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Pictures of the Wisconsin and Crew during the 1980's-1990's

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The first 14 photos were taken from the 1990-1991 Cruise Book. 

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 Hey - Can I get a tow??		 2
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Drydock in New Orleans		 3
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At last - commissioning day!!		 4
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Underway at dusk
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Transiting the Suez.		 6
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What a strange thing - a ship in the middle of the dessert! 		7
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Geez - they're BIG!!!		 8
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Movin' ammo
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Flight Quarters		 10
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More!		 11
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STEEL BEACH!		 12
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Enjoying the good chow.
"A" gang members
Left Bob Wilcox MM2 and
Joel Ploegstra MM2
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At last - after 8 months - HOMECOMING!!!		 14
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You deserve it!		  15
15 Dry dock.JPG (31257 bytes)
 1989 Philly ship yard
 Next 3 pics M. Stansbery		 16
016 Dry dock.JPG (29484 bytes)

 1989 Philly ship yard
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17 Bow.JPG (31984 bytes)
Nice shot		 18
18 Dry dock.JPG (121382 bytes)
Drydock Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans
1986
Next 5 pics E. Guidry

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19 Dry dock.JPG (129690 bytes)
 Drydock-Avondale		 20
20 Dry dock.JPG (141288 bytes)
 Reactivation work at
 Avondale Shipyard
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21 Dry dock.JPG (117160 bytes)
Pierside at Avondale- Huey P Long Bridge in background		 22
22 Dry dock.JPG (154788 bytes)
Wisconsin being towed up the Mississippi-New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans bridge in background
1987		 23
23 Blesch and Powell.JPG (51942 bytes)
Captain Jerry Blesch welcomes General Colin Powell aboard the Wisconsin in the Persian Gulf

  J. Blesch		 24
24 First Div.JPG (83183 bytes)
1st Division 1990-1991
Next 4 pics C. Melendez
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25 Six guns.JPG (69189 bytes)
Awesome Guns		 26
26 Dry dock.JPG (68624 bytes)
Drydock
Beautiful Shot		 27
27 Reflection.JPG (48253 bytes)
Reflection in the night vision scope		 28
28 Re enlisting.JPG (44990 bytes)
Tom Lowney shipping over under the stern of the USS Massachusettes
  Next 2 pics T. Lowney
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29 Turret 1&2.JPG (97880 bytes)
Where's that target?		 30
30 BB-64 at sea.JPG (147323 bytes)
Isn't she BEAUTIFUL
M. Christian		 31
31 BB-64 Pier side.JPG (185417 bytes)
Welcome Home

Next 6 pics #31-36
S. Pelon

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32 Capt. Bill.JPG (154770 bytes)
USO Group
Sometimes it pays to be a Captain,
Right Capt. Bill
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33 M.Osmond & Dennis.JPG (143426 bytes)
And then sometimes it pays to be a seaman,
Right Dennis		 34
34 M.Osmond & sailor.JPG (200879 bytes)
Marie Osmond interviewing crewmember		 35
35 M.Osmond autograph.JPG (164387 bytes)
Can I have your autograph?		 36
36 Steve Pelon ctr. and guys.JPG (225734 bytes)
Steve Pelon center,  looking up
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37 Projectile on load.JPG (170725 bytes)
Projectile on loading
Next 3 pics #37-39
T. Lowney		 38
38 Projectile on deck.JPG (153220 bytes)
Projectile on deck		 39
39 Magazine storage next.JPG (90200 bytes)
Down to the magazines		 40
40 BB 64.JPG (126996 bytes)
Another beautiful shot


M. Christian
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41 5th Deck.JPG (156440 bytes)
5th Division hard at work?
Next 10 pics #41-50
J. Cullum
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42 5th Deck 2.JPG (126834 bytes)
Everybody Chips in
No pun intended

 

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43 Gulf Jet.JPG (115868 bytes)
Hope that jet knows that the Wisconsin is not a carrier!		 44
44 Mail call.JPG (195760 bytes)
Here comes the mail!
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45 Working party.JPG (145992 bytes)
Mail and Packages?		 46
46 5th Div stand by for refueling.JPG (157610 bytes)
5th Division getting ready for refueling
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47 Pulling fuel line.JPG (171846 bytes)
Pulling the fuel line		 48
48 Securing fuel line.JPG (186267 bytes)
Securing the fuel line
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49 Joe Cullum after refueling.JPG (137496 bytes)
Joe Cullum-Center
Refueling complete		 50
50 Among my souvenirs.JPG (89455 bytes)
Among my souvenirs		 51
51 Fantail.JPG (27640 bytes)
Fantail
Photo
Mike Stansbery		 52
52 Avondale.JPG (97716 bytes)
1986 pre-commissioning
Photo E. Guidry
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53 CO J.Blesch 1989 Corpus Christi.JPG (39414 bytes)
Labor Day Weekend 1989
Corpus Christi, TX
Capt. Jerry Blesch		 54
54 BB64 and BB63.JPG (61472 bytes)
USS Missouri   background
Wisconsin  foreground
in Persian Gulf
Next 3 photos
C. Melendez		 55
55 C.Melendez.JPG (28160 bytes)
DryDock with 
C. Melendez		 56
56 Aft Painting .JPG (69497 bytes)
Painting crew at work

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57 Capped 16s.JPG (68214 bytes)
Capped 16's
Photo
T. Lowney

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Archive Photo
Returning to Norfolk following deployment to the Persian Gulf, March 1991
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Archive Photo
Members of OW Division maintain two Mark 36 Mod 7 Super Rapid Bloom Off-board Countermeasures (SRBOC) system chaff launchers.
 

