NORFOLK, Va. — It's a chance to be a part of history. The Battleship Wisconsin in downtown Norfolk is about to turn 80 years old! Nauticus has numerous special events planned, including free admission ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — To some it’s just a Hampton Roads tourist attraction, but to others the Battleship Wisconsin means so much more. Operations Manager Keith Nitka oversees day-to-day operations on ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Each year, thousands of visitors flock to the Battleship Wisconsin in Norfolk, eager to experience what Navy life was like then and hear a story or two from tour guides like Jim Donovan ...

THE 16-INCH GUNS of the battleship Wisconsin fired shells weighing more than a ton in the Pacific in 1944 and 1945. // The vessel survived a typhoon that sank three destroyers. She again departed ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — The city of Norfolk and the Nauticus Foundation launched a brand new Ship Experience Access Room (SEAR) aboard the Battleship Wisconsin. The new room opened Friday, following a ...

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Retired Navy gunner and current tour guide Mike Carr squeezed through a small port of a gun turret on the battleship Wisconsin. All was quiet as he explained how the shells, each weighing more than a ...

The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — To some it’s just a Hampton Roads tourist attraction, but to others the Battleship Wisconsin means so much more. Operations Manager Keith Nitka oversees day-to-day operations on ...