The US Navy de-mothballed various units of the the Iowa/Missouri Class Battleship and used them into the 1990's. Even this ship could be brought back into service...
There is none, it's a static display although some were used during the Cold War as giant gun platforms using their 16-inch guns for offshore bombardment. I always thought the fact they were so big was cool, but then their signature would have made them huge, expensive targets for Soviet subs and air-power...
There is none, it's a static display although some were used during the Cold War as giant gun platforms using their 16-inch guns for offshore bombardment. I always thought the fact they were so big was cool, but then their signature would have made them huge, expensive targets for Soviet subs and air-power...
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