BATTLESHIP MISSOURI
MOTH BALLED
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Bremerton is HOMEPORT   For
U.S. MOTHBALL FLEET
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Bremerton is behind - Passing through Puget Sound to Pearl Harbor
Track Journey
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Big Mo. Missouri (BB-63)                Marvin Shields (FF-1066)
In May 1997, a towing bridle was being installed
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Domes are dehumidification cocoons.
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....Iowa Class battleships
                       Four battleships formed the Iowa class,constructed at the
                       New York Navy Yard and the Philadelphia Navy Yard between
                       1940 and 1944. They were the last ever built for the U.S. Navy.
           Iowa BB61 - New Jersey BB62 - Missouri BB63 - Wisconsin BB64
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...Two more Iowa class ships were under construction in 1945:
                                              Illinois  BB65 -  cancelled Aug. 12, 1945
                                              Kentucky  BB66 - cancelled Feb. 17, 1947
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...   Displacement: 45,000 tons     Length: 887 feet        Draft: 28'11"
        Beam: 108 feet (three feet narrower than the Panama Canal)
        Guns: Nine 16-inch guns in three turrets, two on the bow and
                  one on the stern. Main guns capable of projecting a shell the size
                  of a Volkswagen Beetle more than 20 miles to a target.
        Missiles: Refitted with Tomahawk and Harpoon missile launchers
        Propulsion: Four turbines producing 212,000 horsepower on four propeller shafts
        Top speed: Listed at 35 knots
        Range: 5,000 miles at 30 knots; 15,000 miles at 17 knots
        Crew: 65 officers, 1,453 enlisted men
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