Battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 - (converted to Black and White)

            USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship and the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. She was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Pennsylvania, and launched on 7 December 1943 on the 2nd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.

Wisconsin was last decommissioned in September 1991 after a total of 14 years of active service, and having earned a total of six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during 1991 Gulf War. She currently functions as a museum ship operated by Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Wisconsin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register 17 March 2006, and was donated for permanent use as a museum ship. On 15 April 2010, the City of Norfolk officially took over ownership of the ship.

Taken on: January 22, 2023

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