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060 Wisconsin-HMCS Protecteur 1991.JPG (96428 bytes)
Wisconsin being
refueled by
HMCS Protecteur 
Gulf 1991
Photo sent by
L.Daggett
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061 Wisconsin returning from Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (87682 bytes)
Photos 61-66 were taken by Douglas A. Lemke, U.S.Air Force (Ret.) on 3/28/91 as the Wisconsin returned to Norfolk from the Gulf War

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062 Wisconsin returning after the Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (54184 bytes)

 

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063 Wisconsin returning after the Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (51410 bytes)		 64
064 Wisconsin returning after the Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (93059 bytes)
A Welcoming from family and friends

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065 Wisconsin returning after the Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (97663 bytes)
Welcome Home

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066 Wisconsin returning after the Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (76358 bytes)
Waiting to board		 67
067 Wisconsin returning after the Gulf War 3-28-91.JPG (93326 bytes)
Family and friends aboard		 68
068 T1& T2 DESERT STORM.JPG (56542 bytes)
T1 & T2
Desert Storm
Photo by Mike Brenkman
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069 BB64-Me.jpg (97141 bytes)
Michael Long		 70
070 BB64 Fantail 100 res.JPG (57929 bytes)
Fantail
Next 5 pics
Hector Santiago		 71
071 BB64 Marines 100res.JPG (68265 bytes)
Marines		 72
072 Who are we.JPG (87015 bytes)
FC2 Morgan &  ?
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073 Aft plotting room100 res.JPG (79108 bytes)
Aft Plotting room		 74
074 Hector Santiago 1986-1991.JPG (34922 bytes)
Hector Santiago		 75
076 BB-64 and Crew Persian Gulf Aug. 1990.JPG (98936 bytes)
BB-64 & Crew
Photo submitted by
Capt. Jerry Blesch		  76
076 H.Santiago-Red Sea Xing 2.JPG (44706 bytes)
 Going through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.The next 5 pictures were taken by H. Santiago.
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077 H.Santiago-Red Sea Xing 3.JPG (42768 bytes)
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078 H.Santiago-Suez Canal Xing 1.JPG (40341 bytes)		 79
079 H.Santiago-Suez Canal Xing 2.JPG (36354 bytes)		 80
080 H.Santiago-Suez Canal Xing 3.JPG (41327 bytes)
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081 C.Melendez S. Halat Coxswain.JPG (73292 bytes)
S. Halat Coxswain
Photo by Conrad Melendez		 82
082 K.Tompkins M.jpg (61044 bytes)
M. Jax,  K. Tompkins
Next 7 pictures sent in by 
Kyle Tompkins		 83
083 K.Tompkins.JPG (95982 bytes)
K. Tompkins		 84
084 K.Tompkins.JPG (86960 bytes)
K. Tompkins
What's for dinner?
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085 K.Tompkins and 3 ships cooks.JPG (68545 bytes)
Chili Cook-off 		 86
086 K.Tompkins 3 ships cooks.JPG (82953 bytes)
P. Davis, M. Jax, T. Rossi		 87
087 K.Tompkins M.Jax.JPG (78462 bytes)
M. Jax, K. Tompkins		 88
088 K.Tompkins D. Jones.JPG (109370 bytes)
D. Jones
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089 T.Lowney Dry Dock Philly.JPG (49058 bytes)
Dry Dock- Philadelphia
Next 2 pictures sent in by
Tom Lowney		 90
090 T.Lowney Dry Dock Philly.JPG (131210 bytes)
Wisconsin gets new prop and rudder work.		 91
091 B.Wilcox Dry dock.jpg (95129 bytes)
Dry Dock
Next 4 pictures sent in by
Bob Wilcox		 92
092 B.Wilcox Dry dock.JPG (74825 bytes)
Dry Dock
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093 B.Wilcox Helo.JPG (104291 bytes)
Helicopter on the Fantail		 94
094 B.Wilcox vc.JPG (74258 bytes)
Checking out the RPV
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095 C.Tompkins Frocked to MS1.jpg (64356 bytes)
Captain Blesch congratulating K. Tompkins on his promotion to First Class PO
Picture sent in by K. Tompkins		 96
096 B.Morris Marines machine gun.jpg (58798 bytes)
Marines training on .50-caliber  machine gun
Next 7 pictures by B. Morris taken from the National Archives

 
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097 B.Morris Marines machine gun .jpg (54427 bytes)		 98
098 B.Morris Marines weapons training.jpg (75029 bytes)		 99
099 B.Morris Marines weapons training.jpg (62601 bytes)		 100
100 B.Morris Marines weapons training.jpg (62454 bytes)
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101 B.Morris crew members jog.jpg (48629 bytes)
Crew Members jogging		 102
102 B.Morris Water washdown.jpg (58341 bytes)
Water wash down system being tested
    

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