Before Missiles Were Normal: USS Savannah and the Fritz X Attack 🧭 #WWIIHistory #NavalWarfare #OperationAvalanche #USNavy #WW2 | Gist of History

In July 1943, off Sicily, USS Savannah unleashed hundreds of shells in support of the Big Red One—smashing tanks, silencing batteries, and breaking enemy assaults near Gela. Her firepower crushed three counterattacks and helped secure the beachhead. #WWII #USSSavannah #SicilyInvasion #BigRedOne #NavalHistory #PacificWar | The Reliable Narrator

USS Savannah in Savannah: Newly discovered film reel captures the WWII battleship visiting the Hostess City of the South way back in 1939! Andy Cole - WJCL reports: https://www.wjcl.com/article/savannah-film-footage-tybee-island-uss-savannah/65874424 | WJCL News

USS Savannah (LCS-28) | Sea RAM Missile Launch — Next-Gen Naval Defense System Description - Witness the U.S. Navy’s USS Savannah (LCS-28) conducting a live-fire launch of the Sea RAM defense system. This short-range missile technology automatically tracks and intercepts incoming aerial threats, enhancing ship security and rapid-response efficiency at sea. 🎓 Educational purpose: Understanding modern naval defense systems and missile technology. #reels #fbreels #instagood #SeaRAM #USNavy #LCS28

Battleship USS Iowa museum crew member and WWII veteran Ernest Thompson is in his 90s and hasn't been able to come to the ship lately, but some amazing sailors brought it to him, singing "Anchors Aweigh" in the middle of his street. He called it "one of the best days of his life". Video courtesy Sue Schmidt, volunteer coordinator at Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa Hermann | FOX 35 Orlando