USS WISCONSIN UNREP DEC 1990

[@CrowdfundbuzzCom]

Technology and all, nothing looks more bad-ass than an Iowa-class battleship.

[@DesertRat332]

I agree! I got to be onboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) for two weeks in the summer of 1990. Great experience! I think a nuclear powered Battleship with 3 automatic firing 16"guns as the main battery and 4 automatic firing 5" guns as the secondary battery would be awesome, but that's just day-dreaming.

[@iowa61]

As reactivated and modernized, they were the perfect blend of the best of the old and the best of the new.

[@kevinlemon4523]

Brothers this never gets old, I remember my days on the Iowa as a Boiler Technician and unreps.

[@ILSRWY4]

Cool... and did you notice @00:24 the interruption of the Audio and Video by the radar of the trailing ship (BB64)... look very closely at the top of that ship.. just as the Aircraft radar (rotating on top) points at the camera man, there is the interference of audio and video.

[@footed16]

Very cool, never really thought it would interfere with VHS type electronics

[@juanpena7436]

My beautiful Kiska served her from 85 to 89 M division

[@tomharbaugh8187]

Was on Kiska 75 to 76 as an ET. Last 18 months in the Navy. Would have liked to been there for this unrep.

[@roadglide447]

Because the ships aren't always based near the ammunition depots. Besides, transferring ammo at sea reduces risk to surrounding populations than in port. Cargo, (ammo) can be transferred between several ships from various locations before it makes it to it's final destination/ship.

[@USN1985dos]

I've never seen a ship so stable while unrepping, lol.

[@lovellrodriguez8567]

Indian ocean

[@LordPotato690]

I can’t believe this was 31 years ago and it was in service at the time but now its a museum

[@johnpower8356]

Did replenishing/refueling on a destroyer from carriers and oilers but this, W0W! Love it

[@thinhnguyenduy4099]

The sea is so calm

[@AutoHoax]

The shit we were able to get done was amazing.

[@jammyrick4087]

Plankowner, USS Wisconsin BB-64 left the Persian Gulf two months earlier

[@iowa61]

So cool to see her manned, steaming, and loading for action.

[@luidyjosedasilva2961]

👏Fantastic, Fantastic 👏

[@CNOTE]

I was on board USS Midway. VFA 151

[@rbarger71]

Why didn't they load all the rounds stateside instead of at sea?

[@roadglide447]

I filmed this. We, AE-35, USS KISKA (ammo ship) picked up some of the ammo in Hawaii where we rendezvous with Wisconsin. Ammo ships pick up pierside at the NAVMAG. WISCONSIN cannot fit in the NAVMAG (s). Ammo transfers at sea are routine and much safer for the surrounding population. Look up military ammo accidents. NAVMAG Concord is one of them. KISKA also picked up more shells in other foreign ports on the way to the gulf War. KISKA was the ammo ship of the USS MIDWAY battle group.

[@hisaddle]

great views of BB64

[@jarheadlife]

Seems the dolphins were always around swimming when we unrepped.