USS Iowa.....last of the battleships is coming to rest in Los Angeles!
05-30-2012 | 05:29 PM
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USS Iowa.....last of the battleships is coming to rest in Los Angeles!
It's almost here......
http://pacificbattleship.com/page/track
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2UsCvTLjLY&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]
http://pacificbattleship.com/page/track
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2UsCvTLjLY&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]
05-30-2012 | 10:04 PM
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05-30-2012 | 10:28 PM
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The San Francisco Bay Area, couldn't get their act together to keep her up in SF. each town was fighting with the other she slipped away under the Golden Gate Bridge
05-30-2012 | 11:16 PM
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How to use one of those 16" Bigsticks!
Thought is was pretty amazing when I heard today that part of the Navy's agreement to let her become a museum is that she must be kept in nearly ready to re-deploy condition and that she can be re-fitted in less than 180 days for redeployment in an emergency. They will open her for the public in July, so she must be in pretty nice condition!
I hope she gets a chance to return to emergency duty, the first one being taking one of her 16" guns and sticking it up Amadinajahds As* and firing off a round or two, eh!
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Ray @ Raylar
I hope she gets a chance to return to emergency duty, the first one being taking one of her 16" guns and sticking it up Amadinajahds As* and firing off a round or two, eh!
Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar
05-31-2012 | 06:40 AM
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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 and replace the aged 16-inch guns. The capabilities of the extended range 5/54 and the new DDG-1000 ships meet that criteria.
Besides, the infrastructure for testing the 16-inch barrels has been all but eliminated. They are tested about 1/8 mile from my office and the pads and mounts have been dismantled. The last gun was set up in the parade grounds as a monument. In other words, if you can't certify the guns, you can't shoot em. Can't shoot em, can't have a Battleship. Sad.
I have pics of the Missouri from my last trip through Pearl on the Lake Erie prior to her being moved to the dry dock for work. Based on what I saw, there is no way they could be recommissioned in 180 days. The 180 day criteria was from back inthe late 90's when they were re-stricken from the books and placed in inactive reserve.
When they open them up to the public for tours (i.e. the Missouri), it is only for pre-determined areas. It is impossible to keep a total Battleship in any state of perfect or even good repair with a volunteer crew. Remember she used to have a crew of 2000 (including Marine Det) to take care of her. Most compartments below the waterline are now sealed off and filled with nitrogen for preservation. The recent work needed on the Missouri was for extensive below-water line rust and corrosion issues.
Sad to say, they will most likely never see battle again. Our fleet of DDG's, LCS's and CG's can carry the load though.
Sorry for being a nay-sayer. It's a downer for me to not see them around any longer. I grew up in the Gig Harbor, WA area, not to far from where the Missouri spent so many years as a museum.
Great video!!!!
Besides, the infrastructure for testing the 16-inch barrels has been all but eliminated. They are tested about 1/8 mile from my office and the pads and mounts have been dismantled. The last gun was set up in the parade grounds as a monument. In other words, if you can't certify the guns, you can't shoot em. Can't shoot em, can't have a Battleship. Sad.
I have pics of the Missouri from my last trip through Pearl on the Lake Erie prior to her being moved to the dry dock for work. Based on what I saw, there is no way they could be recommissioned in 180 days. The 180 day criteria was from back inthe late 90's when they were re-stricken from the books and placed in inactive reserve.
When they open them up to the public for tours (i.e. the Missouri), it is only for pre-determined areas. It is impossible to keep a total Battleship in any state of perfect or even good repair with a volunteer crew. Remember she used to have a crew of 2000 (including Marine Det) to take care of her. Most compartments below the waterline are now sealed off and filled with nitrogen for preservation. The recent work needed on the Missouri was for extensive below-water line rust and corrosion issues.
Sad to say, they will most likely never see battle again. Our fleet of DDG's, LCS's and CG's can carry the load though.
Sorry for being a nay-sayer. It's a downer for me to not see them around any longer. I grew up in the Gig Harbor, WA area, not to far from where the Missouri spent so many years as a museum.
Great video!!!!
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05-31-2012 | 08:50 AM
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Couldent think of a better way to put her back in service,would just love to see one of those 16inchers come right out the top of his head and then land right in the middle of one of his peaceful nuke sites!!
Couldent think of a better way to put her back in service,would just love to see one of those 16inchers come right out the top of his head and then land right in the middle of one of his peaceful nuke sites!!
05-31-2012 | 08:56 AM
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I live in Vegas and we store most the country's munitions in Hawthorn and a couple of years ago they had about six 16" barrels laying just inside the fence by the road,probably shot out,but they were a site to see when not on the ship.Wish we could have went in and seen them up close.
I live in Vegas and we store most the country's munitions in Hawthorn and a couple of years ago they had about six 16" barrels laying just inside the fence by the road,probably shot out,but they were a site to see when not on the ship.Wish we could have went in and seen them up close.
