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Archive of Older "What's New in the Online Library of
Selected Images?" --
Entries posted in November & December 2002
This page features the November & December 2002 entries
from the Online Library's "What's New?" section.
For the more recent entries, and links to previous years' entries,
see:
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images;
For earlier entries from the year 2002, see:
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in January & February 2002;
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in March & April 2002;
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in May, June & July 2002;
and
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in August, September & October
2002.
- The hectic holiday season has hindered the pace of new Online
Library inputs, but we managed to add another heavy cruiser,
USS Pittsburgh (CA-72),
and produce a major revision and expansion of an outdated presentation
on the protected cruiser Baltimore
(Cruiser # 3). Also new are three more World War I acquired
vessels and a Civil War steamship. The former group includes
the transport Ancon
(ID # 1467), barge Raymond
(ID # 2057), and patrol boat Raeo
(SP-588). The Civil War representative is USS Proteus.
23 December 2002
- New subjects posted during the past week include two officers
who had pioneering roles at the beginning of important phases
in American Naval history: Commodore Esek
Hopkins, who commanded the Continental Navy in 1775-1777,
and Lieutenant Commander Zachary
Lansdowne, an early figure in Navy airship operations.
Ships added during the week include the heavy cruiser Baltimore
(CA-68); destroyers Hopkins
(Destroyer # 6) and Hopkins
(DD-249), both named in honor of Commodore Hopkins; the World
War I motor boats Anado
(SP-455), J. Reyner
& Son (SP-869), and Raazoo
(SP-508); and the Civil War steamer Nereus.
In addition, our existing coverage on the Spanish-American War
era converted yacht Aileen
was greatly expanded.
16 December 2002
- As part of an ongoing effort to simplify the Online Library's
"Front Page", the Events
category now has its own cover page, featuring a greater number
of historical occurances than had previously been visible. Many
more will be added in the future.
New subjects just added include the light cruiser (and, during
the 1960s, guided-missile cruiser) Topeka
(CL-67, later CLG-8), the World War II minesweeper Embattle
(AM-226), the big World War I troop transport America
(ID # 3006), the 1917-19 patrol craft Qui
Vive (SP-1004) and Rondo
(SP-90), and the Civil War steamers Neptune
and Wando.
We also greatly revised and expanded our now somewhat elderly
coverage of the gunboat Topeka
(1898-1930).
9 December 2002
- We open December with extensive coverage of another dirigible,
USS Shenandoah (ZR-1),
bringing us close to completion of the rigid-airship phase of
lighter-than-air Naval aviation.
We also added a light cruiser, USS Springfield
(CL-66), which was converted in the late 1950s to a guided
missile cruiser (CLG-7) and subsequently served as flagship for
both the Sixth and Second Fleets. Other new subjects include
the World War II destroyer Killen
(DD-593); World War I vessels Amphion
(ID # 1888), Psyche V
(SP-9), Quest (SP-171)
and Springfield
(ID # 2575); the Civil War steamer State
of Georgia; and the widely-travelled sailing sloop of
war Vincennes.
2 December 2002
- The previous week's work on subjects connected with Commodore
Stephen Decatur (1779-1820)
has continued, with new coverage being added on the ketch Intrepid and the frigate
Philadelphia.
Decatur used the former in his daring and successful attempt
to destroyer the latter in February 1804, after Philadelphia
was captured by the Tripolitans.
Among other new subjects are another "pre-Dreadnought"
battleship, USS Wisconsin
(Battleship # 9), one more Cleveland class light cruiser,
USS Pasadena (CL-65),
the World War II attack transport Granville
(APA-171) and the 1950s and 1960s era research ship Granville
S. Hall (YAG-40). While doing the last, we also posted
material on Dr. Granville
S. Hall (1844-1924), a pioneer in the scientific study of
psychology.
World War I vessels done last week include the cargo ships American and Pasadena, the schooner
Priscilla
and the tug Protector.
Finally, we posted a notable Civil War steamer, USS Fort
Donelson, which had previously been the famous blockade
runner Robert E. Lee.
25 November 2002
- Our current reporting period is dominated by new coverage
of early 19th Century Naval hero Stephen
Decatur (1779-1820) and of four ships named in his honor:
the sloop of war Decatur
of 1840-1865, USS Decatur
(Destroyer # 5), USS Decatur
(DD-341), and USS Decatur
(DD-936, later DDG-31). Other subjects added during the week
include the light cruiser Vincennes
(CL-64), gunboat St.
Augustine (PG-54), World War I era patrol boat Ameera
(SP-453), the "Great War" support ships Pontiac
(ID # 2343) and Postmaster
General (ID # 2364), and the Civil War steamer Philadelphia.
18 November 2002
- During the past week we added another Cleveland-class
light cruiser (giving the Online Library coverage of eight of
this twenty-seven ship class), plus a destroyer, an oiler (which
was also the Navy's only airship tender) and a relative host
of World War I and Civil War era vessels (some with the same
name as the CL). The cruiser is USS Mobile
(CL-63), the destroyer is USS Broome
(DD-210) and the oiler/airship tender is Patoka
(AO-9).
The First World War vessels include the transport Mobile
(ID # 4043), minesweeper Amagansett
(SP-693), converted yacht Piqua
(SP-130) (originally named Kanawha II), and three
smaller craft: Daiquiri
(SP-1285), Politesse
(SP-662) and Polly
(SP-690).
Civil War ships are the steamers Grand
Gulf and Tennessee.
The latter was renamed Mobile in 1864.
12 November 2002
- November commences with the addition of another airship,
USS Los Angeles (ZR-3),
the longest-serving of the Navy's five rigid dirigibles. We also
completed coverage on the ships named for Commodore Richard
Dale (1756-1826), adding the early 20th Century destroyer
Dale (Destroyer # 4)
and the 1960s era guided missile frigate Dale
(DLG-19, later CG-19).
Also newly posted is another battleship, USS Maine
of 1902-1922, plus the usual representatives of the First World
War and the Civil War: Alpaco
(1918); Atlantis
(SP-40); City of Lewes
(SP-383); Pocomoke
(tug); Polar Bear
(ID # 3666); W.T. James
(SP-429); and the Civil War blockade runner Bat,
which became USS Bat after being captured in October 1864.
4 November 2002
This page features the November & December 2002 entries
from the Online Library's "What's New?" section.
For the more recent entries, and links to previous years' entries,
see:
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images;
For earlier entries from the year 2002, see:
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in January & February 2002;
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in March & April 2002;
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in May, June & July 2002;
and
What's New in the Online Library
of Selected Images? -- Entries posted in August, September & October
2002.
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