Ahoy Shipmates

Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Puget Sound

These photographs were both taken during the Fleet's visit to Puget Sound Dry Docks.

The photograph below is the USS Kearsarge during her drydocking.



This is a picture of the Wisconsin.



The photograph below of the USS New Jersey on June 16, 1908.



The photograph below is the USS Kearsarge taken on May 30th, 1908.



This photograph shows the USS Wisconsin in drydock:



This is the USS Kearsarge at Bremerton awaiting drydocking.


This picture shows the USS Nebraska preparing to enter the drydock.. (This is my persoanl favourite shot)



Regards


Sean

Sean,

The early battle ships seem quite wide. Are they wider than say USS Arizona or is it my mind playing tricks with me?

It's your eyes.

They probably look beamier because they are shorter. Here's some figures (from the NavSource website) that show the beams of USN battleships:

Class/Beam (in feet/inches):
Kearsarge - 72' 3"
Illinois - 72' 3"
Maine - 72 ' 3"
Virginia - 76' 3"
Connecticut - 76' 10"
Mississippi - 77'
Michigan - 80' 3"
Delaware - 85' 3"
Florida - 88' 3"
Wyoming - 93' 3"
New York - 95' 3"
Pennsylvania - 97' 1"

Martin,

True they are a bit on the squat side. Thank you for the info. Any one know off hand if they make a kit of the USS Michigan?

Hey all,

Answered my own question;

Iron shipwright
PRE WW1 and STEEL NAVY SHIPS
C4-145 USS Michigan BB27 1918 1/350 $265.00

quite expensive.....