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USS Washington BB-56 Patch — USS Washington (BB-56) North Carolina-class Battleship Embroidered Patch
USS Washington (BB-56) — the battleship that proved American gunnery in the most decisive surface naval engagement of the Pacific War, sinking the Japanese battleship Kirishima at Guadalcanal.
USS Washington (BB-56) was a North Carolina-class battleship commissioned in 1941 and served with distinction throughout World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Washington displaced over 44,000 tons fully loaded and was armed with nine 16-inch/45-caliber Mark 6 guns in three triple turrets, capable of hurling 2,700-pound armor-piercing shells over 21 miles. The ship's secondary battery included twenty 5-inch/38-caliber dual-purpose guns for anti-aircraft and surface defense.
USS Washington's most famous engagement came during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on November 14-15, 1942, when she engaged the Japanese battleship Kirishima in one of the few battleship-versus-battleship engagements of the Pacific War. Washington's 16-inch guns scored devastating hits on Kirishima, striking the Japanese battleship with at least nine 16-inch shells and approximately forty 5-inch shells in a seven-minute barrage that left Kirishima a burning wreck. Kirishima was scuttled the following morning. The engagement was critical to the American campaign to hold Guadalcanal and marked a turning point in the Pacific War.
USS Washington continued to serve throughout the Pacific campaign, providing naval gunfire support and anti-aircraft defense during operations at the Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. The battleship was decommissioned in 1947.
Perfect For: USS Washington (BB-56) veterans and families, World War II battleship enthusiasts, Naval Battle of Guadalcanal historians, U.S. Navy warship collectors, and WWII naval heritage patch collectors.
USS Washington BB-56 — the battleship that sank Kirishima and proved that American gunnery ruled the Pacific night.
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