WEB SITE TABLE OF CONTENTS

The following is a listing of the contents of what is on this USS Indiana BB-58 Web Site:
http://www.oocities.org/bb58.geo



Web Site started Tuesday 02 June 1998 at 0955

Latest Update
34 Chapters
133 Web Pages
912 Sheets (8 1/2 x 11)
762 Photos
22 Biographies
56 Remembrances
42,109,000 Bytes of information (equivalent to 9.97 copies of the King James Version of the bible)
34,974 visitors to web site since creation, now averaging 35 a day, 1,000 a month.


SUBJECTS

INDEX (HOME) PAGE
Introduction to Web Site
*3 Sheets
*1 Photo, Picture of Indiana bombarding Kamaishi

TABLE OF CONTENTS (This page)
Table of Contents of what is on the USS Indiana BB-58 Web Site
*5 Sheets

DEDICATION
Dedication of Web Site to the Three Kathryns
*1 Sheet
*3 Photo

OPEN LETTER
Open letter to all surfers
*1 Sheet

SHORT HISTORY
Brief history of USS Indiana
*3 Sheets

HISTORY
Detailed histories of the three Battleships USS Indiana
*9 Sheets
*3 Photos

LAUNCHING OF USS INDIANA
Launching and Christening of the USS Indiana
*3 Sheets
*3 Photos

COMMISSIONING OF USS INDIANA
Commissioning the USS Indiana
*2 Sheets
*3 Photos

SHIP PHOTOS
Primarily US Navy Photos
*8 Sheets
*48 Photos of the ship with descriptions

CREW PHOTOS

The Crew
Crew member photos listed by the 9 Departments and the 28 Divisions
*9 Web Pages
*12 Sheets
*330 Photos of crew members
*89 Division Photos
*13 Biographies

REUNION PHOTOS
Group photos from various Reunions
*2 Sheets
*11 Photos

SHIPBOARD LIFE PHOTOS
Photos from 1945 Cruise Book, 1944 and 1945 Calendars, and personal collections
*3 Web Pages
*26 Sheets
*118 Photos
*14 Categories

*Keep It Shipshape
*A Day Ashore
*Launching And Recovery
*Religious Services
*Rest And Recreation
*Special Delivery
*Rough Weather, 05 June 1945 Typhoon
*V-J Day
*Inspection
*Ports Of Call
*How To Become A Shellback
*Athletics
*Ceremonies
*Other

PROGRAMS
Programs, Booklets, Menus
*17 Sheets
*5 Items
*16 Photos

COLLISION
Excerpts from the ships log and other reports, & US Navy photos
*2 Web Pages
*14 Sheets
*27 Photos

REMEMBRANCES
Remembrances of crew members
*9 Web Pages
*65 Sheets
*51 Remembrances
*15 Photos

YOKOSUKA LANDING
Landing and Occupation of Yokosuka Naval Base
*1 Web Pages
*9 Sheets
*21 Photos

ORGANIZATION
Number and types of personnel, and duties of the 9 departments and the 28 Divisions
*2 Web Pages
*19 Sheets
*38 Photos

SPECIFICATIONS
General, Displacement, Dimensions, Armament, Tank Capacities, Machinery, and Weight Summary
*3 Sheets

SHIPS OPERATED WITH
Ship operated with during WWII and their Web Site URL's
*3 Sheets

PLANK OWNERS
List of the 2,109 Plank Owners (85 officers)
*19 Web Pages
*108 Sheets

CAPTAINS
List of the nine Captains, when served, bios and pictures
*9 Web Pages
*27 Sheets
*8 Photos
*9 Biographies

DEPARTMENT HEADS
List of Department Heads, when served
*3 Sheets

SHIPS LOG
Excerpts from the Ship's Log, Action Reports, and Special Reports
*9 Web Pages
*61 Sheets

SHIPS COMPANY
List of all 5,653 members of the Ship's Company, including nine items for each from the 33 item Data Base
*35 web pages
*245 Sheets

OPERATING PROCEDURES
Description of operating procedures
*31 Sheets
*15 Photos
*5 Categories

*Organization Of Fleet
*Normal Formation
*Replenishment
*Daily Routine
*Special Conditions Off Japanese Home Islands

SOURCES
Sources used to develop web site
*3 Sheets

DATA BASE DESCRIPTION
Description and history of the 5,653 man, 33 item data base
Started at Washington Reunion 1990 with 12 addresses
Reviewed

* 152 feet of microfilm past eleven years
* 19 Quarterly Musters Lists dated June, 1942 thru October, 1946
* 53 Monthly Reports of Personnel Changes dated May, 1942 thru October, 1946
* Approximately 3,000 legal size sheets of paper with 34 names on each sheet for a total listing of 100,000 names *8 Sheets

REUNION ASSOCIATION
Reunion meetings, number, when and where held, how to join
*3 Web Pages
*6 Sheets

IN MEMORIAM
List of deceased shipmates, while on ship, and since last reunion
*6 Sheets

E-MAIL ADDRESSES
List of shipmates with e-mail addresses
94 Shipmates have e-mail addresses
*4 Sheets

E-MAIL ADDRESSES DESCENDANTS
List of descendants of shipmates with e-mail addresses
11 Descendants of shipmates have e-mail addresses
*1 Sheet

PEARL HARBOR
Pearl Harbor Survivors Page
*2 Sheets
*2 Photos

RELICS AND ARTIFACTS
Location of USS Indiana Relics and Artifacts
*3 Sheets
*3 Photos

GLOSSARY
Naval terms
*6 Sheets

FAVORITE LINKS, MILITARY
*5 Sheets

Last Updated 08 April 2002

Oft was I weary when I toiled at thee

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