http://www.dotphoto.com/Gallery.asp?Cat=334 dotPhoto gallery: Navy en-us 1440 6/2/2012 7:30:45 PM Updated 06-03-2012. The USS Iowa Battleship BB61 (nicknamed “The Big Stick”) was ordered in July 1939, launched in August 1942, commissioned in February 1943, decommissioned in February 1958 then after modernization re-commissioned in April 1984, and finally decommissioned for good in October 1990. It was the lead battleship of the Iowa-Class which was the last battleship class for the United States. Its displacement is 45,000 tons, length is 887 feet, beam is 108 feet, draft is 37 feet, and speed was 33 knots (38 mph) with a complement of 151 officers & 2637 enlisted men. Armament at final decommissioning was 9 16-inch guns, 12 5-inch guns, 32 Tomahawk cruise missiles, 16 Harpoon Anti-Ship missiles, and 4 20mm Phalanx CIWS (Gatling gun) anti-ship missile defense systems. The armor included: Belt (hull above waterline) is 12.1 inches, Bulkheads (interior compartment walls) are 11.3 inches, Barbettes (protective circular armor around a cannon) is 11.6 to 17.3 inches, Turrets are 19.7 inches, and the Decks are 7.5 inches. During WWII she carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to Casablanca en route to a 1943 meeting in Tehran with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. The Iowa has a bathtub — an amenity installed for Roosevelt, along with an elevator to shuttle him between decks. During gunnery exercises in April of 1989 there was an explosion that ripped through the #2 16-inch gun turret killing 47 crewman. http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=RickParkerPhoto&p=&AID=6537323 8/11/2009 9:46:56 AM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=mmjrwillia&p=mmjr&AID=5938977 4/30/2009 7:10:42 PM George Robishaw sat for me in April 2009 Now in his 80 Mr. Robishaw continues to be proud of his service to his country in WW2 where he served in the Navy, in both theaters of operation. http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=n1qaw&p=&AID=5825246 2/22/2009 3:29:38 PM An event held at the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, ID in honor of the U.S. Navy. It featured several planes, displays, and an air show. http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=rmaxwell142&p=&AID=5748472 11/10/2008 10:44:28 PM USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Final Sail from San Diego to Bremerton, Wa 27 August to 2 September 2008 Tiger Cruise with 65 members of Kitty Hawk Vets Ass'n and Plankowners http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=JimBillinger&p=&AID=5609789 6/27/2008 8:45:22 PM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=obphoto&p=&AID=5340819 7/30/2007 1:55:58 PM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=ATDLINES&p=&AID=4702430 7/8/2007 2:37:25 PM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=ATDLINES&p=&AID=4638896 4/23/2007 11:23:13 AM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=pioneernews&p=&AID=4454700 4/17/2007 5:31:52 PM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=pioneernews&p=&AID=4442793 3/26/2006 10:34:46 PM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=ATDLINES&p=&AID=3357312 2/20/2006 5:49:13 AM January, 2006 http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=chmeyers&p=jeanne&AID=3278286 12/31/2005 1:57:33 AM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=DuckPix&p=&AID=2941264 12/31/2005 1:29:18 AM Val & Dee got to join the Navy for a couple of days and sail with Shane on the USS Enterprise. http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=DuckPix&p=&AID=3053643 11/26/2005 8:39:41 PM These shots were taken on the flight deck. The Enterprise crew gave us a great air show, with take-offs and landings (launches & catches) of each of the ship's types of aircraft. We got a demonstration of some of the firepower available. We had trouble seeing some of the show because there were too many people in front of us, so many of these pictures were taken by Shane's really tall friend, John on his digital camera. http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=DuckPix&p=&AID=3053683 10/4/2005 7:37:23 PM Pictures were taken aboard the USS Constellation during the "ShellBack Initiation of crossing the equator. The initiation was held in the summer of 1985. The ceremony was performed to turn "Slimy Wogs" into "ShellBacks. Participation was voluntary! If anyone has any questions or comments, you can email me at cubedjay@gmail.com http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=CubedJay&p=&AID=2893716 2/3/2005 8:56:38 PM Some pictures of me while in VP-46. Aug 2000 to July 2003. Two deployments total (8 months in MiddleEast and 4 in Japan). http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=union98&p=&AID=2182595 12/9/2003 11:42:00 PM http://www.dotphoto.com/go.asp?l=union98&p=&AID=1214775