Telephones found on the U.S.S. Iowa BB61

[davidbholcomb]

Visited the U.S.S. Iowa this past week, in San Pedro, and found these phones. Thought I would share.

[Mr. Bones]

Dave,

     Thanks for the photos of "The Big Stick". Very interesting! I'm lovin the phones. Never did a New York Minute of ship time, 8 years in the 'Nav'. Always flown into action. Ground Pounder, ya see? Ah-Ooh-Rah!

USNRTC Orlando
USNCTC Pt.Hue
USNCBC Pt.Hue
USNMCB 5 AirDet, from that point on. Det NAS Sig, Det Lamp, Det Roosevelt Rds., Det Honduras, Det Haiti, Det NAS Adak
USNRMCB 15
USNCBC GPT
USNMRNCB 24
USNMCB 24 ODS,(3) KTO

Best Regards!

[twocvbloke]

I'm guessing they've wired the handsets in place to stop random tourists from picking them up and ordering the engines to full steam ahead...