Her keel was laid down January 24, , she was launched October 2, and commissioned June 6, under the command of Captain William W. Nashville, as originally built, was feet, four inches in length, had a beam of sixty-one feet, eight inches, displaced 9, tons with a mean draft of nineteen feet, two inches, and could travel at The original crew complement was men and fifty-two officers.
As built, she stood with fifteen six-inch guns, eight five-inch guns, and eight fifty caliber anti-aircraft guns. Nashville sailed on calm seas for a short trip to Philadelphia for fitting out then departed Philadelphia on July 19, to load ammunition and stores in Norfolk, Virginia. On July 29 she officially started her shakedown cruise and training with Caribbean trips to Guantanamo, Cuba, and Gonaives, Haiti. In Nashville visited the New York Worlds Fair, Cuba, Panama, Hawaii and Rio de Janeiro where the crew continued to build a reputation for interesting liberty, but always training with gunnery and frequently transporting high ranking officials and key troops Wake Island.
By Nashville was well traveled, transferred back to the Atlantic and had an impressive gunnery reputation as well as one for being a glamour ship. She did convoy duty in the North Atlantic and was in Bermuda on December 7, On Pearl Harbor Day she quickly went into patrol mode against German subs and convoy duty in the North Atlantic, but her speed and gunnery were needed in the Pacific and she was soon on her first shooting mission of the war.
Nashville was part of the Doolittle Raid in April , one of the most daring naval raids in history. After the Doolittle Raid Nashville did extended duty in the frigid waters of the Aleutians where she sought out the larger Japanese fleet and bombarded Japanese shore positions before returning to Hawaii.
Nashville began a war long duty of bombarding Japanese shore positions across the Pacific starting with the Solomon Islands as the Marines and Army battled the Japanese on Guadalcanal. It was here that she suffered her first casualties. The goal of this site is two fold. First, it is aiming to offer interesting and useful information about WW2. Second, it is to showcase Lava's technical capabilities. World War II Database. Home » Equipment » Ships » Nashville. Randy says: 9 Oct PM I recently found a small 4" X 6" leather bound book titled "your ship the Nashville - ".
Is this something you might like to purchase? Dale Walkinshaw says: 17 Apr PM My dad was a sea going marine on the Tennesee his name was William Chester Eggers if any one knew his please contact me at thank you. On the formation of the Newfoundland Escort Command, Columbia's low radius and Canadian naturally led to her return to Canadian waterrs, and she was thereafter based at Halifax, NS.
She did well to remain in service until , but the end came when she struck a cliff at Moreton Bay, Newfoundland on 25 February Technically, she did not ground, as she never touched bottom, but the impact crushed the ship's bows and she was towed to St John's, NF, where she lay unrepaired until July Then, minus her damaged bows, she was hulked at Liverpool, NS, as a static fuel and ammuntion depot for ships under repair.
Paid off from this duty on 12 June , the hulk was sold for scrap 7 August He was one of the many injured on December 13, I spent my childhood being regaled by stories of her. Leake, was an electrician's mate on the USS Nashville. Although he did not talk much about his experiences, he did relate one interesting fact about the kamikaze attack.
He was supposed to be at a station above deck when the plane hit, but a buddy had convinced him to trade watches in order to play cards. If he had not traded, he would have been one of the casualties. Also, at my Dad's funeral in , we were pleasantly surprised and honored that the ship chaplain attended the service. He indicated that Dad had been one of a few who volunteered to identify the dead and otherwise assist the chaplain with his overwhelming duties.
We owe so much to him and many other men and women who gave their all. Always wished I knew more about him and had the chance to know him. Paul Keith was also killed during the attack. Punched an officer to get into combat.
Azel lee McLaughlin. He was a BM. He was one of those who gave their life, that tragic day, Dec. He was a semi-pro boxer before enlisting, and maybe someone remembers him sparring onboard?? Sure do miss him. Only talked of the war in general terms, never talked of any specific details. I met one of his shipmates, Lou Farmer, but missed my chance to meet others at their reunion in Norfolk, VA. What an awesome ship to have won 10 Battle Stars yet survive the war and bring so many home. When I was a little boy he gave me the cut out of the "Rising Sun" from the Kamikaze that hit the ship, bad idea to hand that to a young boy, what I did with it, who knows?
Guess I will find some other use for it. Thank you all for establishing and supporting sites such as this. About the Site.
Most Popular. Cruiser Nashville was launched with the daughters of the president of a newspaper from Nashville, Tennessee as sponsors. The ship was also laden with 25 tons of British gold bullion bound for the United States. Captain Ralph S. Wentworth relieved Captain William W. Wilson as the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Nashville. Captain Francis S. Craven relieved Captain Ralph S. Wentworth as the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Nashville.
Later on the same day, they crossed the th meridian. Discovery of these boats prompted the early launch of the Doolittle bombers. Captain Herman A. Spanagel relieved Captain Francis S. Craven as the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Nashville. USS Yorktown Essex-class and TF 15 arrived at the launching point about miles from Marcus Island in the early morning, spent most of that day launching fighter and bomber strikes on Marcus Island before beginning the retirement to Hawaii that evening.
So intense was the bombardment that island commander Rear Admiral Sakaibara Shigemitsu was convinced it was a prelude to an invasion and he ordered the execution of all 98 remaining POWs that had been there since 23 Dec , many of whom had been civilian contractors at the time of their capture.
Captain Charles E. Coney relieved Captain Herman A. Spanagel as the commanding officer of the cruiser USS Nashville. USS Nashville sustained serious hull damage from a near-miss aerial bomb off her starboard quarter. There were no serious personnel injuries but two compartments were flooded and the ship began bleeding oil. USS Phoenix sustained damage from two near-miss bombs that killed one sailor and injured four others while causing internal flooding and damage to her propellers.
Edwards, Robinson, Richard P. The exercise is designed to give the U. It also focuses on developing the collective proficiencies of maritime multinational interoperability, information sharing and promoting friendship.
July 26, Approximately 1, U. October 22, Three Norfolk-based amphibious ships will get underway today, headed for the south Florida region in the event assistance is needed if Hurricane Wilma strikes land there.
One air vehicle performed the initial tests with three landings Jan. This is the first time a major defense autonomous UAV acquisition program has completed a landing aboard a fleet vessel. April 21, LPD 13, commanded by Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, departed Norfolk for a daylong friends and family day cruise.
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