ToysAreUs
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I toured her sister, the USS Missouri many times when it was in Bremerton, WA first as a Cub Scout in the 1960s and on the final day of public tours before it was relocated to Pearl. I noticed the hatch on the bottom of #1 turret was open and although it was roped-off to discourage the public, I jumped the rope and stuck my head inside. What a cool office! There were several VIPs sitting at the state-of-the-art targeting and original firing controls talking. They were rather surprised seeing me pop in but no words were said to me and I knew to not take pictures.
I also had a public tour of her sister USS New Jersey and enjoyed a lengthy talk with a Master Chief. NJ was still operational at the time and this was shortly after the Battle of the Faulkland Islands where Sheffield was destroyed by an Exocet missile. I asked about the vulnerability of NJ concidering missile technology and the answer was two-fold: #1: assuming one or more missiles got through "unlikely" and #2: it was assumed NJ could absorb ten direct hits and maintain operational, around 50%.
Then the Chief pointed to a 'modern' Guided Missile Frigate and called it a "Three Minute Ship" ... he explained Sheffield sustained a thermite fire fed by a combination of aluminum and steel whereas NJ was only steel.
Thanks for reviving great memories.
I also had a public tour of her sister USS New Jersey and enjoyed a lengthy talk with a Master Chief. NJ was still operational at the time and this was shortly after the Battle of the Faulkland Islands where Sheffield was destroyed by an Exocet missile. I asked about the vulnerability of NJ concidering missile technology and the answer was two-fold: #1: assuming one or more missiles got through "unlikely" and #2: it was assumed NJ could absorb ten direct hits and maintain operational, around 50%.
Then the Chief pointed to a 'modern' Guided Missile Frigate and called it a "Three Minute Ship" ... he explained Sheffield sustained a thermite fire fed by a combination of aluminum and steel whereas NJ was only steel.
Thanks for reviving great memories.
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