BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-64) PHOTOS - 1941-1949
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Wisconsin (BB-64) tied up alongside the Oklahoma (BB-37) at Pearl Harbor. The size of the Iowa class can be readily seen when compared with the earlier classes. The Oklahoma is over 300 feet smaller and 18,000 tons lighter than the Wisconsin, which seems to dwarf her, 11 November 1944. |
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Wisconsin (BB-64), photographed from Pasadena, 1944. |
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Underway with other warships in the western Pacific, circa December 1944 - August 1945. |
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The Wisconsin (BB-64) in company with the Mertz (DD-691) are shown firing against Kamikazes. The photo, taken April 9, 1945, shows the Mertz firing her #2- 5" gun mount, while the Wisconsin's 20mm and 40mm light A.A. weapons throw up a pall of fire and smoke. |
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Operating with the Third Fleet off the coast of Japan, 17 August 1945, two days after Japan accepted Allied surrender terms. |
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