What You Need to Know: The USS Wisconsin (BB-65), one of the formidable Iowa-class battleships, faced not just the enemy during World War II but also the wrath of nature. In December 1944, during ...

Of course, it wasn’t a sailor, but rather was the U.S. Navy’s Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), which was commissioned 80 years ago on April 16 at the Philadelphia Naval Yard.

Iowa-class battleships measured 887 feet long and displaced 58,460 tons, with crews ranging from 2,500 during WWII to 1,573 ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Wisconsin, a heavily armed battleship known as "Big Whiskey," served in World War II, the Korean War, and Operation Desert Storm. -Renowned for its impressive ...

Historic Battleship USS Wisconsin Joins World of Warships Fleet. The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin is being readied for action once again. Well, perhaps not the actual ...

This awesome video, shot on May 16th, 1991, documented the last time the Iowa Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) fired off its main battery. Watching her 16 inch guns going off in a crescendo ...

Iowa-Class battleships served from World War II until the Gulf War and were equipped with nine 16" guns. Daniel Brown/Business Insider We saw these massive guns on the USS Wisconsin.

After decades of action and several stints in mothballs, the USS Iowa has found a new home in San Pedro, Calif., where she will become a museum. The Iowa, one of America's last battleships, has a ...

I got my dream sheet and for the class of ship I put battleship, battleship, battleship, because I just wanted a battleship. I got my orders, said USS Iowa, BB-61. I was like, yes!

RICHMOND, Calif. — Firing its 16-inch guns in the Arabian Sea, the USS Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the battleship. This was the ...

All four Iowa-class battleships are currently museums you can tour. I've checked out the USS Iowa , which is in Los Angeles, and the USS Missouri , in Hawaii. If you're near Norfolk, Virginia, you ...