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In 1988 The USS Missouri (BB63) visited Vancouver, B.C. which was before she was decommissioned. I was fortunate to be able to get three tickets to tour the ship as she was anchored in English Bay. It was a typical Vancouver day then but that didn't dampen our enthusiasm at touring the "Mighty Mo"!
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I slept overnight on the New Jersey with our daughter's Girl Scout troop. One of the moms got a concussion from hitting her head on a pass through door.
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I think this gives you a good idea as to the size of the Iowa Class Battleships here is the Wisconsin !
Yep, the Whisky is right down the road and that is the view as I head to her to visit from the parking garage.
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Moderately surprised they don't move more of these museum ships into the Great lakes because of the reduced maintenance costs from fresh water. I heard the cooler temperature helps too. Every once in a while I end up in the neighborhood of the St. Mary's Challenger, still in use as a barge after being launched in 1906. We also have a couple of Gato class subs and a number of tugs. The Iowa class ships are a bit large for the seaway, but it would be nice to think about how much more these museums could do with a larger budget.
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I would hate to turn the corner in my truck and look up and see that behemoth seemingly bearing down on me as in the first photo.
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Went on that ship about a decade ago. Absolutely amazing the size and scale of the ship. Coolest part I found was how the guns were painted with the name of little Iraqi towns with shells beside them. Most only had one or two...
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They are one of the most graceful designs for a battleship ever.
Made so they could traverse the Panama canal with inches to spare just fitting ?
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The citadel armor is seventeen inches thick.
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