Salvage Sailor Posted March 31, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 31, 2013 Aloha Everyone, Here's another colorized photo from my archives and a close up view. Pacific Fleet Anchorage, Lahaina Roads (Maui) 1920's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted March 31, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 31, 2013 Interesting arrangement of turrets, what ship is she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted April 1, 2013 Share #3 Posted April 1, 2013 Nice picture! 12th, looks like the Wyoming to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted April 1, 2013 Nice picture! 12th, looks like the Wyoming to me. You've still got your "Seamans' Eye" It is indeed the USS WYOMING (BB-32) of Battleship Division Two, Flagship of the United States Navy Scouting Fleet during the joint Army-Navy exercises of 1925. She was present at Lahaina Roads, T.H. along with the Cruisers MILWAUKEE, CINCINNATI, TRENTON, RICHMOND, MARBLEHEAD, RALEIGH, and DETROIT plus escorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugme Posted April 1, 2013 Share #5 Posted April 1, 2013 Gotta love these Dreadnoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thengr Posted April 1, 2013 Share #6 Posted April 1, 2013 Sorry for the bad scan from Fahey's. Seems as though Wyoming lost 1/2 of her 12" guns as a result of the Naval treaty of 1922. Did she see active service during WWII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted April 1, 2013 Share #7 Posted April 1, 2013 Did she see active service during WWII? I believe she (Wyoming) was being used as a training ship at the outset of WWII, and I think remained as a gunnery training vessel throughout WWII (she was actually reclassed from a BB to an AG I believe). The Arkansas on the other hand, did see active service providing offshore gun support off the Normandy coast. If my memory serves me, she was the only US ship actively firing 12 inch shells in WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted April 1, 2013 Share #8 Posted April 1, 2013 You've still got your "Seamans' Eye" It is indeed the USS WYOMING (BB-32) of Battleship Division Two, Flagship of the United States Navy Scouting Fleet during the joint Army-Navy exercises of 1925. She was present at Lahaina Roads, T.H. along with the Cruisers MILWAUKEE, CINCINNATI, TRENTON, RICHMOND, MARBLEHEAD, RALEIGH, and DETROIT plus escorts. I love these old ships, I only wish we could have preserved them all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted April 1, 2013 Share #9 Posted April 1, 2013 We still have the USS Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subsystem4 Posted April 1, 2013 Share #10 Posted April 1, 2013 Cool picture. I really love the early battleships and cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vostoktrading Posted April 1, 2013 Share #11 Posted April 1, 2013 Great pictures, thanks for showing them. Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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