Kearsarge. It later became a salvage ship with a huge crane. I think it lasted into the 20's, maybe early 30's?

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