On Tuesday, June 17, Jim and I toured the Hampton Roads Naval Museum that exhibits 200 years of regional maritime history and then the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) one of the Iowa-class ships. The ship's statistics are very impressive: 887' in length, beam is 108', draft is 37', and 4 acres of teak decking. The warship was launched on December 7, 1943 and reported for duty in the Pacific, later served in the Korean War followed by service as a training ship until 1958. In 1990, she was reactivated and outfitted with Tomahawk and Harpoon missiles in addition to her 16-inch guns and sent to the Persian Gulf for Operation Desert Storm. In 1991, she was decommissioned for the third time; however, she remains in the Inactive Fleet, reserved for national emergencies.