USS Wisconsin, Battleships and Seamen
Author | : John Howard Patton |
Publisher | : Carlton Press Corporation |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Howard Patton |
Publisher | : Carlton Press Corporation |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Richard H. Zeitlin |
Publisher | : Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780870202551 |
Battleships were instrumental in America's rise to world dominance at the end of the 19th century. Two battleships in particular, the U.S.S. Wisconsin BB-9 and BB-64, participated in wars and conflicts around the globe, demonstrating America's technological power. In 1903, the Wisconsin served as the setting for peace talks between Panama and Colombia. On December 7, 1943, the fast battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) was launched in response to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1988, she was recommissioned for yet another tour of duty. This is the story of two proud vessels and their role in American naval and diplomatic history.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1996-06-15 |
Genre | : Battleships |
ISBN | : 1563112590 |
A history of one of the greatest warships ever built. She was known as the last American Battleship.
Author | : David Doyle |
Publisher | : Schiffer Military History |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2020-08-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780764360138 |
Carrying the highest hull number ever assigned to a commissioned US battleship, the Wisconsin was the last of the four Iowa-class battleships--along with the Iowa, New Jersey, and Missouri. The Wisconsin fought through the final year of WWII, saw extensive service during the Korean War, and then was recalled to arms to liberate Kuwait during the Gulf War in 1991. During the latter war, Wisconsin not only loosed its massive 16-inch cannons but launched Tomahawk cruise missiles deep into enemy territory. Finally released from Navy service, the battleship today is a floating museum moored near downtown Norfolk, Virginia. This book, through more than 250 photos, documents the battleship from design and construction, through combat during each of its wars, to its preservation today.
Author | : Wisconsin (Battleship : BB-64) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Battleships |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Oxford Museum Press |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2003-11-01 |
Genre | : Battleships |
ISBN | : 9781930127050 |
"Over 90 photographs and drawings document this great ship's history, inside and out, yesterday and today. The men, the machine, the Battleship Wisconsin"--Cover, p. [4].
Author | : Malcolm Muir |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing (NY) |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
See review for entry UG446.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1988* |
Genre | : Battleships |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Source Wikipedia |
Publisher | : University-Press.org |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781230531243 |
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 79. Chapters: USS Missouri, USS Iowa turret explosion, Iowa class battleship, USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin, Armament of the Iowa class battleship, 1950 USS Missouri grounding incident, USS Illinois, USS Kentucky. Excerpt: The USS Iowa turret explosion occurred in the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) on April 19, 1989. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret itself. The first investigation into the explosion, conducted by the US Navy, concluded that one of the gun turret crew members, Clayton Hartwig, who died in the explosion, had deliberately caused it. During the investigation, numerous leaks to the media, later attributed to Navy officers and investigators, implied that Hartwig and another sailor, Kendall Truitt, had engaged in a homosexual relationship and that Hartwig had caused the explosion after their relationship had soured. In its report, however, the Navy concluded that the evidence did not show that Hartwig was homosexual but that he was suicidal and had caused the explosion with either an electronic or chemical detonator. The victims' families, the media, and members of Congress were sharply critical of the Navy's findings. The Senate and House Armed Services Committees both held hearings to inquire into the Navy's investigation and later released reports disputing the Navy's conclusions. The Senate committee asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to review the Navy's investigation. To assist the GAO, Sandia National Laboratories provided a team of scientists to review the Navy's technical investigation. During its review, Sandia determined that a significant overram of the powder bags into the gun had occurred as it was being loaded and that the overram could have caused the explosion. A...
Author | : J. Earl Morgan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 127 |
Release | : 1933 |
Genre | : Battleships |
ISBN | : |
A short history of the U.S.S. Battleship Wisconsin Launched at San Francisco November twenty-sixth, Eighteen ninety-eight. This is the first one- Illinois class.