USS PROVIDENCE SSN-719
IN THE NEWS
CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
CITIZEN CITATION
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"DUE NOW---2011 ASSN. DUES"
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 NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION TO PROVIDENCE - 25NOV66 TO 08NOV68
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION TO PROVIDENCE - 20APR72 TO 01DEC72
 POUNDING THE DO SON PENINSULA - 1972 CRUISER- DESTROYER ATTACK VIETNAM
PROVIDENCE CALL SIGN "FIGHTING DEVIL" USED IN NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORT
COMSEVENTHFLEET CALL SIGN - "JEHOVAH" (formerly Blackbeard)
June 9, 1972 - New York Times Magazine - "Banging Holes in the Land"
--The Vietnam war from the deck of a U.S. cruiser
....................................... an article by Donald Kirk
COMMAND HISTORY REPORT FOR 1967
COMMAND HISTORY REPORT FOR 1968
COMMAND HISTORY REPORT FOR 1972
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION TO SSN719 (4)
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USS PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL DISPLAY CASE
NOW ABOARD THE USS LITTLE ROCK IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK
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Donations requested for the USS PROVIDENCE SHOWCASE aboard the LITTLE ROCK and the potential USS SALEM display. Shipmates can bring their items to the upcoming reunion or mail/contact Jim Chryst. click here for contact information..thank you for your support... Providence Association |
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS PROVIDENCE, after the city of Providence, Rhode Island.
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The first Providence was a 12-gun ship (sloop) originally named Katy was taken into the Continental Navy in 1775. First Naval Command of John Paul Jones on May 10, 1776.. |
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The second Providence was a 28-gun sailing frigate launched in 1776 and captured by the British in 1780. |
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The third Providence was a gundalow built on Lake Champlain in 1776 which fought in the Battle of Valcour Island. A gundalow is a single masted rowing gunboat. (3 cannons + 9 guns)
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The fourth Providence was the light cruiser
(CL-82) from 1945 to 1949, de-activated - Reserve Fleet - converted to a guided missile cruiser (CLG-6) - again in service from 1959 to 1973.
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The fifth Providence (SSN-719) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1985 and on active service and patrol as of 2009.
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CL82 Softball Team - BM1 Marshall D. Williams .... back row third from left
Submitted by Larry Williams
Providence News
Clippings From The Past  ...click here
USS RONALD REAGAN RETURNS (7/06/06)...click here
MASTER & COMMANDER...click here
ENS. HAAS SHARES HIS PHOTOS ..click here
SUBIC BAY NAVAL BASE ..click here
USS PROVIDENCE "MODEL" ..click here
SPECIAL VIDEO SELECTIONS ..click here
USS PROVIDENCE DRILL TEAM..click here
SAM AND DAVY JONES IN 1968 ..click here
The Log of Cromwell Smith - Plank Owner 1945...click here
THE TIMES OF Eugene Willard Rogers S2/C...click here
Dianne Nezgoda shares "The Jolly Roger" from the times when
her dad, Eugene Nezgoda sailed on Providence....click here
 "I WAS A SAILOR ONCE" click here
Providence Chief Engineer in 1959
Sketches of Providence by Arthur Beaumont .html
July 1969
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created January 21, 1999, by Sam Villa at www.Star77.com,
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The Virtual Wall - Vietnam Memorial
D-DAY June 06, 1944.. click here
October 13, 1775: Navy birthday
November 10, 1775: Marine Corp birthday
Combat Naval Gunfire Support File
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A Tradition of Honor 
