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USS Iowa battleship · 03:48 PM

USS Iowa has a new home in San Pedro. Opening day...

1. 20-minute delay...once going, they just collected our bar-coded ticket without scanning it.

2. Making progress.

3. 16-inch business end.

4. No dropping "bombs" here?

5. State-of-the-art. In 1943.

6. Radar?

7. ~~I forget what weapons (?) these are.~~ MK 36 Chaff Launcher (Thanks I/O!)

8. Harpoon missile launchers.

9. Missile.

10. Rear turret.

11. 16-inch shell.

12. Rear-view of Vincent Thomas bridge joining San Pedro and Long Beach.

13. BB-61.

14.

15. Specs.

It gets nearly 27 FEET per gallon (200 gal/mile), though you are pushing 55,000 tons.

**luftfluss** · 07-08-2012, 03:55 PM

Reminds me of visiting the USS New Jersey, an Iowa-class ship. Nice series, I especially like #12 & 14.

**paulh** · 07-08-2012, 04:27 PM

Great shots - this is on my 'must-see' list next time I visit LA.

**interested_observer** · 07-08-2012, 05:10 PM

A wonderful set of images!!!

#7 is a MK 36 Chaff Launcher which is used to mask the ship from incoming missiles. It is controlled by the SLQ-32(v) that has its antenna assembly in #8 near the extreme left hand edge of the frame about 2/3 of the way up.

SpecialK · 07-08-2012, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by interested_observer

A wonderful set of images!!!

#7 is a MK 36 Chaff Launcher which is used to mask the ship from incoming missiles. It is controlled by the SLQ-32(v) that has its antenna assembly in #8 near the extreme left hand edge of the frame about 2/3 of the way up.

Thanks!

lukulele · 07-08-2012, 05:36 PM

Thanks Kyle. Number four is very reminiscent of the Navy stencil folks juxtapositioning anything with multiple meanings they could get past the CPO's during my time in 68-72.

SpecialK · 07-08-2012, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by lukulele

Thanks Kyle. Number four is very reminiscent of the Navy stencil folks juxtapositioning anything with multiple meanings they could get past the CPO's during my time in 68-72.

That was in the captain's wardroom :-) It also had Roosevelt's bathtub.

selar · 07-08-2012, 06:12 PM

Isnt this the ship that starred in "Battleship" the movie?

**Bob Harris** · 07-08-2012, 06:16 PM

nice series Kyle, I'll put it on our LA list

8540tomg · 07-08-2012, 06:26 PM

Great series,

Love the old battleships. Thanks for sharing.

Tom G

SpecialK · 07-08-2012, 09:04 PM

Originally posted by selar

Isnt this the ship that starred in "Battleship" the movie?

I don't know - I have not seen the movie :-(

Originally posted by Bob Harris

nice series Kyle, I'll put it on our LA list

The LA maritime museum is right next door, and the USS Lane Victory is 1/4 mile up the road. The Queen Mary and Fort MacArthur/Pt Fermin lighthouse are close, though in opposite directions.

Originally posted by 8540tomg

Great series,

Love the old battleships. Thanks for sharing.

Tom G

Thanks for commenting!

Here are some leftovers.

47 crewmen died in a turret explosion in 1989.

The door was open :-)

The low angle hides the porta-potties behind the jeep.

**crewl1** · 07-08-2012, 09:05 PM

Cool series Kyle. I'm going to have to get down there

top-quark · 07-09-2012, 02:51 AM

Interesting series. When I was a kid, playing Top Trumps, the Iowa was one of the best cards in the "WW II Battleships" deck. Its stats beat pretty much every Axis battleship apart from The Yamato which outgunned it and weighed a whole lot more.

Then again, you can't exactly visit The Yamato, can you?

8540tomg · 07-09-2012, 04:58 AM

Originally posted by top-quark

Then again, you can't exactly visit The Yamato, can you?

Actually you can visit it.

Yamato Today

But only with suitable submersibles.

Tom G

Medium FormatPro · 07-09-2012, 05:16 AM

Good pics...

A friend of mine has the largest collection of photographs of the USS Iowa. The person was specifically commissioned to photograph the ship after the incident when one of the guns/turrets had the incident.

Btw the Navy will soon be starting work on a *swath* version of both battleships and also at least one carrier

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07-08-2012, 09:04 PM	#11
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482 Original Poster	Originally posted by selar Isnt this the ship that starred in "Battleship" the movie? I don't know - I have not seen the movie :-( Originally posted by Bob Harris nice series Kyle, I'll put it on our LA list The LA maritime museum is right next door, and the USS Lane Victory is 1/4 mile up the road. The Queen Mary and Fort MacArthur/Pt Fermin lighthouse are close, though in opposite directions. Originally posted by 8540tomg Great series, Love the old battleships. Thanks for sharing. Tom G Thanks for commenting! Here are some leftovers. 47 crewmen died in a turret explosion in 1989. The door was open :-) The low angle hides the porta-potties behind the jeep. Last edited by SpecialK; 07-10-2012 at 08:28 AM.

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interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	A wonderful set of images!!! #7 is a MK 36 Chaff Launcher which is used to mask the ship from incoming missiles. It is controlled by the SLQ-32(v) that has its antenna assembly in #8 near the extreme left hand edge of the frame about 2/3 of the way up.

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SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482 Original Poster	Originally posted by interested_observer A wonderful set of images!!! #7 is a MK 36 Chaff Launcher which is used to mask the ship from incoming missiles. It is controlled by the SLQ-32(v) that has its antenna assembly in #8 near the extreme left hand edge of the frame about 2/3 of the way up. Thanks!

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lukulele Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Blue Ridge Escarpment, North Carolina, US Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,850	Thanks Kyle. Number four is very reminiscent of the Navy stencil folks juxtapositioning anything with multiple meanings they could get past the CPO's during my time in 68-72.

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SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482 Original Poster	Originally posted by lukulele Thanks Kyle. Number four is very reminiscent of the Navy stencil folks juxtapositioning anything with multiple meanings they could get past the CPO's during my time in 68-72. That was in the captain's wardroom :-) It also had Roosevelt's bathtub.

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selar Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,042	Isnt this the ship that starred in "Battleship" the movie?

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8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Great series, Love the old battleships. Thanks for sharing. Tom G

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top-quark Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Aylesbury, Bucks Photos: Albums Posts: 492	Interesting series. When I was a kid, playing Top Trumps, the Iowa was one of the best cards in the "WW II Battleships" deck. Its stats beat pretty much every Axis battleship apart from The Yamato which outgunned it and weighed a whole lot more. Then again, you can't exactly visit The Yamato, can you?

07-09-2012, 04:58 AM	#14
8540tomg Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Waterloo, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,461	Originally posted by top-quark Then again, you can't exactly visit The Yamato, can you? Actually you can visit it. Yamato Today But only with suitable submersibles. Tom G

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Medium FormatPro Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Charleston & Pittsburgh Photos: Albums Posts: 1,668	Good pics... A friend of mine has the largest collection of photographs of the USS Iowa. The person was specifically commissioned to photograph the ship after the incident when one of the guns/turrets had the incident. Btw the Navy will soon be starting work on a swath version of both battleships and also at least one carrier

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