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This ship was the first American warship to be sunk during World War II.

USS Reuben James. The USS Reuben James (DD-245) was sunk by U-552 in the Atlanitc Ocean on October 31, 1941.

This pre-dreadnought battleship was preserved as a museum before being recommissioned as IX-22 during WWII.

USS Oregon. Unfortunately, this historic ship was cut up for scrap after the war.

This ship fought in almost every battle in the Pacific, earning twenty WWII battle stars.

USS Enterprise. Sadly, she too was scrapped after the war.

This cruiser fought the Bismarck in her final battle.

HMS Norfolk. The Norfolk helped the Suffolk track the Bismarck for some time, but the Suffolk herself did not participate in the battle.

This RN cruiser fought the Graf Spee, sustaining heavy damage in the process.

HMS Exeter. The Exeter was almost sunk in the battle, but survived, only to be sunk in 1942.

This ship was the last all-gun cruiser to remain on the US naval register. (Note-this is not the last one in commissioned)

USS Salem. The Salem was stricken on July 12, 1991, only three dys after the Des Moines. She is now a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts.

This ship captured a total of 1,776 Japanese, a record for any World War II ship.

USS Charrette. The Charrette, toward the end of the War, captured a Japanese hospital ship full of troops and ammunition, which accounted for most of the captures.

This was the last American warship to be sunk in combat. (Excludes those who were damaged beyond repair)

USS Sarsi. The USS Sarsi (ATF-111) was sunk by a mine on August 27, 1952 with the loss of two lives.

This is one of only two WWII Canadian warships still in existance.

HMCS Sackville. The Sackville, a Flower-class corvette, is on display in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

This class of Russian submarines has a hull made of titanium.

Alfa. These submarines are the fastest submarines in the world.

This battleship had the hull number BB-36

USS Nevada.

This Japanese submarine was capable of launching aircraft

I-400. The I-400, and her sister ship, the I-401, both were equipped with catapults for launching seaplanes. At 5,233 tons, they were the heaviest diesel-electric submarines ever.

This was the last American destroyer (DD, not DDG) to be commissioned.

USS Hayler. The USS Hayler (DD-997) was commissioned on March 5, 1983, making her the last commissioned American destroyer.

This ship was the first nuclear-powered warship to see combat.

USS Enterprise. On December 2, 1968, the Big E launched strikes for the first time against the Viet Cong.

This ammunition ship exploded in the South Pacific on July 1, 1944.

USS Mount Hood.

This destroyer escort was a member of the Cannon class.

USS O'Neill (DE-188). Although the O'Neill was hardly a famous ship, it's a test of one's DE knowledge.

This ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine on June 23, 1943.

USS Aludra (AK-72). My grandmother's friend was killed aboard this transport when the Ro-103 sank her.

This battleship was severely damaged by the USS Massachusetts at the Battle of Casablanca.

Jean Bart. The Massachusetts was the first American battleship to defeat an enemy battleship in combat.

This submarine is not a member of the Ohio-class balistic missile submarines

USS Oregon. The Henry M. Jackson was actually intended to be the USS Rhode Island, but was renamed before commissioning for whatever reason.

And finally... PT boats evacuatd General Douglass MacArthur and his staff and family from Corregidor in the spring of 1942. What was the name of the airfield that they brought MacArthur to?

Del Monte. The land used to build the airfield was owned by the Del Monte Pineapple Corporation, hence the name.