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USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy ... Wisconsin suffered extensive bow damage, [15] and Eaton was also badly damaged.
In 1956, the bow of the uncompleted Kentucky was removed and grafted on Wisconsin, which had collided with the destroyer USS Eaton. [156] Decommissioned in 1958, Wisconsin was placed in the reserve fleet at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard until reactivated in 1986 as part of the 600-ship Navy plan. [157]
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.
” Working round-the clock, Wisconsin’s ship’s force and shipyard personnel completed the operation which grafted the new bow on the old battleship in a mere 16 days.” – mere sounds POV-ish; unless you can demonstrate that 16 days was very little for the operation. Overall, looks good so far, I'll check back later with some more comments.
On 6 May 1956, off the Virginia Capes, the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) collided with the Eaton in thick fog while daylight steaming at high speed (20 knots). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The collision caused serious damage to both ships, with the Eaton contacting the battleship's bow on the starboard side forward of the bridge, which crushed to port side ...
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. Employees working with the automatic 16-inch powder stacking machine at Naval Ammunition Depot Hingham , Mass. during World War II.
USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state. She was the third and final member of her class to be built. Her keel was laid down in February 1897 at the Union Iron Works in San Francisco, and she was launched in November 1898.
List of shipwrecks: 12 February 1950 Ship State Description Stag Hong Kong The tug capsized and sank 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) south of the mouth of the River Wear whilst towing unfinished ocean liner City of Manchester ( United Kingdom).