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We were there in the summer of 2004 as well, did the Arizona tour and the Missouri later in the trip. I've also seen the Wisconsin in Norfolk. Impressive ships, the Iowa Class BBs, even considering I have served on 3 aircraft carriers. I had a Great Uncle who served on Destroyers in the Pacific in WW2, he never said much other than the Battleships were big and rode the sea better (his ship was in the Typhoon Cobra and they were lucky to survive - if the boiler had gone out / lost power, they'd have been done for - 3 other Destroyers capsized and sank)... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Cobra | |||
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Battleship bookends for the War in the Pacific. ![]() --------------------- DJT-45/47 MAGA !!!!! "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on, or by imbeciles who really mean it." — Mark Twain “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” — H. L. Mencken | |||
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Was wondering if anyone was going to pick up on that. Either 105 or 106mm. | |||
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7.62mm Crusader |
One of the Iowas got hollard at for shooting sand bags while in Japan or Hawaii.. ![]() | |||
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I have spent several nights in the New Jersey BB62 as a Boy Scout leader. Informative tours, very impressive. We got to go inside the turrets of the 16" guns and the 5" guns . Living the Dream | |||
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Each projectile from the 16” gun takes a 660 pound powder charge Lick the lollipop of mediocrity once and you suck forever. | |||
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You are quite right. Don't know why I said Howitzer. That gun was mounted on a two wheel rig type trailer that they towed around. Thanks for pointing that out. .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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