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Archive of Older "What's New in the Online Library of
Selected Images?" --
Entries posted in May & June 1999
This page features older entries from the Online Library's
"What's New?" section.
For the more recent entries, see What's
New in the Online Library of Selected Images;
For entries older than those seen here, see:
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in March & April 1999;
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in January & February 1999; and
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in October - December 1998
- There were no "What's New?" entries made between
1 June 1999 and late July 1999.
- During the past week, three people, thirteen U.S. Navy ships
and a new topic were added to the Online Library .
The people are: Rear Admiral Husband
E. Kimmel, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet at the time
of the Pearl Harbor attack, who has been the subject of recent
Congressional activity; Lieutenant Commander
Harlan R. Dickson, a World War II Naval Aviator; and Admiral
John S. Thach, one
of World War II's most distinguished Navy air figures, who became
an Admiral during the 1960s.
New U.S. Navy ships include two named for these people: USS Harlan R. Dickson (DD-708)
and USS Thach (FFG-43).
Other newly added ships added include: USS Billingsley
(DD-293), USS Gardiners
Bay (AVP-39), USS Privateer
(SP-179) USS Samuel
Gompers (AD-37), USS Staff
(AM-114), USS Strive
(AM-117), USS Steady
(AM-118), USS Sustain
(AM-119), USS Storm
King (AP-171), USS Triumph
(AM-323), and USS Wedderburn
(DD-684).
The new topic is Norwegian
Navy Ships. It presently includes an even dozen ships and
craft that have served in Norway's navy during the past Century.
1 June 1999
- The Online Library has gained another five people and a half-dozen
ships since our last report. All the people are Battle of Midway
figures, and four of the ships were named in their honor.
The people are:
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance,
commander of Task Force 16 during the Midway action an a major
Navy leader afterwards;
Lieutenant Commander Lance
E. Massey, who lost his life leading Torpedo Squadron Three
during the battle;
Colonel Harold D. Shannon,
USMC, who commanded ground forces on Midway;
Major Floyd B. Parks,
USMC, commander of Marine Fighting Squadron 221, who was killed
defending Midway against Japanese air attacks; and
Lieutenant George H. Gay,
the only survivor of the USS Hornet torpedo squadron attack
on the Japanese carriers.
New U.S. Navy ships include four named for these people: USS
Spruance (DD-963),
USS Massey (DD-778),
USS Shannon (DM-25)
and USS Floyd B. Parks
(DD-884).
Pictorial coverage of USS Spruance includes many views
of mid-1970s era shipboard life and facilities on board a then-new
Navy warship.
Other newly added ships added include: USS Perfecto
(SP-86), a First World War motor patrol boat, one of many
built by private owners specifically to be taken over for Navy
service, and USS SC-661,
a World War II wooden submarine chaser built on the Great Lakes.
23 May 1999
- The past week's additions to the Online Library include five
new people and ten new U.S. Navy ships.
The people are all World War II figures: one important operational
commander and four men who lost their lives during the Battles
of Coral Sea and Midway. They are:
Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher,
who commanded U.S. carriers during 1942;
Lieutenant Samuel Adams,
who did important scouting work during the Midway action and
was killed during its latter stages;
Lieutenant Commander Eugene
E. Lindsey and Lieutenant Commander John
Charles Waldron, torpedo squadron commanders who lost their
lives during the Battle of Midway; and
Chief Water Tender Oscar
V. Peterson, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
for heroism during the Battle of Coral Sea.
New U.S. Navy ships include five named for these people: USS
Fletcher (DD-992),
USS Adams (DM-27),
USS Lindsey (DM-32),
USS Waldron (DD-699)
and USS Peterson (DE-152).
Other ships added include: USS Algol
(T-AKR-287), USS Aquarius
(AKA-16), USS Hunley
(AS-31), USS Menominee
(AT-73) and USS Titania
(AKA-13).
17 May 1999
- A variety of new additions were made to the Online Library
during the week, including one new topic, plus several ships
and people.
The new topic is Ships
of the Confederate States. Though only one ship, the submarine
H.L. Hunley,
is now posted there, there is plenty of room in the category
for future growth.
New U.S. Navy ships include:
USS Housatonic (1862-1864),
which was sunk by the H.L. Hunley in February 1863, the
first warship to fall victim to a submarine;
USS Hornet (CV-8),
which delivered the Doolittle raid on Tokyo in April 1942 and
was heavily engaged in the Battle of Midway and the Guadalcanal
Campaign; and
USS Neosho (AO-23),
which was lost in the Battle of Coral Sea in May 1942.
Photo coverage of a few of the World War II Navy's smaller ships
was also added, including: PC-472;
SC-1022; SC-1297; and SC-1302.
Four notable Civil War and World War II people were enlisted.
The Civil War figures, Horace
L. Hunley and James
R. McClintock, were heavily involved in the development
of the submarine H.L. Hunley. The other two people were
two heros of the Battle of Midway, Clarence
W. McClusky and Arnold
E. True.
Finally, we added three more World War II Japanese Navy ships,
all of which played a role in the Battle of Coral Sea and its
preliminary actions. These are the aircraft carriers Shokaku
and Shoho,
and the destroyer Kikuzuki.
10 May 1999
- The past week saw the additions of two new Online Library
topics, plus another U.S. Navy ship and a person.
The new topics are U.S. Navy Aircraft and People
-- Japan. Only one aircraft type is presently posted, the
Grumman F3F, the last
of the Navy's biplane fighters. Several pages of Japanese Navy
officers have been posted, most of whom played an active role
in the Battle of Midway.
The new U.S. Navy ship and person are: USS Ricketts
(DE-254), which was named in honor of Lieutenant
Milton E. Ricketts. Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded
the Medal of Honor for heroism on board USS Yorktown during
the May 1942 Battle of Coral Sea.
4 May 1999
This page features older entries from the Online Library's
"What's New?" section.
For the more recent entries, see What's
New in the Online Library of Selected Images?"
For entries older than those seen here, see:
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in March & April 1999;
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in January & February 1999; and
What's New in the Online Library of Selected
Images? -- Entries posted in October - December 1998
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Page completed 28 July 1999
Coding updated 8 April 2001