Wisconsin (BB 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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l5'l'-if HE USS YVISCONSIN was launt hed on 7 lletcnrber 1943, and commissioned I6 .Xpril lllll, at Plrilatlelplria Naval Shipyard. Captain fnow Rear .Xdrnirall Earl lx. Stone, USN, was the first Connnanding Oiliter. After her shakedown cruise to 'l'rinidad. the Wisconsin departed for the Pacific on El Septcnrlrer 1944. Joining Admiral l.Villianr F. llalwxk larrred THIRD Fleet on U Detenrber. the Wi-aorrsirr carried live battle stars in the .Miatit-l'atifit .nc.r. .Xrrrong the operations participated in wt-re: l.u1on. l-orrrrosa. China and N3lIlSCl Shoto attack. l ll'il'll llcct raids against Honshu. assault and invasion nl lrto lima, Okinawa assault and support, and hnally. 'l'lllRll lfleet operations against industrial targets on the l.rp.rrrt--.c home islands. ln addition to lending gun-lire support in every Pacific engagement from the winter nl Iflll. the Wislty's AA crews accounted lor the dt-struction of many! enemy planes during the l.rp.rnesc last-tllttlt Stand off her horrrelarrd. As a part of the Occupation lforte. the Wdstultsilt dropped anchor in Tokyo Bay on 5 St-ptcnrlrer. Illlfr. after 66 days of continuous action. Having embarked hontegoing CIR itr Qlapan. thc Wisconsin received a victor's welcome in San lfraruisto on 15 October I9-15. alter nrore than a year's abscrrtc nl the states. Her Captain lnow Rear .Xdrnirall ohn W. Roper, USN, who had relieved Captain Stone rn March, was relieved by Captain lnow Rear .Xdrniraly L. Green, USN. Sailing to llarnpton Roads. the Wisconsin arrived in january llllti, having 125,000 miles since comrnissionirrg. During the following two years the Wisconsin to Caribbean and South American ports and e command of Captain john M. Higgins. USN. 'part in the first post-war Midshipmen training to Northern European ports. Reporting to the Reserve Fleet at Norfolk, Virginia, the mighty was mothballed and decommissioned on 1948. . rebirth of the great fighting ship began In 1951. Upon completion of reactivation, re- tonrnrissiorring tcrernonies were held on 3 March. Claptairr 'llronras lhirrowes. l'SN. assumed command. During the ensuing shakedown cruise to Guanta- nanro liax, tluba. reserves and regttlars worked day and night lu rthip the Nast-'s newest battleship into the lighting ship dn- had once been. Two Midshipmen training trui-.es protitled the opportttttity to l'0lllilIllC rln- rrairrirrg ul the gre-err new in the operation of rln-ir -.hip Rt-st and rt-lasatiorr lrom the arduous task ua. r..r.r..r in tht- rariou-. ports ol call including Edin- lrurtglr. Stotlandg Lisbon, l'ortugal: l'-Ialifax, Nova storiag Nt-rt York tlity. and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. tm-r loam lururt- Naval ollrtt-rs received on-the-job trairrirrg .rboatd the Xtiistunsilt tlllflllg the Stllnnler months. In lan- Uttober' the tl5,0tttl-rorr battlcslrip sailed for thc I-.rr lzast. l'.rv.ing througlr the canal for the third tinrc. the Wi-aonsirr stopped brivlly at Balboa, Canal lone-1 l't-.nl llarbor, and Yokosuka, japan-all familiar sights tu the wtcrarr wagon . .M lflagslrip nl Clonrrnantler Sl'lVEN'l'H Fleet, Vice .ttlrniral ll.Nl. Nlarrin. USN. the Wisconsin entered Ron-.or wart-rs in late Novcrrrber. During thc ensuing nrorrtlrs the main and secondary batteries of the NVistnttsitt num-tl heavy destruction of Red positions along North Korc:r's east coast. ln action for as lon as 35 days at one time, the Yifisconsin alternate lrctwccn ground support for the UN forces at the front lines, escorting the Fast Carrier Task Force 77 and participating in coordinated air-gun strikes on coastal cities. Included in the many targets were: supply dumps. bridges. bunkers. command posts, rail lines, gun positions, factories. rail yards, round houses, boats and trenches. Spotters continually reported the Bring as best ever seen as over 7000 rounds of high sires roared into enemy installations. In addition, Wisconsin helicopter rescued several downed aviators. The teamwork, cooperation and hard work of year's service plus 60.000 miles of steaming paid OE the Wisconsin eamed an enviable reputation in, Far East as a respected lighting ship. S,

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