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BB-9 USS WISCONSIN

Radio Call Sign: November - Whiskey - Mike

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Keel Laying / Commissioning 1897 - 1901
	NR	THE SCOTTS WIN A BATTLE-SHIP Union Iron Works to Build One of Three New Fighters. TO ECLIPSE THE OREGON (BB-3) This Is How the Big Battle-Ship That Is to Be Constructed by the Union Iron Works Will Appear When Launched		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 15 September 1896, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	480k	This is an original 1898 2-page article from the Scientific American Journal from January 29th entitled "The Latest Battleships For The United States Navy". This article details turret plans for the Kearsarge & Illinois classes.		Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
	NR	RUSHING THE WISCONSIN (BB-9) Work on the powerful battle-ship Wisconsin is progressing rapidly at the Union Iron Works of this city. The Wisconsin is of 11,500 tons displacement, being of the same size and type as the Iowa (BB-4), Kearsarge (BB-5), Kentucky (BB-6) and Alabama (BB-8). She is designed for a first-class modern battle-ship. Within a few months the great vessel will be launched. Should the emergency of war arise the contractors might be able to complete the work of construction in advance of the time appointed. Irving M.Scott remarked yesterday that no orders had been received from the Navy Department to hasten the work on the ship. The large force of men engaged in building the Wisconsin could be increased should occasion arise for rapid construction.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 23 February 1898, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Miss Alice Husk, of Chippewa Falls, will undoubtedly christen the battleship Wisconsin (BB-9). Miss Rusk is the daughter of Cololrel L. J. Rusk, of Chippewa Tails, and grand daughter of the late General Jeremiah Rusk, secretary of agriculture, under Harrion. She is one of the most beautiful girls of Northern Wisconsin, and is becoming famous as an artist. She comes from a long line of Revolutionary ancestors.		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of Missouri; Columbia, MO. Photo & text by Kansas City Journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 15 May 1898, Image 12 courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WILL CHRISTEN THE WISCONSIN (BB-9). The Daughter of the Badger State Who Will Name the New Battleship. MISS MADGE E. THOMPSON will have the honor of christening the battleship Wisconsin, now building at the Union Iron Works. She is described as a beautiful young woman of rare attainments and a great favorite in the social circles in which she moves. She is the daughter of A. E. Thompson, and was born twenty years ago in Princeton, Wis. Governor Scofield has known her almost from infancy, and conferred the distinction upon her because of the strong personal friendship existing between her father and himself. The Wisconsin will be launched in a month or two.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 18 June 1898, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	OUR NEW BATTLESHIPS. KEARSARGE (BB-5), KENTUCKY (BB-6), ILLINOIS (BB-7), ALABAMA (BB-8) & WISCONSIN (BB-9)		Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo from Richmond Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 26 June 1898, Image 11, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BEER FOR HER PROW TRULY AMERICAN DRINK PROPOSED FOR THE CHRISTENING OF THE WISCONSIN (BB-9) The Battleship Wisconsin, Which Will "Be Launched at San Francisco 26 November, and May Be Christened With a Bottle of "the Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous."		Image and text provided by Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN. Photo & text by The Saint Paul Globe.(St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 30 October 1898, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BEAUTY TO BAPTISE A CHILD OF MARS		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 26 November 1898, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	MAJESTICALLY THE WARRIOR WISCONSIN (BB-9) PLUNGES HER PROW INTO THE PAGE LESS FLOOD AS CALIFORNIA'S LATEST TERROR OF THE SEAS SLID FROM THE WAYS MISS STEPHENSON NAMES THE CHILD.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 27 November 1898, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BIG FIGHTING SHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) SAFELY LAUNCHED BY the UNION IRON WORKS		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Herald.(Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, 27 November 1898, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) WHICH WAS LAUNCHED AT THE SAN FRANCISCO NAVY YARD SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26 BEFORE A LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE		Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by The Houston Daily Post. (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 27 November 1898, MAILABLE EDITION, Image 18, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	CORN STALKS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE Heretofore Worthless Product of Western Farms to Make Our Warships the Best in the World-All New Vessel of Navy to Utilize Pith of Stalk-Advantages Are Great-Distinct Advance in Naval Construction-Millions For Farmers The New Battleship Wisconsin (BB-9)		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Herald.(Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, 09 July 1899, Image 17, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) NEARLY READY FOR HER BUILDERS' TEST Engines to Be Turned Over Monday and in Two Weeks She Will Be Tried.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 16 September 1899, Image 14, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
1900's
	NR	SCENE ON THE BAY DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE GREAT NAVAL PARADE What looks to be the the battleships Iowa (BB-4) & Wisconsin (BB-9) are illuminated as California celebrated her second half century of prosperity.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 09 September 1900, Image 31, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	FIRST PHOTOGRAPH EVER TAKEN OF THE U. S. BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9). The battleship Wisconsin is coaling up in Mission Bay and if the work is completed today she will take a spin around the bay Monday and if everything works well will leave for Port Oxford. Captain Pillsbury of the Pacific Mail Company will command the big warship until she is turned over to the Government. At Port Oxford she will be dry-docked and will thus have a trial trip on the Sound. The Wisconsin and Iowa (BB-4) are moored close to each other off the Union Iron Works. The Wisconsin is the larger vessel by 1000 tons displacement, and seems to be a far more formidable fighting machine than the Iowa. The latter is battle-scarred, however, and the Wisconsin has yet to be tried.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Drawing & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 15 September 1900, Image 5. Photo courtesy of New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 21 September 1900, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) MAKES A GREAT RUN TO THE SOUND Behaves Splendidly and Proves Herself a Magnificent Sea-boat — Two Seas Sweep Her Fore and Aft		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 05 October 1900, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BIG NEW BATTLESHIP A PRODUCT OF PACIFIC COAST LABOR, BREAKS THE WORLD'S RECORD IN A TRIAL.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 12 October 1900, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) RETURNS IN TRIUMPH FROM HER GREAT TRIAL OVER THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL COURSE Not Only Did She Beat the Alabama's (BB-8) Time but Her Run Home Was Made in Better Time and Gave Better Results.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by Deseret Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah] 1867-1920, 14 & 16 October 1900, Images 29 & 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	118k	Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California Panoramic view of shipways and outfitting area, 1900. Wisconsin (BB-9), is fitting out at left. Ships on the ways are (from left to right): Paul Jones (DD-10); Perry (DD-11); Wyoming (BM-10); Ohio (BB-12); & S.S. Californian.		Courtesy of the San Francisco Maritime Museum, 1971. The original print is in the Union Iron Works scrapbook, Volume II, page 157. USNHC # NH 75110.
