I have personally visisted the Wisconsin BB.64 on Waterside Dr. in Norfolk.
I plan in the future to see the other three of her sisters. To the best of my
rememberance the NewJersey is moored in NJ, the Mighty MO is moored at
Pearl on battleship row, and the Iowa is going to be moored on the coast of
California. I thought it was supposed to go to Sanfran but as I have read too many
doushe bags there were against a symbol of American might being moored there
so a town farther up the coast is in the process of getting it.
Any how, I plan on seeing BB.55 USS NorthCarolina moored at Wilmington. This is a mere 3-4
hours drive from the house as was BB.64. I surely wish they would have kept atleast one
Iowa in comission. To actually see one of these steel behemoths in person is awe inspiring.
I for one still believe they have a place in the modern navy, but that is not here or there. I
begrugingly accept the fact that they are religated to be preserved as museun ships, though
there is a clause in their contracts If I am not mistaken that states that if needed the Govt. can
re-comission them because they have to be kept in a reasonable able to restore condition.
