Key Points - The USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class fast battleship commissioned in 1942, played a significant role in World War II. -Initially tasked with escorting Allied convoys to the ...

MOBILE - The 43rd anniversary of the opening of USS Alabama (BB-60) Battleship Memorial Park was Wednesday, Jan. 9. Eighteen years to the day since she last ran under her own power, the World War II ...

56 DEGREES. ALL RIGHT, KATIE, THANK YOU. ALMOST 16.5 MILLION AMERICANS SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO. THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ESTIMATES JUST 66,000 ARE ALIVE TODAY. IT’S PART OF OUR HISTORY THAT ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - This year marks 60 years since the USS Alabama opened to the public. The effort to get the Battleship to the Port City was a true community effort. Arriving in the Port City in ...