WINCHENDON — On Oct. 24, 1944, the light cruiser USS Birmingham was seriously damaged by explosions while the ship was fighting fires alongside the stricken aircraft carrier USS Princeton. The ...

That Thanksgiving Day menu brought back the memories for Herb Morrow. It was dated Nov. 29, 1945. And it outlined the fare that was to be served that day aboard the light cruiser USS Birmingham, a ...

On November 14, 1910, Eugene Ely became the first pilot to successfully launch a plane from a stationary ship. The Curtiss pusher airplane, one of the first models in the world to be built in any ...

1945: The USS Birmingham was heavily damaged by a kamikaze pilot in the Battle of Okinawa. The Japanese plane hit her starboard deck while carrying a 500 pound bomb, which penetrated to the sick bay ...

The USS Birmingham Reunion will take place in Richmond, September 11th through September 13th. World War II ship veterans and their families will stay at the DoubleTree Airport.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Plans are under way to build a community of about 350 houses on undeveloped land owned by USS Real Estate in Pratt City. As revitalization and rebuilding continues in ...