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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: The permanent berth of the huge vessel of World War 2 battle fame is at the head of Mobile Bay on Battleship Parkway adjacent to Highways 90-31 and 98. The site is now the Alabama Battleship Memorial Park. Broadside view of the 680-foot battleship USS Alabama, which now sits at its final anchorag... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: With 16-inch guns uplited as if in prayer for eternal peace, the 35,000-ton Battleship USS Alabama now serves as a state shrine, a memorial to Alabamians who fought in our nation's wars. View Full Item at Samford University Library -
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Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “The mighty battleship can be seen in its permanent home in Mobile Bay.” View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: “This OS2U ‘Kingfisher’ seaplane is the only assembled one on display in the United States. During World War II three of these planes were assigned to Alabama for scouting and observation missions. This plane, a gift from the Mexican Navy, was restored by Brookley AFB mechanics during their off-d... View Full Item at Samford University Library