	NR	BADGER IN BRONZE FOR BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) Citizens of Name State Forward Ornament for War Vessel's Turret.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 10 January 1901, Image 3, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THREE WISCONSIN (BB-9) SAILORS JUMP OVERBOARD AND ONE IS MISSING Deserters From Battleship Find Water of the Bay Too Cold to Be Endured, and Fearing Death by Drowning Yell Loudly for Help, Which Comes From Man-of-War		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 22 February 1901, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	149k	Close up view of the bow of the Wisconsin (BB-9), circa 1901 place unknown. Note one of her crew at work on the anchor chain on her port side.		USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
	146k	Wisconsin (BB-9), from a postcard view, c.1901.		Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
	74k	Wisconsin (BB-9), photographed off San Francisco, Calif., in 1901. Note the boat being hoisted out on the port side, and the jack and bow shield.		USNHC # NH 75108.
	105k	Wisconsin (BB-9), in San Francisco Bay, California, dressed with flags and with her crew manning the rail in honor of the Presidential party, 1901. Photo printed on a stereographic card, copyrighted in 1901 by Underwood & Underwood. Note the California State flag flying from the launch in the foreground.		USNHC # NH 100334.
	NR	FOUR NAVAL VESSELS WILL ILLUMINATE TO-NIGHT IN PRESIDENT McKinley's HONOR Battleships Iowa (BB-4) and Wisconsin (BB-9), Cruiser Philadelphia (C-04) and Torpedo-Boat Farragut (TB-11) Will Make a Magnificent Showing on the Bay During the Presidential Reception in the Grand Nave of the Ferry Building — Each Man-of-War Will Be Decorated With Bunting and Electric Lights		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 14 May 1901, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BLUEJACKETS AND MARINES WIN WARM PLAUDITS Eight Hundred Men From the Iowa (BB-4), Wisconsin (BB-9) and Philadelphia (C-4) Landed at the Foot of Folsom Street in the Ships Cutters, Pinnaces and Launches in Less Than Thirty Minutes — Shipping Gaily Decked in President's Honor.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 15 May 1901, Image 10, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	PLATE FOR WISCONSIN (BB-9), THE SHIP, FROM HER NAMESAKE, THE STATE Silver Service for Battleship's Wardroom and a Tablet for Front of Her Pilot House Presented by a Committee of Citizens Who Came All the Way From the Lakes to Tread Her Decks		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 28 May 1901, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO THREE BATTLESHIPS AND A CRUISER ARE IN PORT AT ONE TIME The Iowa (BB-4) and Wisconsin (BB-9) are the war vessels closest in shore. The former is about off the transport wharf, while the Wisconsin is off Harrison-street wharf. Out in midstream and almost between the Iowa and Wisconsin lies the cruiser Philadelphia (C-4), while south of her and almost in a line with Steuart-street wharf lies the Oregon (BB-3).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 14 June 1901, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP OREGON (BB-3) IS THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION ON THE WATER FRONT Crowds Overrun Huge Fighting Machine — Wisconsin (BB-9) Has Her Final Trial and Proves Herself an Admirable Sea Boat—All of Her Guns Are Brought Into Action During the Run		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 17 June 1901, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BARGE CREW OF BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) WINS ITS FIRST RACE AND MUCH COIN Beats the Hitherto Invincible Boys of the Flagship Iowa (BB-4) by Fifteen Boat Lengths Over a Four-Knot Course — About Five Thousand Dollars Changes Hands on the Result of the Exciting Race — For Two Miles the Contesting Craft Run Along Almost Bow and Bow		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 18 June 1901, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	TROUBLE AT PANAMA THE BATTLESHIPS IOWA (BB-4) AND WISCONSIN (BB-9).		Image and text provided by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE. Photo & text by The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, 27 August 1901, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) ON HER WAY TO SAMOA WITH REAR ADMIRAL CASEY ABOARD. CAPTAIN TILLEY OF THE ABARENDA IS TO BE COURT-MARTIALED AND ADMIRAL CASEY WILL BE THE HEAD OF THE COURT.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 22 October 1901, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.25k	NEW BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) WITH REAR ADMIRAL CASEY		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 25 October 1901, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	773k	THE BIG U. S. BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) WILL LEAVE THIS PORT ON SATURDAY		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Pacific Commercial Advertiser.(Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 25 October 1901, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	126k	Crewmen posed around the Wisconsin's (BB-9) forward 13"/35 twin gun turret, 1901. Photograph published on a stereographic card by C.H. Graves, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1904 or later.		USNHC # NH 89082.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) HERE; MAY COME TO NAVAL DOCK.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 02 December 1901, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) REVISITS SAN FRANCISCO AFTER LONG CRUISE OFF SOUTH AMERICAN COAST		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 06 April 1902, Image 26, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) SCENE OF MOST DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION Rear Admiral Casey and His Wife Entertain Many Guests, and Affair Proves One of Most Enjoyable of the Season in Army and Navy Circles.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 17 May 1902, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Daily life on a battleship. Photos and text featuring life on board the Wisconsin (BB-9) in 1902.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 01 June 1902, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	128k	The Wisconsin (BB-9) poses for a 1902 image by Robert Enrique Muller while anchored in a Pacific port.		USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
