Cool - my Dad was somewhere in France with Patton’s army.
I’ve always thought the rebuilt WV/Tennessees were beautiful, combining the modernized SoDak style superstructure with the lovely clipper bows of the standards.
Pity that none of them were kept as a museum. I’d love to visit. If only to see the massive electric motors.
My mistake, sea trials were in July 1944. My dad told me the Westinghouse engineers worked 24/7 for months to restore those massive drive motors so WV could make the trip to Bremerton in April 1943.