Battleship Holiday

The amazing light display on the deck of the battleship Wisconsin at the Nauticus Museum in the Norfolk, Virginia harbor. With over 650,000 lights, the Wisconsin is all decked out for the holidays during Winterfest!

USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship, built at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and launched on 7 December 1943.

During her career, Wisconsin served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, in the Korean War, and in Operation Desert Storm in January and February 1991.

Wisconsin was last decommissioned in September 1991 earned a total of six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the January/February 1991 Gulf War. She currently functions as a museum ship operated by Nauticus, The National Maritime Center in Norfolk, Virginia.

Wisconsin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register (NVR) 17 March 2006, and was donated for permanent use as a museum ship. On 15 April 2010, the City of Norfolk officially took over ownership of the ship.

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