Photos - 1954-1999 Page 2
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Wisconsin (BB-64) underway in the early/mid Fifties. She still has all of her 40MM quad mounts. |
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Battleship Division Two: In line abreast formation, 7 June 1954, in the Virginia Capes operating area, on the only occasion that all four Iowa class battleships were photographed operating together. Ship closest to the camera is Iowa (BB-61). The others are (from near to far):Wisconsin (BB-64); Missouri (BB-63) and New Jersey (BB-62). |
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Close up view of the Wisconsin (BB-64)enroute to Norfolk Naval Shipyard,Portsmouth Va. after a collision with the Eaton, (DD-510) on May 6th 1956. It was repaired in 16 days by grafting the bow of the partially completed Kentucky (BB-66) onto the front of Wisconsin. |
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On 6 May 1956 the battleship collided with the destroyer Eaton (DD-510) in a heavy fog; Wisconsin (BB-64) put into Norfolk with extensive damage to her bow and, one week later, entered drydock at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. A novel expedient speeded her repairs and enabled the ship to carry out her scheduled midshipman training cruise that summer. A 120-ton, 68-foot long section of the bow of the uncompleted battle ship Kentucky (BB-66) was transported by barge, in one section, from New Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Newport News, Va., across Hampton Roads to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Working round-the clock, Wisconsin's ship's force and shipyard personnel completed the operation which grafted the new bow on the old battleship in a mere 16 days. On 28 June 1956, the ship was ready for sea. |
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Eaton (DD-510) after meeting the Wisconsin (BB-64). |
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The damaged Eaton (DD-510). |
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The damaged deck of the Wisconsin (BB-64). |
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The Wisconsin's (BB-64) damaged bow is removed. |
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Mid 1950's photo of the Wisconsin (BB-64) probably somewhere off the east coast of the U.S. |
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The Wisconsin (BB-64) preparing to get underway for the 1957 NATO Cruise "Strike Back". Date of the photos is 3, Sept. 1957. The photo is from a slide taken by Glenn Herzenach, PNSN, from the flight deck of the carrier Intrepid (CV-11), 1957 to May 1958 at Hampton Roads, VA., The tug is Kasota (YTB-222). |
