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re: World of Warships update 0.13.3 - USS Wisconsin
Posted on 4/5/24 at 5:08 am to bad93ex
Posted on 4/5/24 at 5:08 am to bad93ex
That's great. She's docked about 5 minutes from where I currently sit. Always hated that the Wisky wasn't in the game.
Fun fact about the Wisky....it got that nickname because part of the bow of the ship is from the USS Kentucky after the Wisconsin collided with a Destroyer during heavy fog off the Virginia Capes in the 50's. Remarkably, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA was able to get her back out to see in only 16 days.
Fun fact about the Wisky....it got that nickname because part of the bow of the ship is from the USS Kentucky after the Wisconsin collided with a Destroyer during heavy fog off the Virginia Capes in the 50's. Remarkably, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA was able to get her back out to see in only 16 days.
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Posted on 4/5/24 at 5:12 am to pankReb
another favorite fact about the Wisky.
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From the end of World War II until its first decommission in 1948, the Wisconsin would be used to train Naval Reservists. Once mothballed, it seemed Wisky was doomed to retire in peace and quiet.
Then, of course, the Korean War took place- and it would be in Korea that the world would learn just how tough the Wisconsin was.
Reactivated and deployed to Korea in October of 1951, the Wisconsin would provide seemingly constant bombardment until 1952.
It was in March of that year that the Wisconsin would sustain its one and only direct hit, a 155-millimeter shell that would strike the shield of a starboard-side 40mm gun mount.
In response, Wisky avenged her three injured crewmen with a salvo from her main guns, obliteratting the artillery piece and all around it.
Amused by the lopsided exchange, the USS Duncan is reported to have signaled a message to the Wisconsin: “Temper, Temper.”
Posted on 4/5/24 at 10:09 am to pankReb
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Fun fact about the Wisky....it got that nickname because part of the bow of the ship is from the USS Kentucky after the Wisconsin collided with a Destroyer during heavy fog off the Virginia Capes in the 50's. Remarkably, Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, VA was able to get her back out to see in only 16 days.
After receiving the new bow was placed on the ship it became the largest Battleship ever for the United States.
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