	NR	UNCLE SAM SENDS WARSHIPS AND MARINES TO PROTECT INTERESTS ON THE ISTHMUS		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 12 September 1902, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	FEELS HER WAY FROM THE SOUND THROUGH VEIL OF INKY DARKNESS Battleship Wisconsin (BB-9) Reaches Here on Journey to Panama—Finds Great Difficulty in Getting Away From Bremerton Navy-Yard Through Smoke From the Forest Fires—Will Sail To-Morrow		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 16 September 1902, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WISCONSIN (BB-9), UNDER HURRY ORDERS, RESUMES HER VOYAGE TO PANAMA Big Battleship Takes on Stores, Coal and Ammunition, and After Little More Than Twenty-Four Hours' Rest Is Sent to Sea With Instructions to Reach the Isthmus as Quickly as Possible.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 17 September 1902, Image 10, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	611k	The battleship underwent repairs and alterations until 11 August 1902. She then conducted gunnery exercises off Tacoma and Seattle, Wash., before she returned to the Puget Sound Navy Yard on 29 August for further work. She remained there until 12 September, when she sailed for San Francisco, en route to Panama. Wisconsin (BB-9) as flagship, Pacific Squadron-with Rear Admiral Silas Casey embarked, arrived at Panama, Colombia, on 30 September 1902, to protect American interests and to preserve the integrity of transit across the isthmus. Casey offered his services as a mediator in the crisis that had lasted for three years and invited leaders of both factions-conservatives and liberals to meet on board Wisconsin. Over succeeding weeks, through October and into November, prolonged negotiations ensued. Ultimately, however, the warring sides came to an agreement, and signed a treaty on 21 November 1902. The accord came to be honored, in Colombian circles, as "The Peace of Wisconsin." When Rear Admiral Henry Glass, Admiral Casey's successor as Commander in Chief, Pacific Squadron, wrote his report to the Secretary of the Navy for fiscal year 1903, he lauded his predecessor's diplomatic services during the Panama crisis. "The final settlement of the revolutionary disturbance," Glass wrote approvingly, "was largely due to his efforts." A commemorative stamp issued in 1942 appears here.		Text courtesy of DANFS. Photo courtesy of wikimedia.org. Insert photo courtesy of Thomas Becher.
	NR	PACIFIC FLEET FOR HONDURAS		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette., (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 13 February 1903, Image 2 courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	WISCONSIN (BB-9) AT DOCK Battleship Enters the harbor in Morning. Note the bow shield.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 26 May 1903, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) LAYING AT NAVAL DOCK NO. 2 TAKING IN COAL		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 26 May 1903, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	CAPTAIN URIEL SEBREE OF THE BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE OF DEPARTMENTS.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 19 December 1903, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE WISCONSIN (BB-9) AND HER GALLANT MEN MAKE A FINE APPEARANCE		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, December 1903, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	257k	Capt. Uriel Sebree was the Commanding Officer of the battleship Wisconsin (BB-9) from 11 February 1903 to January 1904. The Wisconsin was the flagship of the North Squadron of the Pacific fleet under Robley D. Evans. While under Sebree's command, the Wisconsin and her crew were evaluated as one of the best, according to annual targeting exercises.		Photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
	835k	Port side view of the Wisconsin (BB-9) with a few civilians milling around the bow and a gig tied up alongside, circa 1903.		NR&L # 17238 photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
	251k	Wisconsin (BB-9) at anchor circa the early 1900s. Note the two steam launches along her starboard side and the crewman hanging on to the rope ladder.		U.S. Navy Historical Centre Photo & text from "Battleships" by Peter Hore.
010604f	NR	PACIFIC SQUADRON OFF HONOLULU, DEC., 1903. Kentucky (BB-6) (Flagship),Wisconsin (BB-9) & New Orleans Cincinnati (C-7) & Oregon (BB-3) & Raleigh (C-8) and Albany.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo by The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 01 January 1904, PART 1, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	ASIATIC FLEET OF THE UNITED STATES WHICH WILL SAFEGUARD AMERICAN INTERESTS IF WAR OPENS IN THE FAR EAST Cruisers Raleigh (C-8) and Albany. Battleships Oregon (BB-3) and Cruisers Cincinnati (C-7) & New Orleans. Battleships Kentucky (BB-6) & Wisconsin (BB-9).		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 11 January 1904, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	THE TREATY PORT OF SHANGHAI, THE AMERICAN COMMANDER THERE AND HIS FLAGSHIP		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 23 August 1904, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	611k	Wisconsin (BB-9) in Pacific Waters off San Francisco, CA,(1905).		Photo courtesy of Paul Petosky.
	NR	The quarterdeck of the Wisconsin (BB-9), riding at anchor in Yokohama Harbor, as photographed by Capt Pershing. Ambassador Lloyd C Griscom reported the incident thusly: "I have the honor to report that during the recent review of the whole Japanese fleet by the Emperor it happened that the Battleship Wisconsin was in the port at the same time. A large squadron of the British fleet was also present and for several days festivities occurred in honor of first the British fleet and later Admiral Togo. Admiral Togo was flushed with his victory over the Russian fleet.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 19 April 1942, Image 97 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BATTLESHIP HURRIES TO CHINA AFTER PIRATES LOOT AMERICAN TUG Rear Admiral Train ordered the battleship Wisconsin (BB-9) from Manila to join the American fleet at Shanghai.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by Deseret Evening News. (Great Salt Lake City [Utah] 1867-1920, 07 April 1906, Last Edition, Part Two, Image 31, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	378k	Wisconsin (BB-9), entering drydock, circa 1906.		Courtesy of Paul Petosky.
	552k	THE BIG BATTLESHIP WISCONSIN (BB-9) COMING HOME VIA HONOLULU The cruiser Marblehead (C-11) has been ordered out of commission. The battleship Wisconsin is ordered home via Honolulu and the battleship Ohio (BB-12) by way of the Suez canal.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 07 September 1906, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	3.88k	45 page PDF of the The Badger, Wisconsin's (BB-9) magazine in 1906.		Photos courtesy of Thomas Becher.
