Years ago I was on the Missouri when she was mothballed in Bremerton (the first time). Those old ships simply amazed me. I understand time marches on and so does technology and world conditions but it is a shame there aren't any in service anymore.

I will be visiting Seattle again after being away for almost 30 years. I would like to visit an old battleship if any are docked at Seattle Harbor. Is anyone aware of any old battleships there?

 

The Kitty Hawk CV-63 and the Independence CV-62 aircraft carriers are mothballed there, but the battleships are either museum ships or have been scrapped. You can search for BB-nn where nn is a number less than 68.

 

We've got tall ships coming into harbour at the end of June. Will post pics if I manage to get some good shots.

https://www.hamilton.ca/attractions/events-calendar/parade-sail

 

The Kitty Hawk CV-63 and the Independence CV-62 aircraft carriers are mothballed there, but the battleships are either museum ships or have been scrapped. You can search for BB-nn where nn is a number less than 68.

That is really what I should have said was a museum.

Is the Kitty Hawk and Independence in Seattle or Bremerton?

P.S. You need to stop in more often.

 

We've got tall ships coming into harbour at the end of June. Will post pics if I manage to get some good shots.

https://www.hamilton.ca/attractions/events-calendar/parade-sail

I crewed on the Brig Niagara. Bet she will be there. I would have loved to make the trip through the Wellend. Bet it is something. I have done it is a 30ft. sailboat.

 

You mean this "Niagara"?
Would have been a wonderful experience.

 

You mean this "Niagara"?
Would have been a wonderful experience.

Yes. I would only go to the first spar (about 30 ft off of the deck). My friend went all the way to the royals (about 110 feet). Later I thought he was a lot smarter than me. Had I hit the deck, I would have likely lived but wised I was dead. Had he hit the deck, he would have been dead no question. Plus he had a lot more to stop his fall on the way down. I had nothing under me.

What was really cool is when they fired the cannon. If you removed your hands from your ears after they fired the cannon, you could hear the cannonball moving trough the air. I suppose it was breaking the sound barrier is what you were hearing.

They would fire it unloaded when coming into port and often set off intrusion alarms on shore.

 

BB-61, USS Iowa is in Long Beach.
BB-62, USS New Jersey is in Philadelphia.
BB-63, USS Missouri is in Pearl Harbor
BB-64, USS Wisconson is in Norfork

BB-35, USS Texas is near Houston.
BB-60, USS Alabama is in Mobile.

BB-65, USS Illinois and BB-66 USS Kentucky were laid down (ie, started to be built), but were canceled during construction. The five ships of the Montana class of battleship (so big that they couldn't go thru the Panama Canal) were planned, but never laid down.

 

I didn't see the battleship USS Massachusetts on your list. It's at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.

 

BB-61, USS Iowa is in Long Beach.
BB-62, USS New Jersey is in Philadelphia.
BB-63, USS Missouri is in Pearl Harbor
BB-64, USS Wisconson is in Norfork

BB-35, USS Texas is near Houston.
BB-60, USS Alabama is in Mobile.

BB-65, USS Illinois and BB-66 USS Kentucky were laid down (ie, started to be built), but were canceled during construction. The five ships of the Montana class of battleship (so big that they couldn't go thru the Panama Canal) were planned, but never laid down.

No Seattle. So no love there.

Thanks

Guess I will need to visit my brother to see the Texas.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/12/battleship-texas-closed-after-sprouting-new-leak.html

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/12/battleship-texas-closed-after-sprouting-new-leak.html

Saw that thanks but I bet she will be open again shortly. Little bro is coming here to visit this week anyway.

 

I crewed on the Brig Niagara.

A long contract? What position?

And an additional one: do (did) they use the bosun's whistle to conduct the sails handling?

 

I didn't see the battleship USS Massachusetts on your list. It's at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.

I didn't know that! There is also the BB-55, USS North Carolina in Wilmington.

 

A long contract? What position?

And an additional one: do (did) they use the bosun's whistle to conduct the sails handling?

Just a weekend. I volunteered. I considered being a full time volunteer but they wanted too many hours. Not that I would mind putting in the hours but it is over a 2 hour drive from here.

Looking back I should have made the drive.


Commands were verbal Captain to First Mate to the crew. Able bodied seamen were responsible for the volunteers.

 

Found some of my pictures of the mothballed ships in B-town from a few years back.

 

Sadly I won't have time to make it over to Bremerton. I should have taken the day to go over. I used to maintain the fire and security system at the hospital. There is a great restaurant somewhere off of Kitsap as I recall. Great food and huge portions. They used to serve lumberjacks. Had a burger big as a saucer. No idea where they got the buns for that thing!

 

Corbeta ARA Uruguay. Berthed at the Naval Academy when I was a cadet there.

In 1902, IIRC, she went to Antártida to rescue Otto Nordenskjöld and his team.

Crossing to Antártida means navigating the Drake's passage where, in summer time, low pressure cells use to pass every 48 hours in average. You cross North to South and wind blows from West so go figure. I did it 18 times so I can vouch of it.

Now berthed at Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires. Yesterday, walking under rain I took the picture. Draft forward is less than 9 feet.

Those were real seamen with big balls! I feel myself a bureaucrat compared to them.