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List Of Allied Ships At The Japanese Surrender
These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship . The only two US vessels present at both the Pearl Harbor attack and Tokyo Bay surrender were the USS ''West Virginia ''and the'' USS Detroit . Battleships * * * * * * (sister ship of USS ''Missouri'' and lead ship of Iowa-class battleship, the class) * (The ship on which the surrender was signed) * * * Light aircraft carriers * * * escort aircraft carrier, Escort carriers * * * Heavy cruisers * * * * * Light cruisers * USS Detroit (CL-8), USS ''Detroit'' (CL-8) * HMS Gambia (C48), HMNZS ''Gambia'' (48) * HMAS Hobart (1939), HMAS ''Hobart'' (I63) * * USS Oakland (CL-95), USS ''Oakland'' (CL-95) * USS Pasadena (CL-65), USS ''Pasadena'' (CL-65) * USS San Diego (CL-53), USS ''San Diego'' (CL-53) * * USS Springfield (CL-66), USS ''Springfield'' (CL-66) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million Military personnel, personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Air warfare of World War II, Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Springfield (CL-66)
USS ''Springfield'' was a light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development of the earlier s, the size of which had been limited by the First London Naval Treaty. The start of the war led to the dissolution of the treaty system, but the dramatic need for new vessels precluded a new design, so the ''Cleveland''s used the same hull as their predecessors, but were significantly heavier. The ''Cleveland''s carried a main battery of twelve guns in four three-gun turrets, along with a secondary armament of twelve dual-purpose guns. They had a top speed of . She was the third US Navy ship to be named after Springfield, Illinois. Commissioned in 1944, she served briefly in the Atlantic before transferring to the Pacific. There she served with fast carrier task forces, primarily in an anti-aircraft role, but also in a shore bombardment role in the last stages of the Pacific War. She earned two battle stars for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Date Line
The International Date Line (IDL) is an internationally accepted demarcation on the surface of Earth, running between the South and North Poles and serving as the boundary between one calendar day and the next. It passes through the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° line of longitude and deviating to pass around some territories and island groups. Crossing the date line eastbound decreases the date by one day, while crossing the date line westbound increases the date. Geography Circumnavigating the globe People traveling westward around the world must set their clocks: *Back by one hour for every 15° of longitude crossed, and *Forward by 24 hours upon crossing the International Date Line. People traveling eastward must set their clocks: *Forward by one hour for every 15° of longitude crossed, and *Back by 24 hours upon crossing the International Date Line. Failing to do this would make their time inaccurate to the local time. The Arab geographer Abul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Hughes (DD-410)
USS ''Hughes'' (DD-410) was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy. Namesake Edward Merritt Hughes was born on 28 January 1850 in Lockbourne, Ohio, the son of merchant Abram A. Hughes. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1866 and graduated on 7 June 1870. He passed through the grades of Ensign, Master, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, and, on 3 March 1901, was commissioned Commander. After service on a number of ships and stations ashore, he reached the high point in his career during the Spanish–American War. He was Executive Officer of during the Battle of Manila Bay. Immediately after the action, he commanded a small boat which boarded and set fire to five Spanish ships lying in Cavite Harbor, despite reports that fuses had been set to their magazines and in the face of a large and excited armed force on shore nearby. He was advanced five numbers in rank for eminent and conspicuous conduct on this occasion. His commanding officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Caperton (DD-650)
USS ''Caperton'' (DD-650) was a of the United States Navy, named for Admiral William B. Caperton (1850–1941). ''Caperton'' was launched 22 May 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss M. Caperton; and commissioned 30 July 1943. Service history ''Caperton'' sailed from Boston 8 October 1943 for Pearl Harbor, where she arrived 6 November to begin the operations which would stamp her as one of the "fightingest" destroyers of the Pacific theater. After delivering explosives at Funafuti, Ellice Islands, 28–29 November, the destroyer covered the Gilbert Islands through patrol until 8 January 1944, when she put back to Pearl Harbor. Here she joined the screen of the mighty Fast Carrier Task Force, with which she steamed in the intensive series of operations which marked the advance of the Navy across the Pacific. (Then 5th Fleet's Task Force 58, later 3rd Fleet's TF 38.) On 30 January 1944, ''Caperton'' joined in the bombardment of Kwajalein, and from h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Buchanan (DD-484)
USS ''Buchanan'' (DD-484), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Franklin Buchanan, who was an officer in the U.S. Navy who became an admiral in the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War. ''Buchanan'' (DD-484) was launched on 22 November 1941 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Miss Hildreth Meiere, great-granddaughter of Admiral Buchanan. The ship commissioned on 21 March 1942. Service history ''Buchanan'' got underway for the Pacific 28 May 1942. She played an effective role in the landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi (7–9 August) and on 9 August she was present during the Battle of Savo Island and rescued many survivors of the cruisers , , , and , sunk during the battle. In September she escorted the aircraft carrier and other units to Nouméa, New Caledonia. Shortly thereafter, as part of TF 64.2, ''Buchanan'' assisted in the occupation of Funafuti Island in the Ellice Islands. On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Blue (DD-744)
USS ''Blue'' (DD-744), an , was the second United States Navy ship of that name, for Lieutenant Commander John S. Blue (1902–1942). Namesake John Stuart Blue was born on 29 August 1902 in New York City. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1925. During 1933 he commanded the Presidential yacht ''Sequoia'' and served as Aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Between August 1940 and January 1942 he commanded and then reported to the light cruiser as navigator. Lieutenant Commander Blue was killed in action on 13 November 1942 when ''Juneau'' was sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Construction and commissioning ''Blue'' was launched on 28 November 1943 by Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island, New York; co-sponsored by Mrs. J. S. Blue and Miss Eleanor Stuart Blue, widow and daughter, respectively, of Lieutenant Commander Blue; and commissioned on 20 March 1944. Service history World War II ''Blue'' reported to the Pacific Fleet in July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Benham (DD-796)
USS ''Benham'' (DD-796) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1951 to 1960. She was then transferred to Peru where she served as BAP ''Villar'' (DD-71) until being scrapped in 1980. Service history ''Benham'' was the third ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew E. K. Benham (1832–1905). She was launched on 30 August 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Staten Island, New York; sponsored by Mrs. Harold Benham, wife of a grandson of Rear Admiral Benham; and commissioned on 20 December 1943. World War II 1944 After fitting out at New York, ''Benham'' conducted her initial shakedown training in Long Island Sound before sailing southeast to Bermuda in early January 1944. After arriving in Kingston, Jamaica on 14 January, she carried out four weeks of shore bombardment, anti-submarine, and carrier escort exercises before returning to New York on 13 February. Following post-shakedown availability, she proceeded to Norfolk, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Barfleur (D80)
HMS ''Barfleur'' was a of the Royal Navy (RN). She was named after the Battle of Barfleur, which involved an Anglo-Dutch Fleet against the French in 1692. ''Barfleur'' was built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Limited on the Tyne. She was launched on 1 November 1943 and commissioned on 14 September 1944. Second World War Service ''Barfleur'' was the only ship of the class to see action during the Second World War. She joined the British Pacific Fleet upon commission, seeing action during the campaign against Japan. She was present in Tokyo Bay when the Japanese signed the official surrender on the deck of the US battleship on 2 September 1945. Post War Service In 1946, ''Barfleur'' deployed to the Far East along with the rest of the 19th Destroyer Flotilla, performing a variety of duties, including visiting many ports on 'fly-the-flag' visits. ''Barfleur'' returned to the United Kingdom with the rest of her flotilla in 1947, and was subsequently placed in Reser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
