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Step aboard the USS Wisconsin - the last US battleship ever made

Jan 3, 2018, 18:36 IST

Originally commissioned in 1944, the Wisconsin is over 887 feet long.

And over 108 feet wide, and nearly 40 feet tall.

Now, let's go aboard.

Here's a shot from the bow.

And a short video from the stern that also shows the helicopter pad.

The Wisconsin's two port and starboard bow anchors are each 1,080 feet long and weigh 30,000 pounds.

This short video gives a close-up of one the anchor chains.

This is Mike Hodges, a Navy veteran who served on the Wisky in the 1950s, and now volunteers on the ship.

And he told us about the main guns in this short video below.

The 16" guns, six of which are seen off the bow below, fired 1,900 pound and 2,700 pound projectiles up to 23 miles away.

They were used to bombard shores and take out surface targets, and could fire two rounds per minute. The shot below is of the three 16" guns off the stern.

Here's a shot of two of the Wisky's starboard side 5" guns, which fired 55 pound projectiles up to nine miles away.

This video below shows where the Wisky was hit by a 152mm shell during the Korean War. The strike wounded three soldiers.

And here are two of the 40mm saluting batteries, which are mostly used for ceremonial purposes.

A number of weapons were added to the Wisky after it was recommissioned for the third time in 1988, such as the Harpoon missile system seen below.

As were eight Tomahawk box launchers, two of which are seen below.

And the Mk 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasure Chaff and Decoy Launching Systems seen below, which were used to thwart incoming missiles.

The ship is steered from this command center located in the tower.

And around the corner is the captain's chair, which faces the bow.

This short video gives a closer look.

Here's a shot of the galley, which also acted as a medical center during battle.

Next to the galley is the captain's quarters seen in the short video below.

Down on the lower level is a 350-foot walkway called Broadway, which connects to the eight boilers rooms, the berthing areas, and other mechanical rooms.

Here's a shot of one of the berthing areas.

And this short video gives a closer look.

For more information about the Wisconsin, visit the Nauticus' website here, or the crewmember association's website here.

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