USS Remembrance was a fictional ship in the Timeline-191 alternate history books written by Harry Turtledove. Timeline-191 is a fan name given to a series of Harry Turtledove alternate history novels. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... Harry Turtledove at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow Harry Norman Turtledove (born June 14, 1949), is a historian and prolific novelist who has written historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction works. ...

The Remembrance was commissioned immediately after the Great War, built on the hull of an uncompleted 'ocean monitor' (a project that was cancelled by the War Department). The ship was state of the art with good weapons and a complement of three dozen fighter planes. In 1920–21 she aided the Irish government in putting down a British-backed uprising in Ulster, demonstrating to the world what aircraft carriers were capable of. During the 1920s under Socialist President Upton Sinclair, the Remembrance languished in Boston Navy Yard before being sent to the Pacific in 1928. USS Monitor became the prototype of a form of ship built by several navies for coastal defence in the 1860s and 1870s and known as a monitor. ... Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: ) is one of the four provinces of Ireland. ... An aircraft carrier is a warship whose main role is to deploy and recover aircraft—in effect acting as a sea-going airbase. ... Upton Beall Sinclair (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was a prolific (90 books) American author who wrote in many genres, often advocating Socialist views, and achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the twentieth century. ... The Boston Navy Yard, originally Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities of the United States Navy. ...

Thereafter the ship played a more important role in naval history. She was nearly sunk in 1932 by a Japanese submarine while patrolling the Canadian coastline against Japanese smugglers. This incident and Japan's covert support for Canadian rebels touched off the Pacific War between the United States and Japan. During the conflict Remembrance participated in the first naval battles where neither side's ships saw one another. After the war's uneventful end in 1934 she was transferred to the Atlantic, where Remembrance was outfitted with wireless-ranging (a.k.a. Y-range) gear in 1940 (the equivalent of radar). A fictional conflict (1932-34) in Harry Turtledoves Timeline-191 alternate history series. ... This long range radar antenna (approximately 40m (130ft) in diameter) rotates on a track to observe activities near the horizon. ...

When the Confederate States declared war on June 22, 1941 by bombing Philadelphia, the Remembrance was ordered to launch an airstrike at Charleston. Despite sustaining considerable damage from CS aircraft, the ship managed to pull it off, retiring to US-controlled Bermuda for repairs. However, this success was overshadowed when HMS Ark Royal managed to lure the carriers Remembrance and Sandwich Islands away from Bermuda, allowing a joint C.S./British task force to take the strategically important island. For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest... Motto: Fedes Mores Juraque Curat Nickname: The Holy City, The Palmetto City Founded Incorporated 1670   County Berkeley and Charleston Counties Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. ... His or Her Majestys Ship (HMS) is the title of any commissioned ship in the British Royal Navy, and refers to the King or Queen of the United Kingdom as appropriate at the time. ... HMS Ark Royal (91), was the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honor of the flagship of the English fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada. ...

When it became clear that the Bahamas would fall too, the Remembrance was ordered to the Pacific to face Japan, the sole US Navy carrier in that ocean. On December 7, 1941 she was ordered to aid Midway Island and, despite sinking one Japanese carrier and damaging another, was struck twice on the bow by Japanese bombs, then hit once more in the stern near the ship's gasoline stores. In spite of the heroic efforts of her damage-control parties, the resulting fires led to the ship's sinking. Remembrance's loss ensured Midway's fall to Japan, and forced the US Navy to restrict its operations under land-based aircover. For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ...

Its commander, Captian Stein and its damage control officer Lieutenant Commander Pottinger are among many confirmed killed when the Remembrance was lost. Its first officer Commander Cressy and a damage control officer Lieutenant Sam Carsten survived as well as some other crewmen.