Njengoko ukhangele i-warfare, uqala ukuqonda amandla ayo. Izibhamu ezinkulu, iiprofayili ezintle kunye nesiseko esinezixhobo ezibonisa ukuba eli nqanawa lithetha ishishini. Iinqwelo zokulwa zilawulwa elwandle ukusuka kwiMfazwe Yehlabathi I ukuya kwiMfazwe Yehlabathi II kwaye zenziwa ngokuhlukileyo kwi-US Navy yonke indlela kwi-Operation Desert Storm. I-USS iWisconsin (BB 64), i-third-of-four ye-Iowa-class battleships yokwakhiwa, ngoku ihlala kwindawo ehloniphekileyo eNorfolk, eVirginia, njengenxalenye yenkqutyana ye-museum yeNauticus.
Imbali yeBattleship USS Wisconsin
I-USS Wisconsin ibhajethi yagqitywa ngo-1944, iminyaka emithathu emva kokuba i-keel yakhe ibekwe ePhiladelphia, ePennsylvania . I-USS iWisconsin isekela imisebenzi kwi-Pacific Theater ngexesha leMfazwe Yehlabathi II , ifumana iinkwenkwezi ezinhlanu zeenkwenkwezi. Le nqanawa yachithwa ngowe-1948. "Wisky" yabuyiselwa ebomini ngo-1951 ukuba isebenzele kwiMfazwe yaseKorea , ifumana enye inkwenkwezi yokulwa ngexesha lo mbambano. Ngo-1958, i-USS iWisconsin yachitha iminyaka engama-30 kwiimothball ngaphambi kokuba ikhutshwe kwaye iphakanyiswe ngo-1988. USS Wisconsin wakhonza kwi-Operations Desert Shield kunye neDester Storm, egcina ubukho obubonakalayo ePersian Gulf, enika inkxaso ebalulekileyo kwimikhosi eyenzelwe ukukhulula i-Kuwait kunye nokufumana uNcomelo lweeNavy. Iinqwelo zokulwa ezinamandla zazixabisa kakhulu ukugcina ebusweni be-post-Gulf War budget, kwaye i-USS Wisconsin yachithwa kwakhona ngo-1991.
Emva kokuchitha iminyaka emininzi kwi-Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, i-warfare yafudukela kwi-Norfolk Naval Shipyard ngo-1996 nakwaNauticus kungekudala emva koko, sibonga kakhulu kwinqwelana eyayikhonza ebhodini kunye nabantu abaye bahlakulela ingcamango ye-world-class maritime museum eNorfolk. "Wisky" ibhalwe kwiRejista kaZwelonke yeZakhiwo zeMbali kwaye ibanjwe kwaye isebenza ngedolophu yaseNorfolk, eVirginia.
Ukutyelela iBettleship USS Wisconsin eNauticus
Ukuze ubone i-warfare, kuya kufuneka ufike eNauticus kwi-Waterside Drive eNorfolk, eVirginia. Le nyuziyamu yolwandle iquka imibukiso yezandla ezithatha ixesha ukusuka ngasekupheleni kwe-1800 ukuya kutsho namhlanje. Unokuyila iinqanawa, uncede ufumanise iinqwelo zexesha leMfazwe ye-USS Monitor ngeengalo ze-robot kwaye uqhelane nezidalwa zolwandle ze-Hampton Roads. Imiboniso ekhethekileyo egxininisa kwimithambo yamanxweme kunye neenqwelo zemfazwe zongeza kwi-Nauticus.
Unokuthatha uhambo oluthatyathwa ngamanqanaba amabini enqanawa, kubandakanywa ipolisi ephezulu, i-wardroom yamagosa, i-galley, indawo yokutya, i-chapel kunye nabanqwelisi. Amadokhumenti ayafumaneka ukuze aphendule nayiphi na imibuzo onokuyenza malunga neenqwelo zokulwa.
