Photos of World War II Ships | World War II Database

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Aerial bow view of USS New Jersey firing her nine 16-inch guns simultaneously on either side of her, 30 Dec 1986	USNS Spica in drydock, Ship Repair Facility Subic Bay, Philippines, 1 Jan 1987; note USS Proteus tending two submarines	USS Iowa, USS Midway, and other ships of US Navy Battle Group Alpha underway, 1 Dec 1987	Bow view of USS Wisconsin with her main guns trained to port side, Gulf of Mexico, 30 Aug 1988

Museum ship North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 9 Oct 1988, photo 1 of 2	Museum ship North Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 9 Oct 1988, photo 2 of 2	USS Wisconsin at sea, circa 1988-1990	Pieces flying out the No. 2 turret of USS Iowa during the accidental explosion, 19 Apr 1989

Smoke rising from the No. 2 turret of USS Iowa after accidental explosion, 19 Apr 1989	Reunion of USS Cabrilla veterans, date unknown	Submarine Menhaden (center, painted yellow), 25 Jan 1990	Decommissioning of USS Missouri at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 26 Oct 1990; note USS Theodore Roosevelt in background

USS Wisconsin firing a BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, 18 Jan 1991	Battleship Wisconsin firing her turret no. 3 guns against Iraqi positions in southern Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, 6 Feb 1991	US Navy Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Mike Moulding moving a Pioneer remotely piloted vehicle on the fantail of USS Wisconsin during Operation Desert Shield, 8 Aug 1991	USS Wisconsin at her decommissioning ceremony, Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 30 Sep 1991

Brass marker affixed to the Verandah Deck of the USS Missouri on the spot where the Japanese surrender was signed 2 Sept 1945. This is at least the third marker used and is now on the Missouri museum ship in Pearl Harbor. Photograph taken 31 Mar 1992.	Proteus at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washingtin, United States, 1994	Liberty Ship SS John W. Brown on the Great Lakes in the United States, 2000	Battleship Mutsu's primary gun on display at the Museum of Maritime Science, Tokyo, Japan, 11 Feb 2000, photo 1 of 2