USS Iowa

[:) Smiley]

The Bay Area already has a historic warship, an aircraft carrier in Alameda. The organization that runs it is in bankruptcy due to low visitor numbers, in part because of the ship's hard to get to location.

If I were on the San Francisco city council, I'd support getting the ship, and converting it into housing. Actually, that might not be such a bad idea for that aircraft carrier in Alameda...

[Berzerker]

They need the Iowa to blow them seals away so people can use the walkways near the Wharf.

[notyoueither]

A couple of Newfies with clubs would be cheaper.

[Berzerker]

But not nearly as much fun

[notyoueither]

Isn't that the story? It's not as much fun, but it's cheaper.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by OzzyKP
At that same meeting the San Francisco Board of Suprivisors voted 10-1 on a resolution telling the state of California to allow cities to lower their voting ages to 16. All because of the hard work of NYRA-Berkeley.

16 year olds voting That'll be the day this country really goes to %^@$

[Dis]

Originally posted by Geronimo


Why weren't they useful as arty platforms for shore bombardment? I'm surprised they are regarded as so useless as to be better mothballed than leaving one or two as token battleships in the fleet.

shore bombardment with the big guns is useless. They have a limited range.

They were outfitted with cruise missiles (which they did use in the first gulf war).

But it's innefficient to use that as a cruise missile platform when it has a crew of over 2000 people compared to cruisers with a crew of less than 1000 people.

[Tattila the Hun]

But it looks damn cool!

[chequita guevara]

Couldn't they sail it up the Mississippi to Davenport?

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Couldn't they sail it up the Mississippi to Davenport?

what the HELL is THAT Huck?

Side benefit would be major recapitalization of the locks, dredging etc. Full employment in the Missippi Valley for quite some time.

[PLATO]

There was some talk a few years ago about redoing the super structure with aegis technology and removing the after turrent and installing a harrier hanger. Cost was the major drawback if I recall. Of course it would be nice to have a platform out there that could take a missle hit and keep on fighting...

[Whoha]

we can pull it out of mothball if we need it.

[Sava]

hold on



wait



no



sorry


my give a **** is broken

[Agathon]

This is a shame. I'd love nothing better than to climb all over this monster.

[Kuciwalker]

eww