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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.
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.
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]
” 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.
The USS Wisconsin is a sight to behold: As one of the largest battleships built by the Navy, it weighs 45,000 tons and is 887-feet long. The Iowa-class battleship served in World War II and the ...
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 ...
Wisconsin star safety Hunter Wohler left Saturday night's game against Oregon late in the fourth quarter after he took a hard hit.. Wohler stayed down on the field as a silence came over Camp ...
USS Gull minor damage from 1 hit after receiving 60 rounds at a range of 5,400-10,000 yards from a North Korean shore battery while at Pkg 2, 2 casualties, 16 March 1953. USS Taussig slight damage from 1 hit after receiving 45 rounds from a shore battery at a range of 6,400-10,000 yards, 1 casualty, 17 March 1953.