USS Iowa BB 61 at Suisun Bay 8/16/2008

On the morning of August 16th 2008, The World War 2 era Liberty Ship S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien left Pier 45 in San Francisco,California and headed toward the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay,California. Also known as the "Mothball Fleet" or "Ghost Fleet". Most of the ships that make up the fleet are World War 2 era through the early 1980's. The main attraction being The Battleship USS Iowa (BB 61).I wanted to show the public that rarely gets to see battleship up close. I also wanted Navy Veterans to see the status of their ship. I'm posting links that are related to USS Iowa.
http://www.ussiowa.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Iowa_(BB-61)

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/battleships/iowa/bb61-ia.html

http://www.ussiowa.com/

http://www.battleship.org/index.htm

Thank you for looking at my video clip. I will post other clips of the ghost fleet in the coming weeks.

KF6OLC 73's to all

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[FOOSAG]

It would be a great shame if the Iowa ends up being scrapped. Save this ship!!

[USSIowaBattleship61]

in WWII the USS Iowa BB-61 was not obsolete, she was a new battleship then

[pcfd20]

@dcooke1989 "In 2011, Iowa was donated to the Los Angeles-based non-profit Pacific Battleship Center and will be permanently moved to the Port of Los Angeles to serve as a museum and memorial to battleships."

[dcooke1989]

is the uss iowa still there? or has it been converted into a floating museum? just curious.

[TheBattleship61]

@FOOSAG I couldn't agree more

[BernieEOD]

No sonar. even if it did, too much own ships noise. No asw capability and CIWS does not work against underwater targets. An obsolete target.Sorry kid, youare living in a fantasy land

[TheBattleship61]

@BernieEOD They have plenty of defense for torpedoes like their 5" guns and CIWS (and if at a distance the 16"s) and they DO have sonar not like the subs I'll give u that but it is still very reliable

[BernieEOD]

@TheBattleship61 They have no def3ense against a MK-48. Assuming you even know what a MK-48 is.

And Battleships have no sonar or ASW.

[BernieEOD]

@TheBattleship61 They have no def3ense against a MK-48. Assuming you even know what a MK-48 is

[TheBattleship61]

@BernieEOD Spoken from a coward

[TheBattleship61]

@BernieEOD Those ships would take those MK-48s and destroy themin one blow then destroy what ever it came from

[BernieEOD]

Now Lesson Two in strategy— Our subs and planes are title C. Just send them out on any mission And win your battles by attrition. Where'er you send the subs or planes They're bound to chalk up lots of gains-- And losses, too, but what the hell. Who cares about their personnel? For planes are chauffeured by young studs; Lieutenant Commanders run the subs.