	482k	BATTLESHIPS FOR NEWLY ORGANIZED PACIFIC FLEET. Three battleships and six armored cruisers of the first-class are the warships in sight for the nucleus of the consolidated United States commands in the Pacific ocean, which are hereafter to be known as the Pacific fleet. The battleships are the Oregon (BB-3) and the Wisconsin (BB-9), these two being out of commission, but could be gotten ready in a short time, and the Nebraska (BB-14), nearing completion at Seattle. The armored cruisers are the West Virginia, the Colorado and Pennsylvania and Maryland, now afloat, and the California and the South Dakota, nearly completed at San Francisco.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 29 March 1907, Image 6, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
010705	467k	1907 Print First-Class Battleship Illinois (BB-7), Alabama (BB-8), and Wisconsin (BB-9).		Photo courtesy of periodpaper.com
Great White Fleet Cruise
	112k	Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route to be taken by the Atlantic Fleet's battleships and their associated Torpedo Flotilla, from their December 1907 departure from Hampton Roads, Virginia, until their planned arrival at San Francisco, California, in the spring of 1908. Text below the chart indicates that it was published in mid-December 1907.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106219. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	79k	Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, Commanding the ThirdDivision of the "Great White Fleet" made the Wisconsin (BB-9) his flagship. The Third division consisted of the Wisconsin, Illinois (BB-7), Kearsarge (BB-5), and Kentucky (BB-6).		Digital ID: # ggbain 01064. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
	99k	Commanding officers of most of the fleet's ships, photographed in 1908. Those present include (Seated, left to right): Captain Hugo Osterhaus, of Connecticut (BB-18); Captain Kossuth Niles, of Louisiana (BB-19); Captain William P. Potter, of Vermont (BB-20); Captain John Hubbard, of Minnesota (BB-22); Captain Joseph B. Murdock, of Rhode Island (BB-17); Captain Charles E. Vreeland, of Kansas (BB-21). Standing, left to right): Captain Hamilton Hutchins, of Kearsarge (BB-5); Captain Frank E. Beatty, of Wisconsin (BB-9); Captain Reginald F. Nicholson, of Nebraska (BB-14); Captain Thomas B. Howard, of Ohio (BB-12); Captain William H.H. Southerland, of New Jersey (BB-16); Captain Walter C. Cowles, of Kentucky (BB-6); Captain John M. Bowyer, of Illinois (BB-7); Captain Alexander Sharp, of Virginia (BB-13); Lieutenant Commander Charles B. McVay, of Yankton.		USNHC # NH 59552.
	15.4k	The "Great White Fleet" steaming in column, probably while departing Hampton Roads, Virginia, at the start of their cruise around the World, December 1907. Kansas (BB-21) is at left, followed by Vermont (BB-20).		USN photo # N-0000X-001 courtesy of navy.mil. Photographed by C.E. Waterman, Hampton, Va. via Bob Canchola
	64k	Eighteen-inch Torpedo (Whitehead type). On board a U.S. Navy battleship of the Indiana class (BB-1 / 3) or Maine class (BB-10 / 12) , circa 1907-1908. This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106066. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
	72k	"Hard-Hat" Diver descending from the stern of a launch alongside a battleship, circa 1907-1908. Note the 6"/50 broadside gun mounted in the battleship's hull side. This ship is either Indiana class (BB-1 / 3) or Maine class (BB-10 / 12) or Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship. This view may have been taken during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106072. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
	112k	Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the route of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 29 January 1907 departure from Trinidad until their arrival at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 12 January 1908. It emphasizes the offshore course taken to avoid strong westerly currents off the northeastern coast of South America.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106221. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	290k	The "Great White Fleet" in the Straits of Magellan, 1908, from a painting by Henry Reuterdahl.		Photograph courtesy of Pieter Bakels.
	96k	Society of Sponsors of the U.S. Navy. Attendees at the Society's organizational meeting, in Washington, D.C., February 1908. The photograph was given to the Society by Mrs. Annie Keith Frazier Somerville, one of its founders. Her mother had sent a photographer to Washington's Willard Hotel to take this view. The fourteen sponsors present to organize the Society were (Those identified on the photograph are marked "**"): Mrs. G.F. Toland; ** Mrs. John P. Pels (Miss R.W. Wright), Sponsor of Denver (C-14); ** Mrs. Earl Morgan (Miss Elizabeth Stephenson), Sponsor of Wisconsin (BB-9); Miss Helen Duchler, Sponsor of Ohio (BB-12); Mrs. George Sturdevant (Miss M.L. Drake), Sponsor of Iowa (BB-4); ** Miss Lorna Pinnock, Sponsor of Salem (CS-3); Miss Harriet Rankin; Miss Dorothy Sproul, Sponsor of Chester (CS-1); Miss Ida May Shearer; ** Miss Mary Campbell, Sponsor of Birmingham (CS-2); ** Miss Keith Frazier, Sponsor of Tennessee (ACR-10); ** Mrs. John South (Miss Christine Bradley), Sponsor of Kentucky (BB-6); ** Miss Minnie Conrad, Sponsor of Montana (ACR-13). The little girl is Miss Eleanor Gow.		Collection of the Society of Sponsors of the U.S. Navy. USNHC # NH 95456.
	129k	Chart from a contemporary newspaper, showing the movements of the Atlantic Fleet's battleships from their 8 February 1908 passage of the western part of the Straits of Magellan until their arrival at Callao, Peru, on 20 February 1908.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106227b. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C. Collection of Rear Admiral Harold M. Bemis.
	95k	"King Neptune" and his "Queen" on board the ship for Equator crossing ceremonies held on board during the "Great White Fleet" World cruise, 1908.		Courtesy of Mrs. Worth Sprunt, 1974, from the Collection of Rear Admiral B.F. Hutchison, USN. USNHC # NH 81446.
