WISCONSIN (BB 64)
BATTLESHIP
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		BB 61				UIC:		03064
Status:		Donated as a Museum and Memorial				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		12/14/2009				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Naval Shipyard Philadelphia
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		06/12/1940				Commission Date:		04/16/1944
Keel Date:		01/25/1941				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		12/07/1943				Decommission Date:		09/30/1991
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		66.0				Years from Commission to Decommission:		47.0
Delivery Date:		05/26/1944				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		65.6				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		03/17/2006
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		888 ft				Waterline Length:		860 ft
Extreme Beam:		109 ft				Waterline Beam:		108 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		38 ft				Draft Limit:		37 ft
Light Displacement:		45231 tons				Full Displacement:		57271 tons
Dead Weight:		12040 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		4
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		173
			Enlisted:		2738
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:		THE WISCONSIN IS BERTHED ADJACENT TO THE NAUTICUS NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER, NORFOLK, VA.
Last Updated:		12/28/2009
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