Ukuba ufuna ukubona amabhuloho enqanawa, i-stateroom yeCaptain, i-Admiral's stateroom kunye ne-Combat Engagement Centre, uya kufuneka uthenge ithikithi ye-Gold, equka uhambo olukhokelwa kwezi ndawo. Uhambo lwakho luza kuthatha unyuke kwaye uphantsi kwee-ladders (amancinci ezinqwelaniso zetsimbi) kunye neendawo ezincinci zeenqanawa; akukho zikhethi. Ukuba unamandla okwenza le ntendo, uya kuyifumana into enomdla, njengoko uza kubona iindawo apho izigqibo zokulwa zenziwa ngexesha lokushisa kwelo.
Iindwendwe ezizodwa ezikhokelweyo, ezibiza ngaphezulu, zinikwa kabini ngosuku ngemini yeveki kunye kanye ngeentsuku zeveki. Enye yezo khenketho ithatha kwiindawo ezifakwe kwiThikithi yeGold. Olunye lithatha kwi-injini.
I-USS iWisconsin enkulu yokwakha kunye nezibhamu eziyi-16 intshi, ezazisusa iigobolondo ezingamakhilogremu angama-2,700 nganye, zilawula ipolitiki. Izigubhu zamashishini zazingatshintsha ukuze zonke izibhamu ezithandathu zikwazi ukutshabalalisa ububanzi obugcweleyo, kunye nobuninzi bama-23 nautical miles.
Njengoko umile kule ndawo yokugcina itekisi, uqala ukuqaphela ukuba le nqanawa eyi-887 yeenyawo yayisekhaya malunga nabanqwelwana abangamawaka amabini, bonke baqeqeshwe ukuba basebenze kunye ukuze bafezekise injongo efanayo. Ngamanye amaxesha kude nekhaya ngeenyanga ngelo xesha, abahamba ngeenqwelo-mafutha babephethe "iipikiniki zentsimbi yase-beach" kwindawo yokuloba i-helicopter ephezulu, bekhuphisana kwimigubho yezemidlalo kunye nezinye iinqanawa zeempahla kunye nokukhangela, zilungiselelwe kwaye zenzelwa ukudibanisa nemikhosi enenzondelelo.
Namhlanje, amagosa kunye nabanqwelisi abakhonza kwi-Wisky babamba i-Norfolk rhoqo kwiminyaka emibini ukuze bakwazi ukwabelana ngokukhumbula, batshintshe amabali olwandle baze babone iinqwelo zabo zokulwa.
Iingcebiso zokutyelela iNauticus kunye neWattleship Wisconsin
- Ukupaka ukukhubazeka kwabakhubazekile kuyafumaneka; fowuna phambili ngolwazi. Zonke ezinye iindwendwe ziya kufuna ukupaka kwelinye loluntu (ukuhlawula) amagaraji aseNauticus. Iphulo: Ukuba iinqanawa ezihamba ngelokuhamba, akukho ukupaka ukukhubazeka kuya kufumaneka.
- Imyuziyam ifikeleleke ngevili, njengokuba i-USS Wisconsin iphambili. Akukho zikhefu kwiinqanawa.
- Iimyuziyam inezitulo ezinamavili ezinokufumaneka kwabavakatyeli bokuqala, isiseko sokuqala. Izixhobo zokuphulaphula ezikhoyo zifumaneka.
- I-Nauticus 'Dockside Café ikhonza i-burgers, i sandwiches, i-wraps, i-flatbreads ne-Caribbean izitya.
- I-Shop Pier Gift Shop ithengisa iimpepha, iincwadi, isambatho, amathoyizi kunye nokunye.
Idilesi yeNauticus kunye neNkcukacha zoQhagamshelwano
One Waterside Drive
ENorfolk, VA 23510
(757) 664-1000
Nauticus 'Battleship Iwebhusayithi yeWisconsin
I-Nauticus ivaliwe kwiSuku lokuBonga, uKhisimusi noKusuku lweKrisimesi. Iiyure zingancinci kwezinye iholide. Biza iminyuziyamu ngolwazi olungakumbi.