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BB-64 USS WISCONSIN
1954 - 1979

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Iowa Class Battleship: Displacement 45,000 Tons, Dimensions, 887' 3" (oa) x 108' 2" x 37' 9" (Max). Armament 9 x 16"/50 20 x 5"/38AA, 80 x 40mm 49 x 20mm, 3 AC. Armor, 12 1/8" Belt, 17" Turrets, 1 1/2" +6" +5/8" Decks, 17 1/4" Conning Tower. Machinery, 212,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 1921.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard, January 25 1941. Launched 7 December 1943. Commissioned April 16 1944. Decommissioned July 1 1948. Recommissioned March 3 1951. Decommissioned March 8 1958. Recommissioned October 22 1988. Decommissioned September 30 1991. Stricken for disposal 12 January 1995 but retained in reserve. Reinstated on the Naval Vessels Register, in reserve, 12 February 1998.
Fate: Berthed at Norfolk, VA; to become a museum-in-reserve,with the weather decks open to the public, but the ship still maintained in reserve and owned by the Navy.
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Wisconsin380k Circa 1950's photo of the Wisconsin (BB-64). U.S. Navy photo courtesy of David Buell.
Wisconsin258kGood view of the boat deck of the Wisconsin (BB-64) in this circa 1950's photo. She still has all of her 40MM quad mounts.Photo courtesy of David Buell.
BB-64 Wisconsin263k Wisconsin (BB-64) underway in the early/mid Fifties.She still has all of her 40MM quad mounts.Photo courtesy of David Buell.
Wisconsin66k1950's photo of the Wisconsin (BB-64) underway. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Battleship Division Two 68kBattleship 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). Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-638938, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Battleship Division Two 29kBattleship 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). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, courtesy of martinipundit.com.
Battleship Division Two 69k Battleship Division Two Steaming in column, 7 June 1954, in the Virginia Capes operating area, on the only occasion that all four Iowa class battleships were photographed operating together. Ship leading the column is Wisconsin (BB-64). The others are (in no particular order): Iowa (BB-61); New Jersey (BB-62) and Missouri (BB-63).Official U.S. Navy Photograph # 80-G-638966, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Battleship Division Two 297k Oil on canvas painting by the artist Wayne Scarpaci showing Battleship Division 2 off the Virginia Capes on 7 June 1954. They are (F to B ) Iowa (BB-61), Wisconsin (BB-64), Missouri (BB-63), New Jersey (BB-62). Drawing courtesy of artbywayne.com
Photo added 12/15/07.
Wisconsin187kOn 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. USNI photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-64 Wisconsin112k Photo taken from the stern of the Chewaucan AOG-50 tied up to pier 7 at NOB Norva. The Wisconsin (BB-64) is coming into Hampton roads enroute to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Va. after a collision with the Eaton (DD-510) on 6 May 1956. Courtesy of Larry Bohn.
BB-64 Wisconsin118k Photo taken from the stern of the Chewaucan AOG-50 tied up to pier 7 at NOB Norva. The Wisconsin (BB-64) is coming into Hampton roads enroute to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth Va. after a collision with the Eaton (DD-510), on 6 May 1956.Courtesy of Larry Bohn.
BB-64 Wisconsin118k Close up view of the Wisconsin (BB-64) enroute to Norfolk Naval Shipyard,Portsmouth Va. after a collision with the Eaton(DD-510) on 6 May 1956. Joe Radigan / USN photo.
BB-64 Wisconsin204k Photo taken from the stern of the Chewaucan AOG-50 tied up to pier 7 at NOB Norva, summer 1956.Courtesy of Larry Bohn.
Wisconsin137k Mid 1950's photo of the Wisconsin (BB-64) probably somewhere off the east coast of the U.S. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-64 Wisconsin153kThe Wisconsin (BB-64) is shown at the International Naval Review, Hampton Roads, 12 June 1957. Note the heavy-weather fueling at sea king posts. Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
BB-64 Wisconsin184k The following three photographs show the Wisconsin (BB-64) preparing to get underway for the 1957 NATO Cruise "Strike Back". Date of the photos is 3, Sept. 1957. The photos are from slides taken by Glenn Herzenach, PNSN, from the flight deck of the carrier Intrepid (CV-11), 1957 to May 1958. Courtesy of Robert Hall.
BB-64 Wisconsin165kTugs nudge the bow of the Wisconsin (BB-64) into position at Newport News Naval Base VA. Courtesy of Robert Hall.
BB-64 Wisconsin75k Wisconsin (BB-64) underway in the North Atlantic as seen from the flight deck of the carrier Intrepid (CV-11), Sept. 1957. Courtesy of Robert Hall.
Wisconsin161k Wisconsin's (BB-64) days as an active fleet unit were numbered, and she prepared to make her last cruise. On 4 November 1957, she departed Norfolk with a large group of prominent guests on board. Reaching New York City on 6 November, the battleship disembarked her guests and, on the 8th, headed for Bayonne, N.J., to commence pre-inactivation overhaul. She is seen here in Hampton Roads, VA, in 1958. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesy of DANFS.
Wisconsin304k A gig from the Wisconsin (BB-64) comes alongside as the ship is anchored Oct 1957 in Havana, Cuba.Drawing courtesy of artbywayne.com
BB-64 Wisconsin12k Wisconsin (BB-64) in peace time grey, 1960.USN / Hyperwar WWII.
BB-64 Wisconsin43kThe Franklin(CV-13) & Wisconsin (BB-64) in Bayonne, N.J., August 1960.Courtesy © of Richard Leonhardt.
Mothball Fleet, Bayonne N.J.80kMothball Fleet, Bayonne N.J., August 1961. The stern of the New Jersey (BB-62) or Wisconsin (BB-64) is visible off the North Carolina's (BB-55) bow. The aircraft carrier ahead of her is the Franklin(CV-13). Richard Leonhardt
Wisconsin187k Wisconsin (BB-64) leaving Bayonne, N.J., enroute to Philadelphia Naval Yard, 17 August 1962. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Text courtesy of DANFS.
BB-64 Wisconsin102k Wisconsin (BB-64), New Jersey (BB-62) and Iowa (BB-61) at the Phila. Navy Yard in mothballs. April 1967.Courtesy of Joe Radigan & USN.
Iowa & Wisconsin142k Iowa (BB-61) and Wisconsin (BB-64) in Dry Dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, circa 1970's. Note: The Shangri La (CV-38) is in the background.Photo courtesy of John Hummel.
Iowa & Wisconsin143k Iowa (BB-61), on right, and the Wisconsin (BB-64) at the Dry Dock at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, circa 1981. Note: The Shangri La (CV-38) is in the background.Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-63 & 64387kPort bow view of the Iowa (BB-61), on right, and the Wisconsin (BB-64) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Feb 1982. Both ships are in mothball storage here and are slated to be returned to active service along with their sister ships the New Jersey (BB-62) and the Missouri (BB-63). USN photo # DN-ST-82-05045, by PHC Don Sallee, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil, Defense Visual Information Center.
BB-63 & 64571kBow view of the Iowa (BB-61), on right, and the Wisconsin (BB-64) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 26 Feb 1982. USN photo # DN-ST-82-05047, by PHC Don Sallee, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil, Defense Visual Information Center.
Wisconsin BB-64 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Dominic Menta
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E-mail: dombb64@ptd.net

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.

Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Wisconsin (BB-64) Web Page by the Wisconsin Reunion Assn.
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