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From: voder!nsc!dtg.nsc.com!worden@decwrl.dec.com (Dennis Worden)
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Subject: Re: U.S.S. Wisconsin
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Date: 8 Aug 90 03:03:29 GMT
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From: voder!nsc!dtg.nsc.com!worden@decwrl.dec.com (Dennis Worden)

I am interested in the fourth Iowa Class Battleship, the 
USS Wisconsin.  The other three have been recommissioned,
The Iowa, New Jersey and Missouri, but I haven't heard
anything about the Wisconsin.

Also, My father-in-law was stationed on board her during
WWI and insists that they did a surprise raid on Japan
by sailing through the Sea of Japan (he remembers it as
about 35 miles wide) and shelling both mainland Japan
and whatever is on the east side of the Sea.  This sounds
a little funny to me, would you send a Battlegroup along
the length of Japan??  Seems like it would be easy pick'ins.