Description USS Alabama - Battleship Park, Mobile, ALDisplacing more than 44,500 tons, the USS ALABAMA measures 680 feet from stem to stern, half as long as the Empire State Building is tall. Armed with nine, 16-inch guns in three turrets and 20, 5-inch, .38-caliber guns in 10 twin mounts, her main batteries could fire shells as heavy as a small car accurately for a distance of more than 20 miles.Her steel side armor was a foot thick above the waterline, tapering to one half inch at the bottom. Her four propellers, each weighing more than 18 tons, could drive her through the seas at up to 28 knots, more than 32 miles per hour. Loaded with 7,000 tons of fuel oil, her range was about 15,000 nautical miles. The USS ALABAMA was built to fight.By early 1942 the USS ALABAMA was desperately needed. The Allies had their hands full against the Axis powers in the Atlantic. In the Pacific, the United States was embroiled in a bloody slugfest with Japan, and was still reeling from the Dec. 7, 1941 disaster at Pearl Harbor.The USS ALABAMA saw 37 months of active duty during World War II, earning nine Battle Stars. The Mighty A as she came to be known, safely carried her crew throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean campaigns, and never suffered any casualties or significant damage due to enemy fire. After the war, she was mothballed on Puget Sound at Bremerton, Wash., in 1947.With the war over, and the militarys transition to a Peacetime Navy, the cost of maintaining the wartime fleet became too much of a burden. In May 1962, the Navy announced that the USS ALABAMA and many other war ships would soon be scrapped.In 1964, a campaign was launched to bring the Mighty A home to ALABAMA as a memorial to the states sons and daughters who had served in the armed forces. Alabama school children raised almost $100,000 in mostly nickels, dimes, and quarters to help bring her home to her final resting place.A corporate fundraising campaign raised the balance of the $1 million ne
Brian Edmond, Mobile, AL Member Since May 2010 Artist Statement "The creation that surrounds us is absolutely incredible! Every day the beauty in the natural world speaks louder than words. The worries of this world can easily distract us from eternal purposes that have a much greater value. Wouldn’t you rather see the refreshing beauty of our world instead of the troubles of our world? Our Creator is calling us by name, asking us to join in the greatest story ever told.
Do you ever see something that moves you? Stirs your heart? Does it remind you of some thing or some one? Something inside causes us to search for something bigger than ourselves. We are created that way. It is an intrinsic part of our being. When I see an image that stirs me, I am reminded of my Savior and how He changed my life and brought me peace. His creation is a constant reminder of His presence in my life. Each image brings to mind a word from Scripture that encourages and refreshes me in a world full of distress.
It is my hope that the images that have touched my life will also touch your life and serve as a reminder that you are loved, cherished, and have been bought with a price by Someone who cares for you.
His name is Jesus and all of creation cries out that He is full of glory."
- Brian Edmond is from Mobile, AL where he lives with his wife, Julie, and four children. Brian is in ministry that involves biblical counseling where he teaches the people of God to take the Word of God and use it to bring victory over life's issues. All purchases go to help fund Brian to continue in ministry.
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