BB61 is in da house
 

USS Iowa is our newest museum ship docked in San Pedro, Port of Los Angeles.
Opening day is this coming Saturday, July 7th. I'm goin' fer sure! We have our good friends up north to thank for not exercising first dibs on her.

What a history she has! A true leviathan!;) I can't wait to walk her decks!

http://www.pacificbattleship.com/

FDR's hottub;)

It is great that it has been saved. There were/are lots of them sitting for decades out by Benecia. They were turning into a serious lead and other toxics problem so they are going to be out of there one way or another.



Carl


The "Mothball Fleet"

http://media.sacbee.com/smedia/2012/...s3arT.St.4.jpg

There's an Iowa class battleship in that picture...

Her new home is L.A. Harbor after being refitted in Richmond, Ca.

Good stuff.

The Essex class carrier my father was on for three campaigns in Vietnam is now a museum in NYC.

It's on my list to take him there...

Yes, that's the Iowa herself. As Bob says, she has been moved from Suisun Bay to LA. She is truly beautiful!

The USS New Jersey, BB-62, is a museum ship in Camden.
The USS Missouri, BB-63, is also a museum ship in Pearl Harbor.
The USS Wisconsin, BB-64, is a museum as well. She's in Hampton Roads.
The USS Illinois, BB-65, had her keel laid in January 1945 but was canceled after VJ Day and never completed.


John

I'll post up some pics after I take the tour if anyone is interested?

Do it.

Yessir!:)

Please do Boba, That may be worth the drive over there.

Roger on that!:) I missed the U.S.S. New Jersey when she was here many moons ago, although a friend of mine, who was a Senior Chief (Weapons) on a gas turbined powered fast frigate at the time, picked me up a cap. (I wore it out but kept the patch.) I'm fascinated by the history embodied in these old battlewagons. I just wish that we could see her fire a salvo. Now that would make a helluva fireworks show, wouldn't it?:) I'm really jazzed at the opportunity to walk on those old solid teak decks. I sure hope that I get a chance to see the inside of her 16 inch turrents.:D

Awesome!

Pete

This is the model I always use to amaze myself with those BB's:

1. Take a Volkswagon Beetle.
2. Fill it full of explosives.
3. Launch it 18 miles with accuracy of 20 yards.
4. Fire nine at once.

Geez...

Don't forget this one....

http://battleshipnc.com/

Another great one! The North Carolina Class battleships were an even older series than the Iowa Class.

John

It's worth noting that all these great ships, some of which had 50 year service lives, were built by civilian union labor.

John

The horror! :eek: :D

Excellent! Are the Beetles painted with flowers? :)

Pete

Herbie?:D