	185k	MAGDELENA BAY, WHERE THE FLEET ASSEMBLES FOR TARGET PRACTICE. INTENSE RIVALRY OF CREWS IN MAKING NEW RECORDS WITH THE BIG GUNS Seven inch gun drill aboard the Connecticut (BB-18) in Magdalena Bay, Mexico on 12 March 1908.		PDF Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 29 March 1908, Image 5, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	SHIPS SAN FRANCISCO HAS ADDED TO THE NAVY. Gunboats: Wheeling (PG-14) & Marietta (PG-15), Cruisers: Charleston (C-2) & San Francisco (C-5), Armored Cruisers: South Dakota (ACR-9), Milwaukee (C-21), California (ACR-6), Battleships: Oregon (BB-3), Wisconsin (BB-9) & Ohio (BB-12), Destroyers: Preble (DD-12), Perry (DD-11) & Paul Jones (DD-10) Torpedo Boat: Farragut (TB-11), Monitors: Wyoming (BM-10) & Monterey (BM-6) Submarines: Pike (SS-6) and Grampus (SS-4).		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 26 April 1908, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	192k	The "Great White Fleet" lies in San Francisco Bay on 6 May 1908. Nearest ship is an Illinois class (BB-7 / 9) battleship. Ahead of it are what appears to be two Maine class (BB-10 / 12) battleships.		Photo by Louis Bostwick, courtesy of greatwhitefleet.info, by William Stewart.
	578k	Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington showing a view of the waterfront, circa 1908, with Wisconsin (BB-9) in the left foreground.		Collection of Harry Gilfillan. Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 94005 via Mike Green.
	507k	The fleet at San Francisco, Calif., 5, May 1908. What looks like two Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships to the left; a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) battleship in the center with what might be three other Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleships in the immediate distance; two Illinois class (BB-7 / 9) battleships are on the right corner, behind them are the two Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) battleships and a Virginia class (BB-13 / 17) or Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25) battleship in the right corner of the photo.		Library of Congress photo # pan 6a33626,by W. D. Lambert; submitted by Tom Kermen.
	180k	Stern view of the Nebraska (BB-14) & Wisconsin (BB-9), probably in San Francisco on 6th May 1908.		USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
	3.71k	United States fleet, San Francisco Bay.		Photo pan 6a33217 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
	573k	Atlantic Fleet entering Golden Gate 6th May 1908.		Library of Congress photo # pan 6a33669, from the Panoramic View Co., Chas. Z. Bailey, Mgr., Los Angeles, Cal. submitted by Tom Kermen.
	NR	Wisconsin's (BB-9) Midshipman, Once Captain of Annapolis Ball Team, Was Star Athlete in Local Schools Midshipman Robert Theobald of the battleship Wisconsin, a San Francisco boy, who was captain of the Annapolis baseball team in 1906.		Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 17 May 1908, Image 52, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	155k	Panoramic photograph by the Pillsbury Picture Company showing the review of the "Great White Fleet" on 17 May 1908 by Secretary of the Navy Victor A. Metcalf, embarked in Yorktown (PG-1), which is steaming toward the left in the right center of the image. Three destroyers are in the line nearest to the camera (from left to center), with either Hopkins (DD-6) or Hull (DD-7) in the center and Lawrence (DD-8) next astern. Eleven battleships are present, in the rows on the opposite side of Yorktown's course, and seven Pacific Fleet armored cruisers are in the most distant row.		Photo # NH 105310, from the collections of the U.S. Naval Historical Center.
	NR	Wisconsin (BB-9) coaling.		Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI. Photo from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser. (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 22 July 1908, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	99k	Port side view of the Wisconsin (BB-9), as part of the "Great White Fleet", American Navy's round-the-world goodwill tour during their visit to Australia in 1908.		Courtesy of Warren McLean.
	104k	Post card welcoming the "Great White Fleet" to Australia, circa August-September 1908.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106181-KN. Courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Mayfield, 1973.
	100k	Postcard published in Japan to commemorate the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's visit there in October 1908. This card features pictures of the Fleet's sixteen battleships, plus images of three Japanese ladies, plus flags and symbols of the United States and Japan.		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 106114-KN. Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
	114k	Battleships of the Second Squadron, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, saluting during their visit to Amoy, China, circa 30 October - 5 November 1908. The U.S. Ships are anchored in line of Divisions, with the Third Division closest to the camera. Louisiana (BB-19), flagship of the Second Squadron and Third Division, is partially visible at the far right. Astern of her in the same line are Virginia (BB-13) (right center) and Missouri (BB-11) (left center). The Fourth Division is anchored just beyond the Third Division's line. Wisconsin (BB-9), Fourth Division flagship, is toward the right [between Virginia and Louisiana]. Astern of her (in no particular order) are Kearsarge (BB-5) and Kentucky (BB-6). The four grey ships, in the most distant line, all appear to be Chinese cruisers.		USNHC photograph # NH 106148. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington, D.C.
	99k	Wisconsin (BB-9), and the other ships of the "Great White Fleet". The ships are at Gibraltar on 31 January 1909.		Courtesy of Eugene B. Canfield, donated by Joseph M. Radigan (of blessed memory) and the U.S. Naval Institute, Naval History Magazine, December 2002 issue.
	92k	Halftone reproduction of a photograph by H.R. Jackson, showing the Fleet's senior commanders on board ship, circa late 1908 or early 1909, during or shortly after the "Great White Fleet's" World cruise. Those present are, from left to right: Rear Admiral William P. Potter, Commander, Fourth Division; Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder, Commander, Third Division; Rear Admiral Charles S. Sperry, Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and First Division; Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, Commander, Second Division.		USNHC photograph # NH 106140. Copied from "Pictorial Log of the Battle Fleet Cruise Around the World", by Chief Turret Captain Roman J. Miller (A.C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1909). Collection of Chief Quartermaster John Harold.
