USS Wisconsin
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USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class U.S. Navy battleship that served in World War II and later conflicts, known for its heavy firepower and long operational history.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Iowa-class battleship
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United States Navy warship → battleship → |
| armament |
Harpoon anti-ship missiles (after modernization)
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Phalanx CIWS (after modernization) → Tomahawk cruise missiles (after modernization) → nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns → twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns → various anti-aircraft guns → |
| awards |
Battle stars for Korean War
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Battle stars for World War II → Combat Action Ribbon → Navy Unit Commendation → |
| beam |
about 108 feet
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| builder |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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| callSign |
November Bravo Sierra Echo
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| category |
Cold War battleship
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World War II battleship → |
| class |
Iowa-class battleship
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| commissionedOn |
1944-04-16
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| country |
United States of America
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| crewComplement |
around 1,600 after Cold War modernization
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around 1,900 in World War II → |
| decommissionedOn |
1948-07-01
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1958-03-08 → 1991-09-30 → |
| displacement |
about 45,000 long tons standard
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about 57,000 long tons full load → |
| draft |
about 37 feet
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| homeportDuringService |
various U.S. Navy bases in the Pacific
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| hullNumber |
BB-64
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| laidDownOn |
1941-01-25
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| launchedOn |
1943-12-07
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| length |
about 887 feet
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| maximumSpeed |
about 33 knots
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| modernizationProgram |
600-ship Navy program
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| modernizedDuring |
1980s
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| museumLocation |
Norfolk, Virginia
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| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Wisconsin
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| notableFor |
heavy naval gunfire support
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long operational history → |
| operator |
United States Navy
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| preservedAs |
historic naval ship
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| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines → |
| recommissionedOn |
1951-03-03
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1988-10-22 → |
| servedInConflict |
Korean War
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Operation Desert Storm → World War II → |
| sisterShip |
USS Iowa
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USS Missouri → USS New Jersey → |
| status |
museum ship
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| theaterOfOperations |
Korean Peninsula waters
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Pacific Theater of World War II → Persian Gulf → |
| visitorAccess |
open to the public as a museum
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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USS Missouri
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USS Missouri ("USS Wisconsin (BB-64)") → USS New Jersey → |
sisterShip |
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Nauticus maritime museum
("USS Wisconsin (BB-64)")
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adjacentTo |
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Iowa-class battleship
("USS Wisconsin (BB-64)")
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hasPart |
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Nauticus maritime museum
("USS Wisconsin (BB-64)")
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homePortOf |
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Norfolk, Virginia
("USS Wisconsin (BB-64)")
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