NORFOLK, Virginia — The 16-inch guns, arching bow and a mast that reaches over 200 feet into the sky would have been an impressive addition to the skylines of Milwaukee, Racine, Sheboygan or Green Bay.
Doug Arthur, left, a volunteer tour guide on the USS Wisconsin, talks with a visitor on the stern of the ship near a trio of 16-inch guns. Another six guns are near the bow.
Commissioned in April 1944, the USS Wisconsin’s first commanding officer was Capt. Earl E. Stone, a Milwaukee native and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
The USS Wisconsin, moored in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, is one of the largest battleships ever made. The 887-foot-long ship burned through 400 gallons of diesel fuel per mile at maximum speed.
Maps of the Persian Gulf and of Iraq are laid out on a table in the quarters of the captain on the USS Wisconsin. The ship used its Tomahawk missiles in the region during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
The USS Wisconsin looms over downtown Norfolk, Virginia, where, since 2001, it has been open for public tours. The battleship served during World War II, the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm and will celebrate its 82nd birthday on April 11.
A touch of rural life graces the captain’s quarters of the USS Wisconsin. The ship was christened in 1943 by Marge Goodland, the wife of then-Wisconsin Gov. Walter S. Goodland. The battleship was commissioned in 1944 and headed to the South Pacific.
Some tours of the USS Wisconsin include a simulation with colored lights, audio and sound effects of what is what like when Tomahawk missiles were launched in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War.
BARRY ADAMS, STATE JOURNAL
Photos: The USS Wisconsin battleship in Norfolk, Virginia
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The USS Wisconsin looms over downtown Norfolk, Virginia, where, since 2001, it has been open for public tours. The battleship served during World War II, the Korean War and Operation Desert Storm and will celebrate its 82nd birthday on April 11.
Commissioned in April 1944, the USS Wisconsin’s first commanding officer was Capt. Earl E. Stone, a Milwaukee native and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Some tours of the USS Wisconsin include a simulation with colored lights, audio and sound effects of what is what like when Tomahawk missiles were launched in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War.
Doug Arthur, left, a volunteer tour guide on the USS Wisconsin, talks with a visitor on the stern of the ship near a trio of 16-inch guns. Another six guns are near the bow.
Maps of the Persian Gulf and of Iraq are laid out on a table in the quarters of the captain on the USS Wisconsin. The ship used its Tomahawk missiles in the region during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
A touch of rural life graces the captain’s quarters of the USS Wisconsin. The ship was christened in 1943 by Marge Goodland, the wife of then-Wisconsin Gov. Walter S. Goodland. The battleship was commissioned in 1944 and headed to the South Pacific.
The USS Wisconsin, moored in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, is one of the largest battleships ever made. The 887-foot-long ship burned through 400 gallons of diesel fuel per mile at maximum speed.