010948	424k	Wisconsin (BB-9) prior to the adding of her 1st cage mast in 1909.		Photograph courtesy of Darryl L. Baker with text help via John Spivey.
	460k	Wisconsin (BB-9) under refit at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, circa April-May 1909. She was then in the process of having her military foremast replaced with one of the basket type.		Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1973.Source: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, Photo No. NH 77182 via Mike Green.
	88k	Shown here during her 1909 overhaul, Note single cage mast.		National Archives/USN.
	90k	At the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, on 29 June 1909, after being fitted with a "basket" foremast.		Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.USNHC # NH 19-N-3-1-22.
010905	3.67k	Wisconsin (BB-9), underway, starboard view. Circa 1909 post overhaul.		Photo from the Bain News Service, Library of Congress:Call Number LC-B2-4218-14. Photo courtesy of loc.gov.
	522k	FIFTY BATTLECRAFT IN MIMIC WAR The battleships Indiana (BB-1) & Wisconsin (BB-9) during exercises off Provinceton, Mass. 1909.		Image and text provided by Oklahoma Historical Society. Photo from Anadarko Daily Democrat.(Anadarko, Okla.) 1908-191?, 20 August 1909, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	927k	Wisconsin (BB-9) in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909.		Photo det 4a16089 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
	805k	Panoramic view of battleships in the Hudson River for the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 25 September - 9 October 1909.		Photo det pan 6a16597 courtesy of loc.gov via Detroit Photographic Company.
	430k	Post 1909 stern view of the Wisconsin (BB-9) anchored with boats out at an unknown location.		Library of Congress photo # LC-B2-945-7, courtesy of Mike Green.
1910's
	NR	Description of the Battleship Wisconsin (BB-9)		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo & text by The Salt Lake Tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 03 April 1910, Image 33, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	94k	Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine. Ships tied up at the Navy Yard's waterfront, circa 1911-1912. At left is Wisconsin (BB-9), with her "cage" mainmast apparently being installed. Ship in the right center, with a five masted schooner alongside, is either Tennessee (ACR-10) or Washington (ACR-11).		Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Raymond Stone. USNHC # NH 46553.
	184k	Broadside view of Wisconsin (BB-9) with gagged masts circa, 1912. Possibly during the time when she was moved to Philadelphia in April 1912 and, that autumn, took part in a naval review off Yonkers, New York before resuming her reserve status until Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Note the bow of a wooden ship off her stern.		USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Various Views of the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson
012173m	4.51k	Mobilization of Atlantic Fleet at New York, 12 - 15 October 1912.		Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
012173	1.36k	U.S. Battleship Fleet during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson. The nearest ship half visible on the right is the New Hampshire (BB-25) based on the distinctive half-cased stacks. The two sister ships behind her are not clear enough to specifically ID. The fourth ship is one of the Mississippi class, but again, not clear enough to ID.		Photo i.d. via Richard M. Jensen. Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
012173d	1.38k	Small boats join during the 1912 Naval Review on the Hudson.		Photo courtesy of David Fisher.
	91k	Anchored off New York City, 12 October 1912, during the Naval Review. A battleship of the Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) is visible in the left distance.		USNHC # NH 44263.
	181k	The Wisconsin (BB-9) underway, possibly sometime after the Naval review in New York City, circa 1912 - mid teens.		USN photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
	NR	SCENE OF UNUSUAL BEAUTY WHEN FLEET AND SHORE WERE ILLUMINATED BY MANY THOUSANDS OF FLAMING ELECTRIC BULBS NEW YORK, Oct. 16—Pen cannot describe and even photography is inadequate in depicting the splendor of the scene at night during the visit of the fleet to this city. Thousands and thousands of electric lights were hung along Riverside drive, which parallels the Hudson river for miles, and all of the vessels in the fleet were outlined by lines of gleaming lamps. In the accompanying picture the soldiers' and sailors' monument appears in the foreground with the curved line of Riverside drive at the left. Several battleships are shown in the river, with the lights on the New Jersey shore in the distance.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo by The Democratic Banner.(Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 18 October 1912, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	905k	Operation of Gatun Locks: Wisconsin (BB-9) in upper East chamber. Looking north. 15 July 1915.		Photo by Ernest Hallen, from the digital collection of Ron Armstrong, author of The Panama Canal, the Invisible Wonder of the World.
	783k	Operation of Gatun Locks: Wisconsin (BB-9) leaving upper East chamber and entering Gatun Lake, 15 July 1915.		Photo by Ernest Hallen, from the digital collection of Ron Armstrong, author of The Panama Canal, the Invisible Wonder of the World.
	276k	Officers and crew of the Wisconsin (BB-9). The caption reads "First battleship to enter the Panama Canal, 15 July 1915." Note: There is some dispute about the validity of the statement. For all intents and purposes, the Connecticut (BB-18), as the Atlantic Fleet Flagship, is credited with the honor.		Courtesy of John Alexander.
	933k	The Missouri (BB-11) & the Wisconsin (BB-9) were the first warships to use the waterway, on 16 July. The Missouri between Cucaracha Slide and Pedro Miguel Locks, the most dangerous section of canal because of slides.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 24 July 1916, Image 3, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.13k	Wisconsin (BB-9) in Gatun Lake at Gamboa, 16 July 1915. Gamboa is the transition point from Gatun Lake to Culebra Cut.		Photo by Ernest Hallen, from the digital collection of Ron Armstrong, author of The Panama Canal, the Invisible Wonder of the World.
	582k	Wisconsin (BB-9) passing a point just north of Gold Hill, going south, 16 July 1915. The Smokey the Bear Hats on spectators are Zone Police, not military.		Text i.d. courtesy of Ron Armstrong. Photo by Ernest Hallen, from the digital collection of Ron Armstrong, author of The Panama Canal, the Invisible Wonder of the World.
