Kentucky BB-66

February 1946: Kentucky BB-66 under construction at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia.

 

January 20, 1950: Kentucky BB-66 being pulled from the slipway to make room to repair the damaged
USS Missouri BB-63.

 

January 20, 1950: Kentucky BB-66 being pulled from the slipway to make room to repair the damaged
USS Missouri BB-63.

 

October 24, 1956: Kentucky BB-66 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Her stem was removed and used to repair
the USS Wisconsin BB-64 which had been damaged in a collision.

 

October 31, 1958: Kentucky BB-66 being towed to Boston Metals in Baltimore, Maryland for scrap.

 



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