SAN DIEGO (July 7, 2016) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbour (LSD 52) departs Naval Base San Diego en route to take part in the Southern California portion of the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016 exercise.

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Berthed in the Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, before a series of early aviation tests, USN armoured cruiser North Carolina had a catapult prototype installed on her afterdeck. Current status: Scrapped in 1930-32, lifespan of 27 years. September 1915.

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Berthed in the Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, before a series of early aviation tests, USN armoured cruiser North Carolina had a catapult prototype installed on her afterdeck. Current status: Scrapped in 1930-32, lifespan of 27 years. September 1915.