Does anyone know what's actually happening with the Iowa? Like, is anyone actually going to turn it into a museum or is it just going to rust and sink where it sits?
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they are just waiting for Navy R&D to finish the rail gun development before getting started on the refit....
actually, i thought they had picked a location, though i forget where it is. Probably takes a fair amount of prep work (as well as fund raising) to set up for a battleship museum, so i'm not surprised its taking awhile to get things going.
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Originally posted by eocoolj View Postthey are just waiting for Navy R&D to finish the rail gun development before getting started on the refit....
actually, i thought they had picked a location, though i forget where it is. Probably takes a fair amount of prep work (as well as fund raising) to set up for a battleship museum, so i'm not surprised its taking awhile to get things going.
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just put the Iowa at the north end of the island, you might have to dredge to get her up there, the other question is, could you get her under the draw bridge going over the Napa river? (I was going to school at CSTSC on Mare Island from Jan 5 92 till Apr 93) and explorerd Mare Island quite good..
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White Turrets?
In this youtube video (dated August 2008) I'm not sure if this date is correct althought it shows USS Iowa having her turrets painted out in white. Perhaps just a primer coat before she gets the standard "haze gray". This does reinforce the fact that they are still maintaining her appearence even if at minimum. Enjoy.
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Originally posted by Dreadnought View PostIn this youtube video (dated August 2008) I'm not sure if this date is correct althought it shows USS Iowa having her turrets painted out in white. Perhaps just a primer coat before she gets the standard "haze gray". This does reinforce the fact that they are still maintaining her appearence even if at minimum. Enjoy.
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No, they are still haze gray. The video was shot shortley after noon and the sloped sides of the turrets reflected more sunlight than usual (that IS the South side of the ship). You can also see similar brightness on the aft sloping sides of the citadel tower. And I place it after noontime because of the high reflection of the angled bulkheads just forward of turret III.
When the ships were in active status and kept "ship shape", as you are boarding the gun barrels reflected the sunlight so well that you would swear they were painted silver. It wasn't until you got up close that you could see that they were actually haze gray like the rest of the ship.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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Originally posted by RustyBattleship View PostNo, they are still haze gray. The video was shot shortley after noon and the sloped sides of the turrets reflected more sunlight than usual (that IS the South side of the ship). You can also see similar brightness on the aft sloping sides of the citadel tower. And I place it after noontime because of the high reflection of the angled bulkheads just forward of turret III.
When the ships were in active status and kept "ship shape", as you are boarding the gun barrels reflected the sunlight so well that you would swear they were painted silver. It wasn't until you got up close that you could see that they were actually haze gray like the rest of the ship.Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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Originally posted by eocoolj View PostA fresh coat of paint is the first step in reactivating her, right guys? right?....:(Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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Originally posted by Dreadnought View PostThanks Rusty, the sun certainly does play with ones vision. IMO they do appear white but would take your word above any others. There were a few other things that I noticed that seemed strange as well looking at the stern and seeing both stern gun tubs wide open (I know one is normally for helo refueling and gear) and the shipping container sitting on the helo deck. Gonna have my eyes checked.:))
The starboard 40 mm gun tub on the stern of Iowa and Wisconsin was cut out to hold a jettison rack that carried a 500 gallon rubber bladder of Aviation Gas on a dolly. The bladder was used ONLY for the RPV fuel. Should a terrorist boat scream alongside pouring machinegun bullets at the ship, the dolly could be dumped with a remotely controlled quick release hook.
On New Jersey and Missouri I decided to put it on the Port gun tub because usually the ships came into Long Beach and moored starboard side to the pier. I wanted the dolly away from the pier.
Additionally, we armor plated the dolly to protect the fuel bladder. The East Coast design used only .25" thick steel all around and bolted together with 1/4-20 screws. I designed our armor as all welded with the side most exposed to machinegun fire of .50" HY 80 armor. The sides were .25" as they would just take extreme angle ricochettes (sp) anyway. My design not only was easier and faster to build (eliminating a couple of hundred screw holes) it was 50 pounds lighter than the East coast dolly.
The other tub was left "as is" and used to stow the towing gear Pelican Hook, other towing gear and was a great trash bin to hold bags of empty soda pop cans.Last edited by RustyBattleship; 05 Nov 08,, 00:53.Able to leap tall tales in a single groan.
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On New Jersey and Missouri I decided to put it on the Port gun tub because usually the ships came into Long Beach and moored starboard side to the pier. I wanted the dolly away from the pier.
Thanks Rusty, I was wondering why the difference in the stern gun tubs between the sisters.:)
The other tub was left "as is" and used to stow the towing gear Pelican Hook, other towing gear and was a great trash bin to hold bags of empty soda pop cans.:))Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure.
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