Battleship Alabama

Battleship memorial Mobile Alabama

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[spudybuddy]

@jrwjrw88 The Bismark class had a maximum gun elevation of 30 degrees ranging out to 39,940 yards firing a 1,800 lb shell. The Alabama had a maximum gun elevation of 45 degrees ranging out to 40,140 yards firing a 1,900 lb projectile. But in service, the Alabama carried the new Mark 8 16" projectile weighing in at 2,700 lbs which at 45 degrees ranged out to 36,900 yards. She gave up 3000 yds to the Bismark's maximum gun range for an extra 900 lbs per round.

[jrwjrw88]

Visited summer 2010. Most of the ship is open to explore compared to other battleships I've visited. One of the displays showed that the Bismark's guns outranged it by several thousand yards. Katrina floated it off its mounts.  Other good stuff to visit at the park as well: air museum and submarine.

[USSWISCONSIN64]

@claranormaldotcom did he like doing it?

[USSWISCONSIN64]

@claranormaldotcom cool. i wish i could go on every Battleship afloat. i want to see them all. the Wisky is first.

[claranormaldotcom]

@USSWISCONSIN64 He was a radio operator in the radio room. He loved it on board, "it was like it's own floatiing city at sea."

[USSWISCONSIN64]

@claranormaldotcom what did he do?

[cogsdell]

We have the Battle Ship Alabama BB 60 here in my hometown of Mobile Alabama. I'm proud to be in the small number who assisted in it's procurement and removel from the mothball fleet in Bremerton Washington to Mobile, by becoming a Rear Admiral in the Alabama Navy. I fly my two star flag on my wall above my computer.

[claranormaldotcom]

My dad served on the Alabama in WWII. We just talked about it the other day!

[thor20014]

I love this ship. I've actually slept on board with the Boy Scouts. It truely is a beautiful ship.

[ToonandBBfan]

Very powerful (and beautiful) ship