What class of battleship was commanded by U.S. Navy officer Robert C. Peniston?
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Robert C. Peniston Robert C. Peniston (October 25, 1922 – August 2, 2014) was a career United States Navy officer who rose to the rank of captain and commanded the battleship USS "New Jersey".
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USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS "New Jersey" (BB-62) ("Big J" or "Black Dragon") is an "Iowa"-class battleship , and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the US state of New Jersey. "New Jersey" earned more battle stars for combat actions than the other three completed "Iowa"-class battleships, and was the only US battleship providing gunfire support during the Vietnam War.
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HMS Triton (N15) HMS "Triton" was a submarine of the Royal Navy named for the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, the personification of the roaring waters. She was the lead ship of the T class (or "Triton" class) of diesel-electric submarines. Her keel was laid down on 28 August 1936 by Vickers Armstrong at Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched on 5 October 1937, and commissioned on 9 November 1938 with Lieutenant Commander H. P. de C. Steel in command.
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USS Nebraska (BB-14) USS "Nebraska" (BB-14) was a "Virginia"-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second of five members of the class, and the first ship to carry her name. She was built by the Moran Brothers shipyard in Seattle, Washington, with her keel laying in July 1902 and her launching in October 1904. Slipping into the water eleven minutes ahead of schedule, her quick thinking sponsor, Mary Nain Mickey, the daughter of Nebraska state governor John H. Mickey, still managed to christen her before she slipped out of reach. The completed ship was commissioned into the US Navy in July 1907. The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12 in guns and eight 8 in guns, and she was capable of a top speed of 19 kn .
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George Franklin Cooper George Franklin Cooper was a captain in the United States Navy. He was the commanding officer of the battleship  from May 1914 to June 1916.
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USS Teton USS "Teton" (AGC-14) was a "Mount McKinley"-class amphibious force command ship in the United States Navy.
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USS Galveston (CL-19) USS "Galveston" (C-17/PG-31/CL-19) was a "Denver"-class protected cruiser in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first Navy ship named for the city of Galveston, Texas.
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USS Brewton (FF-1086) USS "Brewton" (FF-1086) was a "Knox"-class frigate in service with the United States Navy and the first ship of her name.
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12&quot;/50 caliber Mark 7 gun The 12"/50 caliber Mark 7 gun (spoken "twelve-inch-fifty-caliber") was a United States Navy's naval gun that first entered service in 1912. Initially designed for use with the "Wyoming"-class of dreadnought battleships, the Mark 7 also armed the Argentine Navy's "Rivadavia"-class battleship s.
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USS George Washington (CVN-73) USS "George Washington" (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the "Nimitz" class and the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. She was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and was commissioned on 4 July 1992.
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USS Leahy (DLG-16) USS "Leahy" (DLG/CG-16) was the lead ship of a new class of destroyer leaders in the United States Navy. Named for Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, she was commissioned on 4 August 1962 as DLG-16, a guided missile frigate, and reclassified as CG-16, a guided missile cruiser, on 30 June 1975.
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USS England (DLG-22) The second USS "England" (DLG/CG-22), a "Leahy"-class guided missile cruiser, was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Ensign John C. England. Originally called a "destroyer leader" or frigate, in 1975 she was re-designated a cruiser in the Navy's 1975 ship reclassification.
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USS Manchester (CL-83) USS "Manchester" (CL-83), a "Cleveland"-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, was laid down 25 September 1944 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; launched 5 March 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Ernest J. Gladu; and commissioned 29 October 1946, Capt. Peter G. Hale in command.
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USS Gudgeon (SS-211) USS "Gudgeon" (SS-211), a "Tambor"-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon. Her keel was laid down by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 January 1941, sponsored by Mrs. Annie B. Pye, wife of Vice Admiral William S. Pye, Commander Battleships, Battle Force and Commander Battle Force. The boat was commissioned on 21 April 1941 with Lieutenant Commander Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell in command. Her construction cost $6 million.
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USS Idaho (BB-42) USS "Idaho" (BB-42), a "New Mexico"-class battleship , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 43rd state. She was the third of three ships of her class. Built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, she was launched in June 1917 and commissioned in March 1919. She was armed with a battery of twelve 14 in guns in four three-gun turrets, and was protected by heavy armor plate, with her main belt armor being 13.5 in thick.
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USS Connecticut (BB-18) USS "Connecticut" (BB-18), the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Connecticut, was the lead ship of her class of six battleships. Her keel was laid on 10 March 1903; launched on 29 September 1904, "Connecticut" was commissioned on 29 September 1906 as the most advanced ship in the U.S. Navy.
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Robert Henry English Robert Henry English (16 January 1888 – 21 January 1943) was a United States Navy commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Theater of Operations early in World War II.
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USS New Hampshire (BB-25) "New Hampshire" (BB-25) was the sixth and final "Connecticut"-class pre-dreadnought battleship, the last vessel of that type built for the United States Navy. Like most contemporary battleships, she was armed with an offensive armament that consisted of four large-caliber 12 in guns and several medium-caliber 7 and 8-inch (178 and 203 mm) guns. The ship was laid down in May 1905, launched in June 1906, and commissioned in March 1908, a little over a year after the revolutionary all-big-gun HMS "Dreadnought" rendered ships like "New Hampshire" obsolescent.
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Midway-class aircraft carrier The "Midway"-class aircraft carrier was one of the longest-serving aircraft carrier designs in history. First commissioned in late 1945, the lead ship of the class, USS "Midway" , was not decommissioned until 1992, shortly after service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. The "USS Franklin D. Roosevelt" was decommissioned in 1977. The  was decommissioned in 1990.
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HMS Sir Thomas Picton (1915) HMS "Sir Thomas Picton" was a First World War Royal Navy "Lord Clive"-class monitor . "Sir Thomas Picton" was the only Royal Navy ship ever named for Sir Thomas Picton, a British general of the Peninsula War who was killed at the Battle of Waterloo. The ship's original 12" main battery was stripped from the obsolete "Majestic"-class battleship HMS "Mars" .
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USS Indiana (BB-58) USS "Indiana" (BB-58), a "South Dakota"-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 19th state. Her keel was laid down on 20 November 1939 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 21 November 1941 sponsored by Mrs. Lewis C. Robbins, daughter of Indiana governor Henry F. Schricker, and commissioned on 30 April 1942, Captain, later Vice Admiral, Aaron Stanton Merrill in command.
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier The "Nimitz"-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the U.S. Navy's last fleet admiral. With an overall length of 1092 ft and full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons, they have been the largest warships built and in service.