USS Alabama awaiting refurbishment in Mobile Bay.

In 1962, after learning that the World War II battleship was to be scrapped, the state legislature established a commission to study the possibility of acquiring the vessel. Through the efforts of that commission and the contributions of private citizens (who raised more than $750,000 for the cause)...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, Robert; Paravicini, Haywood
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/147195