Designation: BB-60 (USS Alabama)
Nicknames: Bama, Al, Al'bama, or Bam
Names the enemy know: Mighty A, Lucky A, and the Crimson Tide (I gotta plug in that godlike college football team one way or another)Looks: crimson eyes (if you know, you know), brown somewhat unkempt medium length hair, and a lean yet somewhat muscular build
Height: 6"1'
Weight: why do you want to know
Dress: however you wantPersonality: polite sometimes, blunt, speaks his mind, tease, and competitive.
Likes: cornbread, sweet tea, sweets in general, his sisters, Lynyrd Skynyrd, football, a good fight, freedom, and the good ol US.
Dislikes: the time it takes for cornbread to be made, one sided fights, the Crimson Axis (do I need to explain why), not having a sweet, and losing.Ship info
Displacement: 35,000 to 44,500 tons of freedom
Length: 680ft
Beam: 108ft. 2 in.
Draft: 33 ft. 8 in.
Fully loaded weight: 42,500 tons of incest
Speed: 28 knots
Range: 15,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
Power plants: 4 engine rooms, each carrying 2 boilers and 2 turbinesArmament (freedom dispensers)
9-16"/45 cal guns (3 turrets)
20 - 5"/38 cal guns (12 mounts)
48 - 40mm guns (12 mounts)
52 - 20mm gunsArmor
Turret faces: 18 inches
Conning tower: 16 inches
Side armor: 12.2 inches, tapering to 1 inch at bottomSisters: Massachusetts, Indiana, and South Dakota
Rigging: just the same as regular Alabama but with Al instead________________________________
Quick side note
[author notes]
"Talking or in my case cussing"
'Thinking like you are right now'Okay this part is done, so expect a new chapter maybe Wednesday or next weekend. Also credit to the USS Alabama battle ship memorial page for my information.
That's it, Bama's going out with the tide.
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The Mighty A's first draw in a new world
FanfictionMight as well do this. Since I haven't seen any stories about the USS Alabama and I want to pay respect to both my state ship and favorite ship, I'm doing this as I did say i would do this. So, you the reader are the Lucky or Mighty A, or Alabama. Y...