USS Kentucky under contruction

front of 2024.1012.2

front of 2024.1012.2

Name/Title

USS Kentucky under contruction

Entry/Object ID

2024.1012.2

Description

Battleship under construction. Photo from stern. Crane to port.

Context

Battleship Texas steamed, berthed, and operated alongside hundreds of ships from the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and other fleets across the globe throughout her time in commission from 1914 to 1948. USS Kentucky (BB-66) was an Iowa-class battleship that was never completed. Her construction stopped on January 20, 1950. She was sold for scrap on October 31, 1958.

Collection

Historical Collections, Donation (Daniel Hacker)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects