US NAVY SHIPS THE USS BROOKLYN CL-40 PATCH The Brooklyn class light cruisers were the US Navy's first attempt at a 'light cruiser' built under the terms of the London Treaty of 1930. This treaty...
US NAVY SHIPS THE USS TARAWA CVS-40 PATCH USS TARAWA was laid down on 1 March 1944 at the Norfolk Navy Yard, launched on 12 May 1945, sponsored by Mrs. Julian C. Smith, the wife of Lieutenant General...