Wisconsin History Day By Day

Related Web Sites:
Nauticus - Battleship Wisconsin

Battleship Photo Archive

Historic Naval Ships Association


Read More About It

"USS Wisconsin BB-64 Photo Museum Guide" by Randall S. Shoker

"The U.S.S. Wisconsin: A History of Two Battleships" by Richard Zeitlin

"Forward for Freedom: The Story of Battleship Wisconsin" by Amy Waters Yarsinske

Vocabulary:

keel
authorized
christening


Interesting Fact:

The first Battleship Wisconsin was commissioned on Feb. 4, 1901. Its keel was laid on Feb. 9, 1899. It was decommissioned in 1920.


Study Questions:

  • What are the dimensions of the USS Wisconsin?
  • When and where did the Wisconsin see its first war-time action?
  • Why was the Wisconsin taken out of mothballs twice?


    Search these newspaper databases for additional stories about the USS Wisconsin:

  • Wisconsin State Journal/The Capital Times
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • BadgerLink Wisconsin Newsstand
  • Wisconsin Historical Society


    U.S. historical events that occurred on January 25:

    1890: Nellie Bly, a reporter for the New York World, completes a round-the-world journey in 72 days.
    1915: The beginning of transcontinental telephone service begins with a phone call from Alexander Graham Bell.
    1961: The first presidential news conference carried live by television and radio.



    • January 25

    January 25, 1941: The keel of the USS Wisconsin was laid on Jan. 25, 1941, at the Philadelphia Naval Yard. The construction of the battleship was authorized by Congress in 1939, with the christening of the Wisconsin on Dec. 7, 1943. The last U.S. battleship ever made saw action during World War II, the Korean War and the Persian Gulf War. The Wisconsin now serves as a museum at Norfolk, VA.

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