The Gray Ghost of the Korean Coast

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“USS Iowa (BB-61) Being prepared for launching, at the New York Navy Yard, NY, circa late August 1942. Note: heavy chains used to brake the ship after she had entered the water; and men lounging at lower right, near a Navy Department safety poster, listening to a Marine Corps band.”


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Kinja'd!!! facw > Jcarr
06/13/2016 at 16:13

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Pics of battleships and carriers (and even super carriers) at the New York shipyard always impress me. Seems like such a cramped space (with the added challenge of needing to fit under the Brooklyn Bridge to get out to sea.