1914-1945 – Page 6 – Hampton Roads Ship Model Society

John W. Brown (SS)

One of two surviving fully operational Liberty ships preserved in the United States

Midway (USS)

USS Midway is a former aircraft carrier of the US Navy. Commissioned a week after the end of World War II, she was the largest ship in the world until 1955. She operated for 47 years.

Lightship 101 (LV-101/WAL-524)

Lightship 101 was built in 1915 and served for 48 years off the coasts of Virginia, Delaware and Massachusetts. Although she was never stationed there, she has taken on the city’s name after being donated to the city of Portsmouth, Virginia in 1964.

Calcaterra, USS (DE-390)

Calcaterra was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She was named in honor of Motor Machinist’s Mate First Class Herbert A. Calcaterra who received the Silver Star posthumously.

Zerstörer (D 170)

A German destroyer, formerly USS Anthony (DD-515), a Fletcher-class destroyer

Indianapolis, USS (CA-35)

The sinking of Indianapolis resulted in the greatest single loss of life at sea, from a single ship, in the history of the US Navy.

San Francisco, USS (CA-38)

San Francisco (CA-38) was a New Orleans-class cruiser, and one of the most decorated ships of World War II, earning 17 battle stars.

Stier

Stier was a German auxiliary cruiser of World War II. The name Stier means “bull”. She was the last German raider to break out into the Atlantic in World War II.

Alaska, USS (CB-1)

USS Alaska was a large cruiser that served during the end of World War II. Only one other of her class was completed.

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein fired the first shots of World War II when she bombarded the Polish base at Danzig’s Westerplatte.