USS Pennslyvania then sailed East to Bemerton Washington for repairs and refeul. Heavily damaged, the Satsuma later surcumbed to a Torpedo from USS Tigershark before she could be repaired. USS Pennslyvania fired on the Japanese fleet, before Shangri-La aircraft managed to sink the Izu. Encountering the North Fleet made up of the IJN Nagato, IJN Fusō, IJN Satsuma, IJN Izu, and IJN Unzen. She is famous for her role in the Battle of Adak, where the Japanese North Fleet tried to island hop across to Alaska, launching an attack on Adak island. USS Pennsylvania became infamous as the "Phantom of the Aleutians", as she was stationed out of BB-38s old post in the North Pacific. Deployed to the Pacific after a brief shakedown, she became the flagship of the northern fleet, deployed to Taskforce 8.1 action in the Aleutins along with the USS New Jersey and USS Shangri-La.Įncountering the IJN Amagi, IJN Senjo, and IJN Takao, she managed to heavily damage the Amagi and Takao, and Senjo along with the small escort of destroyers. As such, she had a slightly different superstructure.Ĭommissioned in 1946, USS Pennsylvania served a distinct role. Unlike the Lousiana sub-class, Pennslyvania ago itself was its own sub sub class, as she had a revised AA compliment of 3in/70 Mark 26 AA guns, augmenting the Bofors and Oerlikons. Originally the USS Utah, she was renamed after the successful and recently sunk & famed USS Pennslyvania BB-38.īuilt to the Maine Sub-class, "Pennsy's" crew was made up of many of the same men on BB-38, with more men coming from the recently rescued from the similar USS Kentucky.
Emma Guffey Miller, Sister of PA Senator Joseph F. Captained by Mitchell Smith, Sponsored by Mrs.
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