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USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship.Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Yard workers hoist one of nine 16"/50 Mark VII gun barrels aboard the USS Iowa during her construction in 1942. The 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns of the forward turret of the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) fire at enemy targets ashore on the Korean Peninsula on 30 January 1952 during the Korean War.
USS Wisconsin, photographed at sea in her 1980s configuration. USS Missouri fires her 16-inch guns. The Iowa-class battleships are the most heavily armed warships the United States Navy has ever put to sea, due to the continual development of their onboard weaponry.
Wisconsin fires a Tomahawk missile during her 1991 deployment to the Persian Gulf. Wisconsin was ordered 12 June 1940, laid down 25 January 1942, launched 7 December 1943, and commissioned 16 April 1944. After trials and initial training in the Chesapeake Bay, she transferred to the Pacific Fleet in 1944 and was assigned to protect the US fleet ...
USS Irwin minor damage after 80 rounds of 76 mm air bursts close aboard from a shore battery at Pkg 2, 5 casualties, 8 July 1953. USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Damaged on 17 November 1950, 6 wounded on Chongjin, on 21 April 1952 an accident during attacks against the ports of Wonsan and Chongjin left 30 killed. [ 2 ]
Wisconsin shooting latest: Funerals set for teacher and student as police look at Natalie Rupnow’s motive. James Liddell,Mike Bedigan,Rhian Lubin and Kelly Rissman. December 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM.
Natalie Rupnow, who also went by Samantha, shot and killed a teacher and a student and wounded six others during study hall on Monday at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin ...
The battleship USS New Jersey fires at positions near Beirut on 9 January 1984 during the Lebanese Civil War.. The United States battleship retirement debate was a debate among the United States Navy, Marine Corps, Congress, and independent groups over the effectiveness of naval gunfire support (NGFS) provided by Iowa-class battleships, and whether an alternative should be implemented.