Posted on 07/04/2021 3:51:45 PM PDT by ransomnote
ransomnote: Someone spent alot of time assembling videos and images of the history of the USS Wisconsin. I found the many historical photos at the link interesting and wanted to share it with others this Fourth of July.
4th of July: USS Wisconsin- aka "Wisky" - GIFs - Imgur
USS Wisconsin, fourth and final member of the Iowa class battleships, and the last commissioned American battleship. In the water in 1943, served in three wars, and was only permanently out of commission as of 2009 when it was no longer required that she be kept in readiness even as a museum ship. Finally posted from BB-1 to BB-64. Feels Good. A superb ship to end the list!
Yep. The old timers said it was like launching a VW Bug.
Amen! Land of the free because of the brave!
Yeah, they had the MO, Hornet, Ranger, several subs being cut up to recycle, Nimitz, Carl Vinson, a couple of other carriers came through that they swapped around a few times. Up at Subbase Bangor they had the Nuke Boomers, the Alabama, Florida and Ohio I think were some of them. I know Bama was, we saw her going out to sea up at the Hood Canal Floating Bridge. We got caught out on it as they opened it to let the Bama go through. Got a really great view and some photos also.
Nice
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