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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.
January 13 Reinforced by the arrival of her sistership USS MISSOURI (BB-63), WISCONSIN got underway from Bahrain in anticipation of the start of offensive operations against Iraq. January 17 WISCONSIN acting as Tomahawk strike warfare commander for the Persian Gulf, directed the sequence of Tomahawk launches that initiated the opening of ...
Battleship Wisconsin (BB-64), an Iowa-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 30th state. Her keel was laid down on January 25, 1941 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) Fires a three-gun salvo from her forward 16/50 gun turret, during bombardment duty off Korea. Photograph is dated 30 January 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was an Iowa-class vessel that served with the US Navy on and off from 1944-91. She was the second-last of her class to be commissioned, and one of the last battleships ever constructed by the United States.
USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) ASSOCIATION. We are the only officially recognized association from the USS WISCONSIN. Our goal is to maintain the history and to participate in decisions regarding the disposition of our ship. You, too, can be part of the history of our ship by joining our great Association.
USS Wisconsin (BB 64), the third of four Iowa-class battleships to be built, now rests in honorable deactivated status in Norfolk, Virginia, as part of the Nauticus museum complex.
BB-64 USS WISCONSIN. The United States Navy brought USS Wisconsin into service with her commission in April 1944. After initial shakedown in the Caribbean, the ship reported to the Pacific later that year. The ship took part during operations at the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.
CAPTAIN ROBERT J. FOLEY, USN Captain, USS WISCONSIN 9/24/52-9/9/53 assumed command of the USS WISCONSIN on 24 September 1952 as the Flagship of Commander, Second Fleet. WISCONSIN steamed toward Oslo, Norway, culminating the first major combined NATO naval exercise, Operation MAINBRACE.
The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) fires a salvo from three of its 16-inch guns. (Image source: U.S. Archives) The ship packed some serious firepower. The Wisconsin bristled with armaments. Its main weapons were nine massive 16-inch guns.