Battleship in the desert

[Linton]

Many years ago when I was doing some flying in the Midwest ,I was told that in New Mexico ??there is a full size battleship that was constructed to teach pilots how to dive-bomb warships.My question is in two parts:1 Where is it as I never did find it?
2 Does anybody have a photograph of it?
It would be nice to know if the story was true

[blue3golf]

Well, it was in Muroc Maru, you won't find it though as it has been totally dismantled and nothing left. Here's a couple links:

http://www.edwards.af.mil/vtour/docs_html/murocmaru.html
http://www.edwards.af.mil/gallery/html_pgs/places1.htm

[Iceman]

Trippy...very intresting. Thks for the links.

[micky1up]

i seem to remember a few battleships being used as practice targets oh sorry that was pearl harbour

[Linton]

Blue3Golf, thankyou for that.The person who spun the story seemed to think it was still around in the late 70s/early 80s.Was the muroc maru the only one ?

[blue3golf]

As far as i know it was the only one like it, any other practice ships I've found were actual ships that were retired.