Alabama Kearsarge 1942 Norfolk NH 57767
During her “second life,” Kearsarge raised the lost submarine USS Squalus in 1939 and would lift into place much of the heavy guns, turrets, and armor for cruisers and battleships constructed or rebuilt at Norfolk/Newport News through 1945. Here, she is seen alongside the new SoDak-class fast battleship USS Alabama (BB-60) fitting out at the Norfolk navy yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, in 1942. Note the size difference in the two hulls. NH 57767