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

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Media Group Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Photographs
spellingShingle	Photographs USS Alabama awaiting refurbishment in Mobile Bay. Adams, Robert; Paravicini, Haywood
fulltopic	Photographs Alabama (Battleship : BB-60); Warships; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)
description	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), the ship was taken to Mobile, where it was refurbished and converted into a memorial to Alabama's war veterans, which opened in January 1965.
spelling	BN0004314_07BN0004314USS 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), the ship was taken to Mobile, where it was refurbished and converted into a memorial to Alabama's war veterans, which opened in January 1965.1964-091960-1969Adams, Robert; Paravicini, HaywoodBirmingham News64-08413Alabama (Battleship : BB-60); Warships; Mobile Bay (Ala.); Mobile (Ala.); Mobile County (Ala.)Still imageNegatives (Photographs); Black-and-white negatives4000 PPI TIFFAlabama Media GroupAlabama Media Group CollectionAlabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AlabamaEnglishCopyright, Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by the Alabama Media Group, http://www.alabamamediagroup.comhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/147195
title	USS Alabama awaiting refurbishment in Mobile Bay.
titleStr	USS Alabama awaiting refurbishment in Mobile Bay.
author	Adams, Robert; Paravicini, Haywood
author_facet	Adams, Robert; Paravicini, Haywood
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USS Alabama awaiting refurbishment in Mobile Bay.

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