Construction of the Washington commenced at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where her keel was laid down on June 14, 1938.

The S.S. Central America sank off the coast of South Carolina in 1857, taking with it 425 lives and a fortune in gold rush bounty.

The USS Edsall—or the “dancing mouse,” as her brutal Japanese opponents dubbed her—exemplified the very best that the US Navy has to offer.