Dear Henry, While in Norfolk, Virginia, we got to tour the USS Wisconsin! Let me tell you all about it!  The USS Wisconsin, BB-64, is one of four Iowa-class battleships built in response to World War II and the second boat to bear the name. The Iowa Class is a fast battleship. She is 887 feet, 3 inches long on deck and 860 feet at waterline. She has a beam of 108 feet 2 inches and a draft of 37 feet 8 inches. The USS Wisconsin was powered by four steam turbines, each driving one screw propeller, which were in turn powered by eight oil-fired boilers. She has 212,000 shaft horsepower and was designed for a top speed of 33 knots. She also had an impressive amount of firepower. The USS Wisconsin has nine 50-caliber Mark 7 guns on three triple gun towers. As well as 20 38-caliber dual-purpose guns. She was also equipped with an anti-aircraft complement of 20 quadruple mount 40 MM guns and 49 20 MM guns. She also has two rotating catapults for float planes. Her armor belt is 12.1 inches ...