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Cuirassé USS Iowa (BB-61) au large de Pearl Harbor – Hawaï – Etats-Unis – Novembre 1952

So much firepower in one place USS Wisconsin (BB-64), USS New Jersey (BB-62), USS Iowa (BB-61) in 1977.

USS Iowa is shown departing Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA, after completing repairs to her number 3 propeller shaft damaged during "Halsey's Typhon", and other systems, plus adding various improvements. This was Iowa’s first major overhaul since leaving the East Coast in January, 1944. Iowa’s 04 Level bridge area was enclosed and the 05 Level Fire Control exterior’s walkway was extended forward, around the armored conning tower. New search and fire control radars were installed. The 3 OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes carried on the aft 2 catapults were replaced with the new Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk floatplanes. Iowa's Measure 32-1b paint scheme was replaced with the more common Measure 22, (a new purple 27 and gray 7, along with a reportedly neutral gray deck being painted). ⚓️ Image made available through the National Archives.

USS Iowa departing San Francisco Naval Shipyard, CA, 19 Mar 1945

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USS Halyburton refuels mid-cruise from USS IOWA. She could carry over 2,400,000 gallons of fuel. In WWII and Korea they burned bunker oil and in the 80’s converted to the modern marine diesel. She carried so much fuel, she could refuel her escorting ships and was jokingly called the armored oiler. In WWII the crew calculated she burned 200 gallons per mile.

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