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On February 18, 1991, during the Gulf War, USS Tripoli led the U.S. Navy's mine-clearing operations near Kuwait when, at 4:36 ...
Iowa-class battleships measured 887 feet long and displaced 58,460 tons, with crews ranging from 2,500 during WWII to 1,573 ...
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USS Missouri: The U.S. Navy’s Best Battleship Ever

The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts consider her the best battleship ever. -Commissioned in 1944, “The Big Mo” ...
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum set a goal of $1.5 million to dry dock the USS Cobia. The state budget provided the final ...
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum set a goal of $1.5 million to dry dock the USS Cobia. The state budget provided the final $500,000 for the project.
BEAUMONT, Texas — U.S. Navy veteran Michael Broussard proudly recalls his service aboard what he calls "the world's most famous battleship", the USS Missouri.
The USS Cobia submarine sank 13 ships and rescued seven downed American pilots during World War II. The US Navy submarine is open to the public for tours at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.
The most famous Navy ship with ties to the state is the USS Wisconsin. The Iowa-class battleship was completed in 1944 and assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II where it participated in ...
Operations Manager Keith Nitka oversees day-to-day operations on Battleship Wisconsin, which is berthed at Nauticus in Downtown Norfolk. But 23 years ago, Nitka called the Wisconsin home when he se… ...