was the ship used in any war?
Yes, in World War I
USS Kearsarge (BB-5)
She was recommissioned on 23 June 1915, and operated along the Atlantic coast. On 17 September she left Philadelphia to land a detachment of US Marines at Veracruz, Mexico, remaining there from 28 September 1915 to 5 January 1916. She then carried the Marines to New Orleans, Louisiana, before joining the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia on 4 February. Until the United States joined World War I, she trained naval militia from Massachusetts and Maine. During the war she was used to train Armed Guard crews and naval engineers during cruises along the Atlantic seaboard. On 18 August 1918 "Kearsarge" rescued 26 survivors of the Norwegian barque "Nordhav" which had been sunk by , bringing them to Boston.
what is uss kearsarge? A United States Navy ship when was it built? USS "Kearsarge" (BB-5) was built on 30 June 1896 and where was it built? Newport News in Virginia. when was newport founded? UNANSWERABLE what else apart from ships are built here? UNANSWERABLE who designed the ship? Newport News Shipbuilding
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USS Kearsarge (BB-5) [SEP] World War I
As with most of the Great White Fleet ships, "Kearsarge" was modernized on her return. She was decommissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 4 September 1909, and the modernization was completed in 1911, at a cost of US$675,000. The ship received cage masts, new water-tube boilers, and another four 5-inch guns. The 1-pounder guns were removed, as were sixteen of the 6-pounders. She was recommissioned on 23 June 1915, and operated along the Atlantic coast. On 17 September she left Philadelphia to land a detachment of US Marines at Veracruz, Mexico, remaining there from 28 September 1915 to 5 January 1916.