BROWSE [Table of Contents] [Dedication] [Open Letter] [Short History] [History] [Launching] [Commissioning] [Ship Photos] [Crew Photos] [Reunion Photos] [Shipboard Life Photos] [Programs] [Collision] [Remembrances] [Yokosuka Landing] [Organization] [Specifications] [Operated With] [Plank Owners] [Captains] [Department Heads] [Ship's Log] [Ship's Company] [Operating Procedures] [Sources] [Data Base] [Reunion Association] [In Memoriam] [EMail Addresses] [EMail Addresses Descendants] [Pearl Harbor] [Relics and Artifacts] [Glossary] [Appendix] [Favorite Links]

USS Indiana BB-58 Home Port is about the 5,653 men who served on the Battleship USS Indiana, BB-58, for various times between 1100 Hours on 30 April 1942, when the ship was put in commission at Newport News, VA; and 1515 Hours on 11 September 1946 when it was placed in Commission in Reserve at Puget Sound Shipyard, WA. Over eighty percent had not been out of the civilian way of life more than six months when they came aboard. Most were 18 year olds and had never seen an ocean before. They came from cities, towns, and farms. They came from the 48 States and the Territories. They came from all walks of life. They came from coal mining and steel making towns, auto making cities, cattle country, and dairy communities. They came together for one purpose -to make the world safe for democracy-. The older crew members trained and molded these young former civilians into a trim, trained, trusted, fighting crew that took their rightful and honored place in the annals and histories of the Third and Fifth Fleets of World War II. The pages of this web site are primarily excerpted from the unpublished World War II Diary of Benjamin M. Givens, Jr.; recalled, researched, written, and edited since 1987. He spent most of his war in the Main Battery Plotting Room, operating the Spot One fire control radar, and, since September 1990 researching and compiling a 5,653 man - 33 item data base of everyone who served on the USS Indiana, and, since June 1998 creating and maintaining this web site I would like to hear from you. You may send all comments by e-mail to WebMeister:  Please come back soon and visit. The pages are constantly being revised.  Designed, researched, composed, edited and maintained by Benjamin M. Givens, Jr., FM & E Divisions. This page has been visited times since 02 June 1998. Thanks This site was created on Tuesday, 02 June 1998 at 0955 and last updated Wednesday, 07 December 2011 at 1313 hrs Copyright © 1998-2011 by Benjamin M. Givens, Jr. All Rights Reserved. No portion of this site, including this home page and any of the separate pages, may be copied, retransmitted, reposted, duplicated or otherwise used without the express written permission of Benjamin M. Givens, Jr. Visit My Other Web Sites USS Indiana BB-58 The ship I served on in the FM & E Divisions during World War II USS Florida BB-30 The ship my father served on in the E Division during World War I USS Oklahoma BB-37 Pearl Harbor Damage, Response and Recovery USS Indiana BB-01 The culmination of monitor design, named the first American Battleship 43rd Pennsylvania Volunteers (1st Light Artillery) The Union Artillery Regiment my great grandfather served in as a sergeant from 20 June 1861 to 20 July 1865 during the Civil War Givens Genealogy Genealogy of the Givens and the related families of southeastern Pennsylvania Ben Givens' Picture Galleries Pictures of the extended Givens Family of York County, PA US Battleship Development From the USS Monitor to the USS Indiana and the USS Iowa Benjamin M. Givens, Jr. Web Site Miscellaneous Items Thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoyed the cruise and don't forget to sign the visitor's log, leave a note for a shipmate, or let me know what you think of my site..it is important to me! Sign Guestbook Volume VII View Guestbook Volume VII View Volume I Guestbook Entries View Volume II Guestbook Entries View Volume III Guestbook Entries View Volume IV Guestbook Entries View Volume V Guestbook Entries View Volume VI Guestbook Entries This NavShips History-Ring site owned by Benjamin M. Givens, Jr.. [ Previous | Next | Next 5 Sites | Random Site] Want to join our RING? Click HERE for more info!!