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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Organizations and Equipment => Topic started by: besilarius on September 04, 2013, 04:03:18 PM

Title: Iowa modification
Post by: besilarius on September 04, 2013, 04:03:18 PM
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-photo-elevator-battleship-roosevelt-20130903,0,7206674.story

Special elevator for FDR shown.
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: LongBlade on September 04, 2013, 05:24:38 PM
Wow, that's cool.
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: besilarius on September 04, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
Well, he was the Prez.
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: besilarius on September 05, 2013, 06:54:12 AM
A little bit of Missouri history.

http://www.navweaps.com/index_tech/tech-037.htm
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: undercovergeek on September 05, 2013, 07:07:29 AM
unless ive blundered into 'newb territory' and the author had other specs, plans and bigger photos, top marks for the guy who looks at that particular photo and amongst all the other 'ship stuff(!!)' and thinks 'hang on, whats that?'!
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: LongBlade on September 05, 2013, 10:28:14 AM
Quote from: undercovergeek on September 05, 2013, 07:07:29 AM
unless ive blundered into 'newb territory' and the author had other specs, plans and bigger photos, top marks for the guy who looks at that particular photo and amongst all the other 'ship stuff(!!)' and thinks 'hang on, whats that?'!

Bes is like that. He's great at pulling stuff like that out of nowhere.
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: besilarius on September 05, 2013, 11:46:47 AM
Thanks, LB, but I didn't find that.  There is a Facebook group, Passion Battleship, with lots of these tidbits that people post.
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: LongBlade on September 05, 2013, 12:28:47 PM
Quote from: besilarius on September 05, 2013, 11:46:47 AM
Thanks, LB, but I didn't find that.  There is a Facebook group, Passion Battleship, with lots of these tidbits that people post.

Yes, but you swim in those waters and bring these things to us. Ergo, you're the expert.
Title: Re: Iowa modification
Post by: TheCommandTent on September 07, 2013, 07:41:36 AM
That is very cool