A very short history
The WISCONSIN was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, launched on December 7, 1943 and commissioned on April 16, 1944. During 1944 and 1945 WISCONSIN escorted the 'Fast Carrier Group of TF's 38 and 58' during their attacks in the Phillippines, China, and Japan. In 1946 she returned servicemen to the United States during operation "Magic Carpet". In 1947 WISCONSIN was used as a training ship, 1948 brought her deactivation and placement in the Atlantic Fleet reserve. In 1950 she was recommissioned and served in the Pacific during the Korean War. In 1952 WISCONSIN again became a training ship, in late 1953 she sailed for the Far East becomming the Flag Ship of the 7th Fleet. In 1954 she was relived and sailed for the East Coast of the United States, again becomming a training ship and conducting exercises with the Second Fleet. In 1956 she collided with the DDE EATON, doing extesive damage to the WISCONSIN's bow. As an expedient repair the bow section from the cancelled Iowa class KENTUCKEY was used for the repair. Finishing off 1956 with training cruise and excerise with the Atlantic Feet. After her repair and during most of 1958 she served as training ship and Flag Ship in the Atlantic Fleet, and conducted excerises in the Atlantic, Pacific, and with NATO Forces. In 1958 she was placed in the mothball fleet at Bayonne, she was then moved to the Philadphia Navy Yard, when in 1986 she was reactivated. She participated in the Persian Gulf War and was decommissioned for the last time in 1991. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 2006 and in 2009 became a floating museum in Norfolk. For more information click on the above link. And while you are there please donate to her upkeep.
Return To US Navy Research Home PageThis page is for the modelers who are building or would like to build a model of the WISCONSIN. Click on the thumbnails below for a LARGER photograph. These are all the photographs that we have, and were kindly provided by 'seabee mike'. If you use any of the photographs for an article, paper or online, please cite seabee mike via USNAVYRESEARCH.COM in the credits, thank you. All photographs are copyrighted.
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