Well, I was wondering about Sigsbee's desk and bathtub as well as other objects.
From Wikipedia.
(1845-1923) Noted pioneering oceanographer.
He was captain of the USS Maine when it exploded.
Appointed acting midshipman 16 July 1862 from the USNA. During the Civil War, he served aboard the USS Monongahela, USS Wyoming and USS Shenandoah (not the Confederate cruiser of the same name). He was at the Battle of Mobile Bay and both battles of Fort Fisher.
He commanded the USS Kearsarge (which sank the famed CSS Alabama) and was on the European Station 1885-1886.
Sigsbee and his officers were exonerated by the court of inquiry after the Maine sank and later commanded the USS St. Paul in 1898 at the second battle of San Juan and the Texas in 1900.
In 1905, he commanded the USS Brooklyn when it brought home the remains of naval hero and Father of the U.S. Navy John Paul Jones from France for internment at the USNA.
Retired from the Navy in 1909 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
--DaCoot
Showing posts with label USS Shenandoah. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Shenandoah. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Shenandoah Travel Plaza in Ohio
Located along I-70, US-40 (National Road) east of Cambridge, Ohio, noted for unique architecture. It was closed and plans were to tear it down after it was auctioned off in 2007. It was built in the early 1970s and closed in 2003.
It has an interesting sign across the front and its front is modeled after the cabin of the USS Shenandoah, a US Navy rigid airship that crashed in the area in 1925.
Consisted of a truck stop, restaurant, motel, conference center, convenience store as well as gas and diesel pumps.
Owned and operated by the Luburgh family.when it was constructed.
Open again as of 2012.
I'll be planning on a visit.
DaCoot
It has an interesting sign across the front and its front is modeled after the cabin of the USS Shenandoah, a US Navy rigid airship that crashed in the area in 1925.
Consisted of a truck stop, restaurant, motel, conference center, convenience store as well as gas and diesel pumps.
Owned and operated by the Luburgh family.when it was constructed.
Open again as of 2012.
I'll be planning on a visit.
DaCoot
America's Rigid Airships: The USS Shanandoah
From Wikipedia. I listed the six US airships on November 7th.
The Shenandoah was the first of four US Navy rigid airships built 1922-23 at the Lakeland Naval Air Station. The Shenandoah made the first North American crossing by an airship and crashed on its 57th flight.
It was big, at 680 feet long and weighed 36 tons and a range of 5,000 miles and crew of 25. The design was based on the German Zeppelin bomber L-49. Armament consisted of six .30 caliber Lewis machine guns and eight 500 pound bombs.
It was the first airship to use helium instead of hydrogen. The USS Patoka AO-9 fleet oiler was modified to become the Navy's first Airship Tender and had a strong mooring tower installed.
On September 3, 1925, the Shenandoah was caught in a storm and updrafted too high where it was torn apart and crashed to the ground, killing 14.
Today, there is a small private museum in Ava, Ohio. An elementary, junior high and high school near the crash site have athletic teams called the Zeps. A truck stop fifteen miles from the crash site at Old Washington Road )north of I-70 and US-40 was named the Shenandoah Plaza, but it is now closed and scheduled to be torn down.
I'll be going by this area on my upcoming trip on the National Road and may check it out.
I Always Like Watching Dirigibles Or Blimps Or Whatever You Call Them. --Cooter
The Shenandoah was the first of four US Navy rigid airships built 1922-23 at the Lakeland Naval Air Station. The Shenandoah made the first North American crossing by an airship and crashed on its 57th flight.
It was big, at 680 feet long and weighed 36 tons and a range of 5,000 miles and crew of 25. The design was based on the German Zeppelin bomber L-49. Armament consisted of six .30 caliber Lewis machine guns and eight 500 pound bombs.
It was the first airship to use helium instead of hydrogen. The USS Patoka AO-9 fleet oiler was modified to become the Navy's first Airship Tender and had a strong mooring tower installed.
On September 3, 1925, the Shenandoah was caught in a storm and updrafted too high where it was torn apart and crashed to the ground, killing 14.
Today, there is a small private museum in Ava, Ohio. An elementary, junior high and high school near the crash site have athletic teams called the Zeps. A truck stop fifteen miles from the crash site at Old Washington Road )north of I-70 and US-40 was named the Shenandoah Plaza, but it is now closed and scheduled to be torn down.
I'll be going by this area on my upcoming trip on the National Road and may check it out.
I Always Like Watching Dirigibles Or Blimps Or Whatever You Call Them. --Cooter
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