	1.10k	In the Panama Canal, approaching the Chagres River railroad crossing, 16 July 1915. View looks north, with Ohio (BB-12) and Wisconsin (BB-9) in the background		Photo by Ernest Hallen, from the digital collection of Ron Armstrong.
	986k	Missouri (BB-11), at left, and Ohio (BB-12) in the lower chambers of the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 31 August, 1915. View looks north, with Wisconsin (BB-9) in the distance. There is an obvious error in the caption. The photo is looking south toward the Pacific.		Photo by Ernest Hallen, from the digital collection of Ron Armstrong, author of The Panama Canal, the Invisible Wonder of the World.Text i.d. courtesy of Ron Armstrong & Vicente Pascua.
010906	1.60k	Admiral Gleaves launch passsing the Wisconsin (BB-9) in Fleet Review in Hudson River, December 1918.		National Archives Identifier: 45513348 Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-22 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	726k	THE VICTORY FLEET WELCOMED HOME The Atlantic Fleet lying in the Hudson River. Wisconsin (BB-9) lies to left center. She was among the ships reviewed by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels from the deck of the yacht Mayflower and by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt from Aztec (SP-590) on the day after Christmas, 26 December 1918.		Partial text courtesy of DANFS. Photographer: Kadel & Herbert Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-033. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
010910	865k	WATCHING THE UNITED STATES VICORY FLEET in the Hudson. Wisconsin (BB-9) completed her training activities on 20 December, sailed north, and reached New York City three days before Christmas. Wisconsin is in the right foreground		Partial text courtesy of DANFS. Photograph by New York Herald Service. National Archives Identifier:45513409 Local Identifier: 165-WW-337D-52. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	137k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, photo is probably post WW I (1918 to 1920). From right to left: First ship: Kearsarge class (BB-5 / 6) probably Kearsarge (BB-5). The photo shows a platform above the Navigation Bridge which is straight across the front. Photos of the Kentucky (BB-6) at this time show a similar platform but one which extends out over the conning tower roof at the center. I've not seen a photo of the Kearsarge at this time so I'm not positive. Second ship: Wisconsin (BB-9). Sister ship Illinois (BB-7) had a bridge structure atop the conning tower while sister Alabama (BB-8) had a second platform on the mast between the bridge and the lowest searchlight. Third Ship: Indiana (BB-1). This ship is "hull down" behind the Wisconsin with only her upper works visible, the 2 short funnels and the old "military" mast to the left of the Wisconsin's forward cage mast. The mast is sitting atop a round faced bridge structure. Sister Oregon (BB-3) is on the West coast and sister Massachusetts' bridge has a square face. Fourth Ship: Iowa (BB-4). This ship is also "hull down" and is actually beyond the fifth ship in the photo. Visible are cage main mast (second from the left in the photo), the 2 tall funnels and the military mast partially hidden the shorter funnel of the nearer ship. The funnels identify the ship. Fifth Ship: Massachusetts (BB-2). The aft main and secondary batteries and the cage mast are clearly visible as are the shorter funnels and the military mast (in front of Iowa's forward funnel). This is a case of everyone else is eliminated. Oregon (BB-3) is on the west coast and the Indiana is across the slip, ergo… The last ship appears to have 4 short funnels and no cage mast which means it is probably a cruiser but I have not identified it.		Digital ID: # ggbain 09957, LC-B2-2333-3. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen. Photo I.d. & text courtesy of Chris Hoehn.
	2.19k	U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 5 May 1919. Wisconsin (BB-9) is the first vessel to dock in Dry Dock No. 4.		National Archives Identifier: 52558671 Local Identifier: 181-V-2227. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	338k	U.S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va., 9 May 1919. Dry Dock No. 3 Nevada (BB-36) and Dry Dock No. 4 Wisconsin (BB-9).		National Archives Identifier: 52558687 Local Identifier: 181-V-2235. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	3.46k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, circa 1919. Very congested basin and the lack of a clearer view makes identifying vessels a challenge. In the distance, beyond Kearsarge's (BB-5) mainmast, is the Alabama (BB-8). Also, the BB hidden behind Kentucky (BB-6) is likely the Maine (BB-10), based on the two circular control tops on her masts, but I can't see enough other details to confirm it. At the left side of the photo, on the near side of the basin, Ohio (BB-12) is next to the pier with St Louis (C-20) outboard of her. To the right we have Kearsarge closer to the camera with Illinois (BB-7) beyond. Immediately aft of these two is Wisconsin (BB-9). Behind Wisconsin are Connecticut (BB-18) on the right and Louisiana (BB-19) as the next ship to the left.		Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Richard Jensen. Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman.
	812k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania: Warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Evening Public Ledger photographer. Ships are (from left to right): Wisconsin (BB-9); Illinois (BB-7); Alabama (BB-8); a Pittsburgh class armored cruiser; two battleships, probably Connecticut class (BB-18 / 22 & 25); Stringham (DD-83); Craven (DD-70); Maury (DD-100); and Sigourney (DD-81).		USNHC # NH 42524.
	1.03k	Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania. Older warships in the Reserve Basin, 18 November 1919, as seen by a Evening Public Ledger photographer. Ships are (front row, left to right): Missouri (BB-11); one Connecticut class battleship; Michigan (BB-27); and Saint Louis (C-20). Those in the back row are (left to right): Maine (BB-10); Kentucky (BB-6);Kearsarge (BB-5); Indiana (BB-1); Massachusetts (BB-2); Iowa (BB-4); Wisconsin (BB-9); and Illinois (BB-7).		USNHC # NH 42525.
