U.S.S. Iowa BB-61, her last voyage to become a museum ***Pic Heavy***

[Mazin]

Great pics! I think the USS Enterprise is also on its last tour now.

[DD977GM2]

Great pics! I think the USS Enterprise is also on its last tour now.

I have heard the the "Big E" at full speed ahead, literaly had bolts flying off her
and she was shaking sooooo much etc at full speed, just stories ut may be true.

[funkymonkey1111]

beautiful pics. it made me sad to see her in Suisin Bay rusting away with all the other crap ships.

[cstone]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing them.

I sure hope that Steven Segal, Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones aren't on board that ship : )

[Sparky]

Great pics. I remember being pier side with the Mighty Mo. Impressive.

[BPTactical]

Great story, sad to see such a mighty ship take her last cruise. May she rest well and retire with dignity.

My neighbor a couple houses down was on the South Carolina in WWII. He said it was a bit unnerving to see a 1" thick bulkhead flex like paper when the 16 inchers were firing. He was ships stores but his battle station was as a loader on a 40mm. His mount was credited with 2 kills.
He has shared some pretty awesome photos with us.
Anchors Aweigh!

[SideShow Bob]

Too bad that her last cruise wasn't under her own power, but the mighty battleship is headed to a dignified retirement as a museum stead of being sunk as an Eco friendly artificial reef or sent to the scrap yards to be melted down and made into Priuses.

[DD977GM2]

Great pics. Thanks for sharing them.

I sure hope that Steven Segal, Gary Busey and Tommy Lee Jones aren't on board that ship : )

I certainly hope not, it would be another craptastic movie