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BB-64 USS WISCONSIN
1988 - 1991

Radio Call Sign: November - Uniform - Golf - Whiskey

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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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BB-64 Wisconsin440k Wisconsin (BB-64) firing a round from one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in during sea trials. Photo dated 29-30 Aug 1988. Official U.S. Navy photo # DN-SC-88-09810 by LT. Howell, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
BB-64 Wisconsin580kBow view of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) with its Mark 7, 16-inch, 50-caliber guns trained to port prior to a fire power demonstration in the Gulf of Mexico. Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 12/22/08.
BB-64 Wisconsin136k Firing a broadside to port with her 16"/50 guns in the Gulf of Mexico after being reactivated and modernized by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. of Pascagoula MS. Official U.S. Navy Photograph USNHC # NH 97207-KN, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Wisconsin37k Recommissioning invitation for the Wisconsin (BB-64) at Ingalls Shipbuilding, 22 October, 1988. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Wisconsin130kFront cover of the Recommissioning Phamplet of the Wisconsin (BB-64) at Ingalls Shipbuilding, 22 October, 1988. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Wisconsin494kThe crew of the Wisconsin (BB-64) mans the rails during the ship's recommissioning ceremony. More than 12,000 people attended the ceremony, 22 Oct 1988. USN photo # DN-ST-90-07803, by C PH1 (SW) J. Alan Elliott, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin90k Wisconsin (BB-64) button handed out during the recommissioning.Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Wisconsin113k Front cover of the Welcome Aboard booklet for the Wisconsin (BB-64), 1989. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
BB-64 Wisconsin244kWisconsin (BB-64) berthed at Pier 4 East of the Leonardo Pier Complex at the Naval Weapons Station, Earle, NJ, during 10-13 March 1990 to onload ammunition.Official U.S. Navy Photograph courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Wisconsin99kGen. Colin Powell (fore), addressing Wisconsin (BB-64) crew from bow of 16-inch-gun-equipped battleship stationed w. US-led allied gulf crisis forces, in Arabian Sea in September 1990. Photographer: Joe Bartlett, courtesy of time.com. via / images.google.com &life.com
BB-64 Wisconsin584k Aviation Electronics Technician of Detachment 1, Fleet Composite Squadron 6, moves a Pioneer RPV across the fantail of Wisconsin (BB-64) during Operation Desert Shield.Photo courtesy of Pieter Bakels. Photo added 12/22/08.
Wisconsin87kA Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) is recovered in a net aboard the Wisconsin (BB-64). The Wisconsin is deployed in the gulf in support of Operation Desert Shield, 1 Nov 1990. USN photo # DN-ST-91-02640, by PH2 Carnes, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin181k The topside areas of the Wisconsin (BB-64) are sprayed with fresh water during a test of the ship's countermeasure water washdown system. The ship is deployed in the gulf to support Operation Desert Storm, 1 Jan 1991. USN photo # DN-ST-91-05684, by PH1 Bruce M. Morris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
BB-63 & 64687kWisconsin (BB-64) left, and Missouri (BB-63) rendezvous in the gulf during Operation Desert Shield on 1 Jan 1991. The hospital ship Comfort (T-AH-20) is behind the Wisconsin. USN photo # DN-SC-92-08657, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin & Missouri237k The fast combat support ship Sacramento (AOE-1), center, conducts an underway replenishment with the Wisconsin (BB-64), foreground, and the Missouri (BB-63) during Operation Desert Shield, 14 Jan 1991. USN photo # DN-SN-91-09308, by PH3 Brad Dillon, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin532k A fireball illuminates the upper decks of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) as a BGM-109 Tomahawk land-attack missile is launched during Operation Desert Storm.USN photo # DN-ST-91-05689, by PH1 Barton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin603kBGM-109 Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) gains altitude after being fired at an Iraqi shore target by the Wisconsin (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm, 18 Jan 1991. USN photo # DN-ST-91-10115, by PH1 Barton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin327kThe Nuclear-Biological-Chemical (NBC) countermeasure water washdown system is tested aboard the Wisconsin (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm, 22 Jan 1991. USN photo # DN-ST-91-10116, by PH1 Bruce M. Morris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
BB-64 Wisconsin527kTwo Mark 36 Mod 7 Super Rapid Bloom Off-board Chaff (SRBOC) system launchers aboard the battleship Wisconsin (BB-64) during Operation Desert Storm. Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
Wisconsin659kThe Wisconsin (BB-64) fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch 50-caliber guns of turret No. 2 while underway. This is the last firing of the vessel's guns prior to its decommissioning, 28 May 1991. USN photo # DN-ST-92-00496, by PH1 Bruce M. Morris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin192kA starboard beam view of the Wisconsin (BB-64) approaching New York Harbor as it arrives for New York's Victory Celebration, being held in honor of the coalition forces that liberated Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, 10 Jun 1991. USN photo # DN-SC-92-05821, by CW02 Bailey, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin222k Front cover of the Decommissioning booklet for theWisconsin (BB-64), at NAS Norfolk, VA., 30 Sep 1991. USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Wisconsin86k The commanding officer of the Wisconsin (BB-64), Capt Conrad van der Schroeff, formally bids farewell to his officers following the ship's decommissioning ceremony. USN photo # DN-ST-92-01937, by PAHN(AC) April Hatton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Wisconsin129k Crew members stand at parade rest aboard the Wisconsin (BB-64) during its decommissioning ceremony. USN photo # DN-ST-92-01942, by PAHN(AC) April Hatton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Missouri & Wisconsin35kMissouri (BB-63) & Wisconsin (BB-64) decommission pictorial cancellation at Norfolk, Virginia on 10 Sep 1991. Historical navy mail with commemoration postmarks honoring end of an era for active duty service. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
(NISMF)371kA guest studies a painting depicting the history of battleships. The artwork was painted by George Skybeck and presented to the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association during their annual banquet at Honolulu, Hawaii, on 8 Dec 1991. USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.

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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