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Was Jean Bart the last surviving target of a US battleship?

Jean Bart's survival prompts a tentative comparison with other ships fired on by American battleships.

Question

Was Jean Bart the last surviving ship to have been fired on by a US battleship?

Short answer

The panel thinks so, but nobody confirms the distinction and the answer explicitly invites correction.

Notes

Jean Bart's survival into the postwar period prompts the question of whether any other ship fired on by an American battleship remained afloat later. Nobody on the panel recalls another candidate. The answer is explicitly tentative and relies on memory, so the proposed distinction remains unconfirmed.