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View of the battleship's forward 16"/50 guns and superstructure, taken 21 March 1952, while she was serving with Task Force 77 in Korean waters. Note her Mk.38 main battery director and various radar antennas. |
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Crewmen pause to say Grace, as the chow line is opened for a meal in March 1952, while the battleship was operating off Korea. Note fancy "Mother" tattoo on the sailor second from left behind the serving trays. |
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Crewman in prayer, by a religious services poster, March 1952. The battleship was then operating off Korea. Note church service schedule on the poster. |
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Wisconsin (BB-64) firing her 16"/50 main battery guns at enemy rail transportation on the east coast of North Korea, March 1952. |
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A huge floating drydock, AFDB-1, was towed to Orote, Guam, to provide a forward repair facility for the Iowa's, should such become necessary. Wisconsin's (BB-64) crew line the deck as the ship is helped into dock by tugboats at Apra Harbor, Guam, 5 April 1952. |
