It used a screw propeller, the first ship to do so. It could hold only one man, and was propelled through the water by a hand crank. It was very small, about 8 feet long, six feet high, and three feet long. The Turtle was invented by the American patriot David Bushnell. WisKY would then refer to Wisconsin after receiving her new bow. With this largely complete sister ship at their disposal, the repair crew removed Wisconsin's bow and replaced it with Kentucky's. By 1947 Kentucky was about 72.1% complete when work was suspended according to the website NavSource. In late '45 it was recommended that work continue on Kentucky, only have her completed as an anti-aircraft platform. Neither ship would ever be commissioned though work would begin on both before they were canceled. The Iowa-class of fast battleships was originally a four ship class but was extended to six ships in 1940 with BB-65 USS Illinois and BB-66 USS Kentucky being ordered. Wisconsin eventually entered dry dock where an innovative solution was put in place to get the battleship back to sea as soon as possible.

The collision also destroyed Wisconsin's bow. According to Wisconsin's deck log for that day, Wisconsin struck Eaton at a ninety degree angle abreast of Eaton's #1 gun mount on the starboard side, passing through the forecastle before coming to rest between gun mounts #1 and #2. On Wisconsin was steaming off the Virginia Capes in a heavy fog bank when she collided with Eaton which was traveling at an estimated speed of 20 knots. In the 1950s BB-64 USS Wisconsin would suffer a collision with the destroyer DDE-510 USS Eaton that would lead to her nickname.

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