Chapters the ballad of the Uss carolina
Men where moving to and fro getting the only Tillman battleship in the world read for her final voyage.
"How are we looking" asked captain James smith. James smith was the great great grandson of Josiah smith the first captain of the USS Carolina.
" we are doing good captain" replied co Harper.
As the two men got the ship ready to leave men and women where saying good by to there loved ones who where traveling on the mighty warship.
"Dead slow ahead both Mr Mallon" said James.
" yes captain" replied Dutch Mallon the chef petty officer of the Carolina.
As the Carolina departed from the docks people shouted and cheered for the brave men and women who had the honor of serving aboard the mighty warship. The vessel let out a long low blast from her 3 chime bell whistle.
"Take her to sea mr Mallon lets see what she can do" James said.
"Yes sir" replied Dutch.
As the ship left the harbor she increased in speed soon reaching her max speed. Fishing boat, ships, and navel vessels honked there horns as the mighty war ship left on her final voyage. What know one know was that is would be the last time any one ever saw the mighty warship ever again or would they.
the ballad of the Uss carolina
history of the CSS Carolina
The USS Carolina was built is 1917 at the harperson ship building company and was the only Tillman class battleship to ever be built. The vessel was built to help stop the germen blockade set up around great Britain. Hoping to build a battleship that could take on more the one boat they built the vessel to take a hit from even the most powerful cannon the Germans had. She fought in the second battle of Jutland in 1917. The Carolina managed to sink 7 warships in this famous battle.
Built to go one the ocean the Carolina became the pride of the American navy which it would remain for the next 50 years.
In 1934 after the end to the first world war the USS Carolina was sent back to the harperson ship building company for a major refit. After being in the works for 3 years the Carolina emerged from the shipyard. The vessel continued to serve the American navy for another 8 years. In 1942 the Carolina received anti aircraft guns. Then in 1965 at 48 years old and after serving for the us navy's the USS Caroline was decommissioned by the us navy.
In 1924 during a us navy exercise the USS Carolina managed to accidently ram the battleship Wyoming. The damage done in the accident put both the mighty Carolina and the Wyoming out of commission and sent back the repair yards for fixing. Then in 1928 the Carolina rammed and sunk the ss Wellsburg during a stormy night. The final accident by the USS Carolina was in 1933 when she fired and sunk the us destroyer Strasberg. All in all the Carolina had many accidents over the years but as luck would have it no fatalities happened as a result of said accidents.
But wait there is some good news. After hearing about her decommissioning the states of north and south Carolina asked the us federal government to donate the USS Carolina to the two states. After a lot of back and forth the Us government donated the Carolina to the state of South Carolina. the vessel traveled under its own steam to Charleston south Carolina.
Taking 4 years and costing 224 million dollars the USS Carolina emerged from the ship yard liking better then ever. She still stands today until. In 2017 on the vessels 100th year old existence the united states decided to reactivate the USS Carolina for one last run. After being taken to a ship yard and getting rebuild back into full operational statice she left Norfolk Virginia on her very last voyage. Little did anyone know that would be the last time anyone would see the Carolina forever!
the ballad of the Uss carolina
The CSS Carolina was built in 1917 during world war 1. Due to her being so powerful she remained in service until 1965. She received numerous upgrades over the years. This chapter is about her when she was built and what was added or taken during her refits.
When the CSS Carolina as built she was 1112 feet long, 135 feet wide, and had a 33 feet draft. Her main belt armor was 19 inches thick. Her main deck armor was 11 inches thick. And finally her pilothouse armor was 24 inches thick.
The Carolina was powered by four twin Westinghouse turbines generating about 11950 horsepower each. He was built with 15 Hanson coal fired boilers. When built she had a top speed of 25 knots and had a crew of 2810 men.
Her main armaments where five turrets with three 18 inch cannons, 24 eight inch cannons, and sixteen five inch guns, plus she had eight 3 inch anti air craft guns.
in 1934 the Carolina received a refit. Her armor was replaced with new experimental armor with the same thickness as before. She received four new Westinghouse high power gear steam turbines. Which where powered by 15 new Scottsdale oil-fired water jacketed boilers. Which increased her top speed from 25 knots to an incredible 29 knots. She also received new Armament witch consisted of 24 new 8 inch guns, sixteen new 5 inch navel guns, and 8 new 3 inch anti air guns
Finally in 1942 the Carolina received her final refit which resulted in her receiving anti air craft guns which where sixty twin 40 mm Bofors cannons, forty new 50 bmg machine guns, and eighty single 20 mm auto cannons, plus twelve new 3 inch anti air guns.
the ballad of the Uss carolina
The USS Carolina was only about a day at sea when when ran into one of the worst storms in Virginia history. The crew batten down the hatches in anticipation of the storm.
"How is she running Mr Mallon" James asked.
"We are at about 13 knots captain I reduced her to slow ahead" replied Dutch Mallon.
"What in Sam hell is that" yelled James as a huge wall of water smashed into the ship.
James woke up as he found himself on the deck of the bridge.
"Oh what happened" James said to know one in particular.
"I don't know but we took a huge wave but received no damage. I turned us around to head back but we entered a fog bank and the radar is on the fritz" replied Dutch.
"That's good" replied James.
Just then the ship exited the fog bank and the crew saw a city that looked just like San Francisco.
"Where the hell are we" was all James could say.
In the port of San Franciscolt the head of the equestrian navy saw the unknow battleship heading for them and ordered the gun crew to fire a warning shot.
The crew of the Carolina heard the cannon fire and a huge spout of water landed about 50 yard ahead of the bow.
"Fire back a warning shot" James yelled.
One of the huge 18 inch guns move and fired its round right at the entrance of the harbor. now there was a stallmate.
In Canterlot a letter arrived telling of a huge warship at San Franciscolt. Princess Celestia called forth the bears of the elements of harmony.
"I have just received word that a huge warship is at San Franciscolt" Princess Celesta said.
"Don't worry we will help" replied princess Twilight as she and her friends headed to San Franciscolt.