USS Iowa like the boll weevil. Looking for A home.

Ishmael · 03-10-07, 01:55 PM

Apparently, the USS Iowa, orphaned by both San Francisco & Stockton's rejections, sits forlornly at the Suisun Reserve Fleet off my old home town of Benicia.

All, however, is not lost. Vallejo is bidding to permanantly homeport her on the site of the old Mare Island Naval Shipyard, where USS California(BB-44) was built. Below is a link to the organization trying to get here there.

http://www.battleshipiowa.org/

fatty · 03-10-07, 02:01 PM

I'll take it since nobody else seems to want her

The Avon Lady · 03-10-07, 02:15 PM

Looks like a job for the Intrepid Museum in NY.

Sulikate · 03-10-07, 03:10 PM

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Looks like a job for the Intrepid Museum in NY.

I agree. That museum is great

August · 03-10-07, 05:14 PM

It used to be docked here in Narragansett bay next to the Saratoga which they are planning to make into a museum. The Iowa would have made a fine addition to it but those California jerks made the government haul it all the way over there only to reject her at the last moment.

The worst part is what it cost to transport it would have been enough to fit both the Sara and the Iowa up.

SUBMAN1 · 03-10-07, 06:02 PM

It should be re-commisioned. That ship is the only military weapon to silence Iran in the past. All it did to silence Iran is to simply sail into the Persian Gulf.

Something to be said for Battleship diplomacy.

-S

bradclark1 · 03-10-07, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

It should be re-commisioned. That ship is the only military weapon to silence Iran in the past. All it did to silence Iran is to simply sail into the Persian Gulf.

Something to be said for Battleship diplomacy.

-S

Yeah, it's a really big version of listening to a pump shotgun shell be chambered.

Iceman · 03-10-07, 11:26 PM

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my old home town of Benicia.

I lived in Benicia when I was about 12 for like 3 years...small world.We lived outside of town and could see that place where they park those ships from our house.

Ishmael · 03-10-07, 11:36 PM

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my old home town of Benicia.

I lived in Benicia when I was about 12 for like 3 years...small world.We lived outside of town and could see that place where they park those ships from our house.

Where & when? I lived at 470 East O St. Right off the 5th st offramp behind King's Market/auto parts store. I went to Mills School for 4th & 5th grades & Robert Semple for 6th. 7th & 8th at the old Intermediate School across the street from Mills. Graduated BHS in 1972.

Strangely enough, while living in Pasadena, I lived 1/2 block off of Colorado Blvd near Sierra Madre for 8 years. So I could watch the whole parade on TV as the cameras were all up on Orange Grove Ave. by the Norton Simon Museum. Then, when it was over, I could walk up 1/2 block just in time to see it coming down the street. One year I woke up late for the telecast after a libatious New Year's Eve party and just had time to get my wife & I up there with our stepladders(a must for any Rose Parade). So, imagine my surprise to see the Benicia High School Panther Marching Band coming down the street.
It was a great scene.

U-533 · 03-11-07, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

It should be re-commisioned. That ship is the only military weapon to silence Iran in the past. All it did to silence Iran is to simply sail into the Persian Gulf.

Something to be said for Battleship diplomacy.

-S

Yeah, it's a really big version of listening to a pump shotgun shell be chambered.

Agreed ...

It's so well built it should be kept updated and made nukepowered also.
A Nukepowered Iowa Class Battleship.... with all the bells and whistles....

AJ! · 03-11-07, 02:53 PM

Did the Iowa go through a refit? From the looks of that picture its still in its 1940s configuration :hmm:

This is the USS Wisconsin in her post-1980s refit configuration (sorry for oversized image) Looks different from Iowa

SUBMAN1 · 03-11-07, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

It should be re-commisioned. That ship is the only military weapon to silence Iran in the past. All it did to silence Iran is to simply sail into the Persian Gulf.

Something to be said for Battleship diplomacy.

-S

Yeah, it's a really big version of listening to a pump shotgun shell be chambered.

Agreed ...

It's so well built it should be kept updated and made nukepowered also.
A Nukepowered Iowa Class Battleship.... with all the bells and whistles....

Agreed. And as Oliver North poited out, a terrorist attack like that on the USS Cole is impossible against the Iowa class. They can blow up all the boats they want right next to it and the Iowa would be impervious to it. Sailors might get upset at having to repaint the area is all.

-S

bradclark1 · 03-11-07, 04:00 PM

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Did the Iowa go through a refit? From the looks of that picture its still in its 1940s configuration :hmm:

It got outfitted with cruise missiles.

sonar732 · 03-11-07, 05:05 PM

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Did the Iowa go through a refit? From the looks of that picture its still in its 1940s configuration :hmm:

You can clearly see the 2 pair of Tomahawk launchers on the port and starboard sides 2/3 down the ship.

03-10-07, 01:55 PM	#1
Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	USS Iowa like the boll weevil. Looking for A home. Apparently, the USS Iowa, orphaned by both San Francisco & Stockton's rejections, sits forlornly at the Suisun Reserve Fleet off my old home town of Benicia. All, however, is not lost. Vallejo is bidding to permanantly homeport her on the site of the old Mare Island Naval Shipyard, where USS California(BB-44) was built. Below is a link to the organization trying to get here there. http://www.battleshipiowa.org/

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The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Looks like a job for the Intrepid Museum in NY. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It used to be docked here in Narragansett bay next to the Saratoga which they are planning to make into a museum. The Iowa would have made a fine addition to it but those California jerks made the government haul it all the way over there only to reject her at the last moment. The worst part is what it cost to transport it would have been enough to fit both the Sara and the Iowa up. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It should be re-commisioned. That ship is the only military weapon to silence Iran in the past. All it did to silence Iran is to simply sail into the Persian Gulf. Something to be said for Battleship diplomacy. -S __________________

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AJ! Commodore Join Date: May 2006 Location: That lil island above france Posts: 601 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Did the Iowa go through a refit? From the looks of that picture its still in its 1940s configuration :hmm: This is the USS Wisconsin in her post-1980s refit configuration (sorry for oversized image) Looks different from Iowa __________________

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fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I'll take it since nobody else seems to want her