010778	864k	Battleships photographed in December 1919 by the Evening Public Ledger Co. From left to right: Illinois (BB-7),Wisconsin (BB-9), Iowa (BB-4), Massachusetts (BB-2), Indiana (BB-1), Kearsarge (BB-5), Kentucky (BB-6) and Maine (BB-10).		Photo NH-42523 from history.navy.mil
010779	1.30k	Battleships photographed in December 1919 by the Evening Public Ledger Co, Illinois (BB-7), on the left and Wisconsin (BB-9) on the right. Note the differences in rig.		Photo NH-42522 from history.navy.mil
	1.20k	U-111 showing the bridge at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, 8 April 1920. In the background is the distinctive twin funnel belonging to an Illinois class (BB-7 / 9) battleship; Illinois (BB-7); Alabama (BB-8) & Wisconsin (BB-9). All three were docked there during this period; the Alabama & Wisconsin would be decommissioned the following month.		Photo courtesy of Craig O'Neil.
	NR	UNCLE SAM OFFERING 13 SHIPS FOR SALE AT BARGAIN PRICES BATTLESHIPS THAT WILL BE JUNKED. ABOVE, THE MAINE (BB-10), BELOW, THE WISCONSIN (BB-9).		IImage and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ. Photo & text by Arizona Republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 19 December 1921, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	63k	U.S. Navy warships awaiting scrapping, 1922. Probably photographed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Maine (BB-10) is at right, down at the head with her side armor removed. Wisconsin (BB-9) is in the center. Columbia, (ex-Columbia) (CA-16) is toward the left, with a merchant ship alongside.		USNHC # 100762.
	NR	Dismantling a large gun on the old battleship Wisconsin (BB-9).		Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger(Philadelphia [Pa.] 1914-1942, 08 July 1922, Night Extra, Image 22, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Turning Uncle Sam's Sea Fighters into Plowshares. Scene at Philadelphia where Henry A. Hitner sons are scrapping the one-time prides of the United States Navy - a task made necessary by the Limitation of Armament Treaty. The battleships are: left to right - Missouri (BB-11), Maine (BB-10), Wisconsin (BB-9) and Kentucky (BB-6).		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.] 1866-1924, 29 July 1922, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	Scrapping some of the great ships of Uncle Sam's Navy at Philadelphia. Photograph shows work on the battleship Maine (BB-10). The workmen are cutting holes in the 12-inch guns. Removing armor plate from the battleship Wisconsin (BB-9), one of the scrapping processes. This great ship was included in the 845.000 tons of Navy armament to be placed in discard.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from Evening Star. (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 06 August 1922, Image 70, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	376k	A 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 December 1991.		USN photo # DN-SC-92-05391, by PHC Carolyn Harris, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.

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Commanding Officers
01	CAPT. Reiter, George Cook, USN (USNA 1865)	04.02.1901 - 27.11.1901
02	CAPT. Sebree, Uriel, USN (USNA 1867)	27.11.1901 - 12.12.1903
03	CAPT. Clover, Richardson, USN (USNA 1867)	12.12.1903 - 05.11.1905
04	CAPT. Drake, Franklin Jeremiah, USN (USNA 1868)	05.11.1905 - 15.11.1906
	Decommissioned	15.11.1906 - 01.04.1908
05	CAPT. Morrell, Henry, USN (USNA 1873)	01.04.1908 - 15.09.1909
06	CAPT. Beatty, Frank Edmund, USN (USNA 1875) :RADM	15.09.1909 - 03.01.1910
07	CAPT. Hodges, Ben Ward, USN (USNA 1877)	03.01.1910 - 10.05.1910
	Decommissioned	10.05.1910 - 04.11.1911
08	CDR. Blamer, DeWitt, USN (USNA 1891)	04.11.1911 - 15.06.1912
09	LT. Reno, Walter Ellsworth, USN (USNA 1905)	15.06.1912 - 18.01.1913
10	ENS. Collins, Marshall, USN (USNA 1908)	18.01.1913 - 19.04.1913
11	LCDR. Tompkins, John Thomas, USN (USNA 1894)	19.04.1913 - 31.12.1913
	Decommissioned	31.12.1913 - 14.05.1914
12	LCDR. oper, Walter Gordon, USN (USNA 1898)	14.05.1914 - 23.05.1914
13	CDR. Enochs, John Matt, USN (USNA 1901)	23.05.1914 - 19.06.1914 also BB-1, BB-2, BB-4, BB-8
14	LCDR. Roper, Walter Gordon, USN (USNA 1898)	19.06.1914 - 30.09.1914
15	LCDR. Washington, Pope, USN (USNA 1896) :RADM	30.09.1914 - 02.12.1914
16	LT. Ingram, Jonas Howard, USN (USNA 1907) :ADM	02.12.1914 - 04.01.1915
17	LT. Hazard, Stanton Leigh Hunt, USN (USNA 1904)	04.01.1915 - 04.03.1915
18	CDR. Morton, James Proctor, USN (USNA 1896)	04.03.1915 - 03.04.1915 in Ordinary
19	CAPT. Traut, Frederick Augustus, USN (USNA 1892)	01.05.1915 - 23.07.1915
20	ENS. Elmer, Robert Emmitt Patterson, (O-in-Ch) USN (USNA 1912)	23.07.1915 - 08.12.1915
21	LT. Hazard, Stanton Leigh Hunt, (O-in-Ch) USN (USNA 1904)	08.12.1915 - 10.01.1916
22	LT. Shaw, Charles Harlan, USN (USNA 1905)	10.01.1916 - 22.01.1916
23	ENS. Elmer, Robert Emmitt Patterson, ENS (O-in-Ch) USN (USNA 1912)	22.01.1916 - 18.05.1916
24	CDR. Culverius, Wat Tyler, USN	18.05.1916 - 09.11.1916
25	LCDR. Green, John Franklin, USN (USNA 1901)	09.11.1916 - 02.05.1917
26	CAPT. Sellers, David Foote, USN (USNA 1894) :ADM	02.05.1917 - 12.04.1918
27	CDR. Wettengel, Ivan Cyrus, USN (USNA 1896)	12.04.1918 - 16.05.1919
28	CAPT. Church, John Gaylord, USN (USNA 1900)	16.05.1919 - 15.05.1920

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler

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