MuseumShip Blog

82 years ago today, on 16 April 1944 Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin BB-64 was commissioned with Captain Earl E. Stone in command.
USS Wisconsin BB-64 at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA

On 9 April 1941 North Carolina-class battleship USS North Carolina BB-55 was commissioned for the first time, with Capt. Olaf M. Hustvedt in command.
MuseumBattleShip USS North Carolina (BB55), Wilmington, NC

58 years ago today, on 6 April 1968 Iowa class Battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 was commissioned for the 3rd time at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for Vietnam War service, with Capt. J. Edward Snyder in command.
MuseumBattleShip New Jersey, Camden, NJ

34 years ago today, on 31 March 1992 Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri BB-63 was decommissioned for the last time by Capt. Albert Lee Kaiss.
MuseumShip at Battleship Missouri Memorial, Honolulu, HI

79 years ago today, on 27 March 1947 South Dakota-class Battleship USS Massachusetts BB-59 was decommissioned, and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Norfolk, Virginia.
MuseumShip  USS Massachusetts BB59 at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA

77 years ago today, on 24 March 1949 Iowa Class Battleship USS Iowa BB-61 was decommissioned for the first time, and entered into the Pacific reserve fleet.
MuseumShip at Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa, San Pedro, CA

20 years ago today, on 17 March 2006 Iowa-class battleships USS Iowa BB-61 and USS Wisconsin (BB-64) were struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
Pacific Battleship Center - Battleship USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA and USS Wisconsin at Nauticus, Norfolk, VA

On March 16 1914, Pennsylvania-class battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) was laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

On 15 March 1909, Florida-class battleship USS Utah (BB-31) was laid down at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, NJ.

On March 12 1914, New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB-35) was commissioned, Capt. Albert W. Grant in command.
MuseumShip at Battleship Texas Foundation, LaPorte, TX