Tag Archive | United States Navy
Broadside, 1812
As a kid I had a board game called Broadside. Broadside was a naval game based on the War of 1812. It was published in 1962 by Milton Bradley. It was part of a series that included a game on the American Civil War called Battle Cry and a WW1 flying game called Dogfight. Each […]
USS Wisconsin’s Birthday!
I found out today that the USS Wisconsin (named for my State) is 66 years old today. 68 years young and still as beautiful as ever. Commissioning pamphlet from the Philadelphia Navy Yard, April 16 1944. Small print reads “Displacement 52,000 tons at full load; length 880 feet, beam 108 feet, draft 36 feet, according […]
