Event Brief
Unfinished USS Kentucky was dismantled for parts
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Oct 02, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: The article recounts how the unfinished Iowa-class battleship USS Kentucky was floated out in 1950 to make room for repairs to USS Missouri, then left incomplete. After Hurricane Hazel tore it loose in 1954, the ship was considered for a proposed Polaris-missile battleship, but never sailed; its 68-foot bow now forms part of USS Wisconsin at Nauticus in Norfolk.
WHO: U.S. Navy
WHAT: The unfinished USS Kentucky was never completed and was used for parts.
WHEN: 1954
WHERE: Norfolk, USA
WHY: It was left unfinished so USS Missouri could be repaired, and Hurricane Hazel later tore it loose.
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