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The "Lucky A"
USS Alabama (BB 60) is the fourth of four South Dakota class battleships laid down in the 1930s and 1940s. She was built by the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Her keel was laid on February 1, 1940 and she was launched on February 16, 1942. USS Alabama was commissioned on August 16, 1942.
For more information on visiting the USS Alabama, follow this link-http://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/butowsky1/alabama.htm
Image Credit USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park