07-02-2011, 12:58 PM
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Michael..Adams
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Join Date: May 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nolemmings
I'm no battleship expert, and I always lost when playing the board game, but I don't believe the card of the ship depicts the USS Alabama that was commissioned in 1942. According to Wikipedia, there have been at least seven naval ships named Alabama, and this one looks like the ship commissioned in 1900 and scrapped in 1924, which would still make your early 30's estimate possible.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Alabama_%28BB-8%29 |
I agree Todd.
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