Fire! U.S. Navy Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin Was ‘Unretired’ Over and Over Again

Fire! U.S. Navy Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin Was ‘Unretired’ Over and Over Again

Synopsis: USS Wisconsin (BB-64)—the Iowa-class “Big Whisky”—entered service in April 1944 and surged into the Pacific Ocean, escorting fast carriers and delivering shore bombardment at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. -Reactivated for 1950s fighting off the Korean Peninsula, it absorbed a direct 152 mm hit with minimal damage, then pinpointed and demolished the gun position with […] The post Fire! U.S. Navy Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin Was ‘Unretire…