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Forum: General Boating Discussion

05-31-2012, 02:26 PM

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USS Iowa.....last of the battleships is coming to rest in Los Angeles!

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Posted By Redhook98

Yeah, but I think Pearl Harbor ended up being the...

Yeah, but I think Pearl Harbor ended up being the perfect place for the Missouri. Right next to the AZ Memorial. Pretty impressive when seen from across the harbor. Beginning and end of WWII.

San...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

05-31-2012, 09:38 AM

Replies: 25

USS Iowa.....last of the battleships is coming to rest in Los Angeles!

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Posted By Redhook98

I had a buddy on my first ship that cross-decked...

I had a buddy on my first ship that cross-decked from the Missouri to the Chandler. He would tell us stories about it. Wasn't an easy ship to serve on, but would have been well worth it for the...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

05-31-2012, 09:36 AM

Replies: 25

USS Iowa.....last of the battleships is coming to rest in Los Angeles!

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Posted By Redhook98

Yeah, they are pretty impressive. There are still...

Yeah, they are pretty impressive. There are still a bunch of un-cut and bored barrels here for 16 and 14-inch guns on the racks down here. You know the 14-inchers are waaay old. From what I...

Forum: General Boating Discussion

05-31-2012, 06:40 AM

Replies: 25

USS Iowa.....last of the battleships is coming to rest in Los Angeles!

Views: 2,399

Posted By Redhook98

Sorry to say that it most likely will never be...

Sorry to say that it most likely will never be recommissioned. The New Jersey and Missouri were to be kept on the inactive list until 2008 when the Navy's Gun Fire Support system could be modernized...

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