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USS ''Wisconsin'' (BB-64), "Wisky" or "WisKy", is an , the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It was built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and launched on 7 December 1943 (the second anniversary of the Pearl Harbor raid), sponsored by the wife of Governor Walter Goodland of Wisconsin. During the ship's career, ''Wisconsin'' served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where it shelled Japanese fortifications and screened United States aircraft carriers as they conducted air raids against enemy positions. During the Korean War, ''Wisconsin'' shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which it was decommissioned. The ship was reactivated 1 August 1986, modernised and participated in Operation Desert Storm in January and February 1991. ''Wisconsin'' was last decommissioned in September 1991, having earned a total of six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the January/February 1991 Gulf War. It currently functions as a museum ship operated by Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk, Virginia. ''Wisconsin'' was struck from the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) 17 March 2006, and, as of 14 December 2009, has been donated for permanent use as a museum ship. On 15 April 2010, the City of Norfolk officially took over ownership of the ship. ==Construction== ''Wisconsin'' was one of the "fast battleship" designs planned in 1938 by the Preliminary Design Branch at the Bureau of Construction and Repair. She was the third of four completed ships of the of battleships. Her keel was laid down on 25 January 1941, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. She was launched on 7 December 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Goodland, wife of Walter S. Goodland, the Governor of Wisconsin, and commissioned on 16 April 1944, with Captain Earl E. Stone in command.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url = http://www.usswisconsin.org/General/Ships%20History.htm )〕 ''Wisconsin''s main battery consisted of nine s, which could hurl armor-piercing shells some . The secondary battery consisted of 20 s in ten twin turrets, which could fire at targets up to away. With the advent of air power and the need to gain and maintain air superiority came a need to protect the growing fleet of allied aircraft carriers; to this end, ''Wisconsin'' was fitted with an array of Oerlikon 20 mm and Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns to defend allied carriers from enemy airstrikes. When reactivated in 1986, ''Wisconsin'' had her 20 mm and 40 mm AA guns removed, and was outfitted with Phalanx CIWS mounts for protection against enemy missiles and aircraft, and Armored Box Launchers and Quad Cell Launchers designed to fire Tomahawk missiles and Harpoon missiles, respectively. ''Wisconsin'' is numerically the highest numbered US battleship built. Although her keel was laid after the s, she was commissioned before the 's commissioning date.〔〔''Wisconsin'' was commissioned on 16 April 1944 (), while ''Missouri'' was commissioned on 11 June of the same year.()〕 Thus, ''Wisconsin'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Wisconsin (BB-64)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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