December 1919 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard by the Public Ledger Co. From left to right USS Illinois (BB-7), Wisconsin (BB-9), Iowa (BB-4), Massachusetts (BB-2), Indiana (BB-1), Kearsarge (BB-5), Kentucky (BB-6) and Maine (BB-10)

US Pre-Dreadnought Battleships USS Illinois (BB-7), Wisconsin (BB-9), Iowa (BB-4), Massachusetts (BB-2), Indiana (BB-1), Kearsarge (BB-5), Kentucky (BB-6) and Maine (BB-10) www.destinationsjourney.com/us-battleshi... #battleship, #MaritimeHistory #USNavy #USSKentucky #USSKentuckyBB6

USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) Ohio-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine southbound in the Hood Canal - May 4, 2025 #usskentucky #ssbn737

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