The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Guns From the USS Arizona Going Home?-- Part 3
Only one of the four main gun turrets remain on the wreck of the USS Arizona. In 1942, the Arizona's masts and superstructure were removed for scrap. The two aft turrets were removed and used as Hawaiian shore batteries. Turret one was left in place and the guns removed from turret two.
The state is also trying to get a 16-inch gun from the USS Missouri, also located at the Virginia site.
--GreGen
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