The painter, photography and visual communication scholar, Sol Worth, after his 1943 graduation, boarded this United States Navy battleship, named after a U. S. State, of what class?
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Sol Worth Sol Worth (born New York City; August 19, 1922 – August 29, 1977) was a painter, photography and visual communication scholar. His parents, Ida and Jacob Wishnepolsky, were Russian immigrants who worked in the garment industry and were active members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union. His first language was Yiddish, and he spoke virtually no English until he began school at age 5. Worth attended the founding class of the High School of Music and Art in New York City as an art student from 1936 until 1940; in 1937 one of his paintings was chosen to be part of a student exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art. Upon graduation from high school he attended the State University of Iowa, where he studied with the painter Philip Guston. He graduated in 1943 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting, but entered the Navy before graduation and did not formally receive his diploma until already on board the USS "Missouri" in the Pacific. While in the Navy, Worth served as helmsman on the "Missouri" and was later assigned to Military Intelligence at the Joint Intelligence Center in Hawaii.
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USS Missouri (BB-63) USS "Missouri" (BB-63) ("Mighty Mo" or "Big Mo") is a United States Navy "Iowa"-class battleship and was the third ship of the U.S. Navy to be named after the U.S. state of Missouri. "Missouri" was the last battleship commissioned by the United States and is best remembered as the site of the surrender of the Empire of Japan which ended World War II.
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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) USS "Coral Sea" (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a "Midway"-class aircraft carrier , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname ""Ageless Warrior"" through her long career. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol CV-43, the contract to build the ship was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding of Newport News, Virginia on 14 June 1943. She was reclassified as a "Large Aircraft Carrier" with hull classification symbol CVB-43 on 15 July 1943. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 2 April 1946 sponsored by Mrs. Thomas C. Kinkaid and commissioned on 1 October 1947 with Captain A.P. Storrs III in command.
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USS Ohio (BB-12) USS "Ohio" (BB-12), a "Maine"-class battleship pre-dreadnought battleship, was the third ship both of her class and of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. She was laid down at the Union Iron Works shipyard in San Francisco in April 1899, was launched in May 1901, and was commissioned into the fleet in October 1904. She was armed with a main battery of four 12 in guns and could steam at a top speed of 18 kn .
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USS Santa Fe (CL-60) USS "Santa Fe" (CL-60), a "Cleveland"-class light cruiser was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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USS Grouper USS "Grouper" (SS/SSK/AGSS-214), a "Gato"-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grouper, a saltwater fish noted as a gamefish and for its food values.
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USS Chester (CA-27) USS "Chester" (CL/CA-27), a "Northampton"-class cruiser , was the second ship of the United States Navy named after the city of Chester, Pennsylvania.
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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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Personnel of the United States Navy The United States Navy has nearly 500,000 personnel, approximately a quarter of whom are in ready reserve. Of those on active duty, more than eighty percent are enlisted sailors, and around fifteen percent are commissioned officers; the rest are midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy and midshipmen of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps at over 180 universities around the country and officer candidates at the Navy's Officer Candidate School.
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USS Oregon (SSN-793) Oregon will be a "Virginia"-class submarine , commemorating the history between the U.S. state of Oregon and the United States Navy. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on October 10, 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
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USS Tarrant (AK-214) USS "Tarrant" (AK-214) was an "Alamosa"-class cargo ship that was constructed for the US Navy during the closing period of World War II. She was commissioned; however, the war ended and she was returned to the War Shipping Administration in November 1945 for disposal.
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USS Halibut (SS-232) , a "Gato"-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the halibut, a large species of flatfish. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine on 16 May 1941. She was launched on 3 December 1941, sponsored by Mrs. P. T. Blackburn, and commissioned on 10 April 1942 with Commander Philip H. Ross, United States Naval Academy class of 1927, in command.
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USS Dubuque (LPD-8) USS "Dubuque" (LPD-8), an "Austin"-class amphibious transport dock , is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Dubuque, Iowa.
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USS Guam (CB-2) USS "Guam" (CB-2) was an "Alaska"-class large cruiser which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the second and last ship of her class to be completed. The ship was the second vessel of the US Navy to be named after the island of Guam, an American territory in the Pacific. Due to her commissioning late in the war, "Guam" saw relatively limited service during the war. She participated in operations off Okinawa in March–July 1945, including providing anti-aircraft defense for the carrier task force and conducting limited shore bombardment operations. She participated in sweeps for Japanese shipping in the East China and Yellow Seas in July–August 1945. After the end of the war, she assisted in the occupation of Korea and transported a contingent of US Army troops back to the United States. She was decommissioned in February 1947 and placed in reserve, where she remained until she was stricken in 1960 and sold for scrapping the following year.
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USS Hampton (SSN-767) USS "Hampton" (SSN-767), a "Los Angeles"-class submarine , is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier "Hampton"s were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire. There are 14 more "Hampton" towns in the United States.
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USS Miami (CL-89) was one of 26 United States Navy "Cleveland"-class light cruisers completed during or shortly after World War II. The ship, the second US Navy ship to bear the name, was named for the city of Miami, Florida. "Miami" was commissioned in December 1943, and saw service in several campaigns in the Pacific. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, and never saw active service again. "Miami" was scrapped in the early 1960s.
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USS Indiana Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS "Indiana" in honor of the 19th state.
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Arleigh Burke-class destroyer The "Arleigh Burke" class of guided missile destroyers (DDGs) is the United States Navy's first class of destroyer built around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh Burke, the most famous American destroyer officer of World War II, and later Chief of Naval Operations. The class leader,  , was commissioned during Admiral Burke's lifetime.
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USTS Bay State TS or USTS "Bay State" may refer to one of these training ships of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy:
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USS Provo Victory (AK-228) USS "Provo Victory" (AK-228) was a "Boulder Victory"-class cargo ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean theatre of operations through the end of the war, and then returned to the United States for disposal.
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USS Jesse Rutherford USS "Jesse Rutherford" (DE-347) was a "John C. Butler"-class destroyer escort acquired by the United States Navy during World War II and named in honor of Private Jesse Rutherford, Jr., USMC. Her primary purpose was to escort and protect ships in convoys; other tasks assigned included patrol and radar picket. Post-war, she returned home with one battle star to her credit.
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USS Carson City (PF-50) USS "Carson City" (PF-50), a "Tacoma"-class frigate in commission from 1944 to 1945, thus far has been the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Carson City, Nevada. She later served in the Soviet Navy as EK-20 and in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force as JDS "Sakura" (PF-10), JDS "Sakura" (PF-290) and as YAC-16.