[Milsurplus] is that an oscillator I hear whining?!

[Normiehall@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/06/2002 7:59:02 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
gl4d21@juno.com writes:


> Ah, yes, as it was configured when finally decommissioned for the second
> (third?) time in 1965.  But, it did spend some time in Norfolk just
> before that, about which I have no real details.  At least it didn't
> suffer the indignity of getting guided missile tubes like a couple of the
> old battleships did.

A minor correction.  BB-59 was decommissioned soon after WW2 as listed in 
this excerpt from her history:

"Victory won, the fighting battleship sailed for Puget Sound and overhaul 1 
September. She left there 28 January 1946 for operations off the California 
coast, until leaving San Francisco for Hampton Roads, arriving 22 April 1946. 
She decommissioned 27 March 1947 to enter the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at 
Norfolk, and was struck from the Naval Register 1 June 1962.


"Big Mamie," as she was affectionately known, was saved from the scrap pile 
when she was transferred to the Massachusetts Memorial Committee 8 June 1965. 
She was enshrined at Fall River, Mass., 14 August 1965, as the Bay State's 
memorial to those who gave their lives in World War II.


Massachusetts received 11 battle stars for World War II service"

Having served in three of the four Iowa Class Battleships during the Korean 
War in Korean and other far eastern waters (BB-61, BB-62 & BB-63), I can say 
that the radio equipment at that time in those ships was essentially the same 
as at the end of WW2.  Considering HF equipment only, we had at least a dozen 
receivers in Radio One; most were of the RBA, RBB, RBC variety with a few RAK 
and RBS.  There were also six or so of the RBA, RBB, RBC's in Radio Two, the 
transmitter space.  There were also a couple of receivers in Radio Three, the 
emergency radio room (along with a transmitter).  I believe there was also a 
space on the ships for Communications Technicians but I have no knowledge of 
the number of receivers located there.  I am aware of at least seven radio 
spaces that were numbered plus more, I'm sure.  I understand that all four of 
the Iowa's were completely refitted for radio equipment in the 1980s, the New 
Jersey at least twice as she was refitted during Vietnam.  I have hopes to 
visit all of them one of these days even if they won't look as they did fifty 
years ago!

73,

Norm Hall, W6JOD RM-3 attached to Commander 7th Fleet, Flag Allowance during 
1952 & 1953.


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