They were ready, and the Navy was ready because the mobilization had begun in May of 1941. It was slower paced, and mostly in manning the mothballed ships from the Great War and new construction, but still a growing force.
"All that less than a year after the war started." I don't mean to be a nitpicker here, but...I assume you meant to write, "All that less than a year after the war started FOR US."
Funny thing, we were still getting our asses kicked in the Battle of the Atlantic, still figuring out how to fight the Japanese, losing at Tassafaronga and had the ability to launch an invasion 3300 NM from Norfolk.
Her sister heavy cruisers USS Astoria, Vincennes and Quincy would be sunk at the Battle of Savo Island. Aesthetic lines but not as aesthetic and dangerous as the Baltimore class heavy cruisers or post war Des Moines class which were the epitome of that classification of warship.
They were ready, and the Navy was ready because the mobilization had begun in May of 1941. It was slower paced, and mostly in manning the mothballed ships from the Great War and new construction, but still a growing force.
"All that less than a year after the war started." I don't mean to be a nitpicker here, but...I assume you meant to write, "All that less than a year after the war started FOR US."
Funny thing, we were still getting our asses kicked in the Battle of the Atlantic, still figuring out how to fight the Japanese, losing at Tassafaronga and had the ability to launch an invasion 3300 NM from Norfolk.
BZ indeed.
Her sister heavy cruisers USS Astoria, Vincennes and Quincy would be sunk at the Battle of Savo Island. Aesthetic lines but not as aesthetic and dangerous as the Baltimore class heavy cruisers or post war Des Moines class which were the epitome of that classification of warship.