US EditionU.S. Navy Iowa-Class Battleship USS New Jersey’s ‘Comeback’ Is Now Complete
The overhaul replaced 1,300 anodes and serviced 165 hull openings to preserve the battleship for decades as a museum and memorial, officials said.
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U.S. Navy Iowa-Class Battleship USS New Jersey’s ‘Comeback’ Is Now Complete
Key Points and Summary – USS New Jersey (BB-62), the most decorated battleship in U.S. history, stepped back into the same Philadelphia dry dock where she was finished in 1943 for a major 2024 overhaul. Over 12 weeks, workers drained the dock, inspected and repaired her hull, replaced roughly 1,300 anodes, fixed leaky seawater inlets, and completely refreshed her paint system to guard against corrosion in the now-freshwater Delaware. USS New Jer…
Battleship USS Wisconsin Has a Message for the U.S. Navy
Key Points and Summary – USS Wisconsin (BB-64), “Big Whiskey,” was one of the most heavily armed and longest-serving battleships in U.S. history. -An Iowa-class giant with nine 16-inch guns able to hit targets 23 miles away, she fought in World War II, Korea, and later returned in the 1980s packed with Harpoon and Tomahawk […] The post Battleship USS Wisconsin Has a Message for the U.S. Navy appeared first on 19FortyFive.
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