The Battleship Collection contains many wonderful oral histories from the Ship's officers and crewmembers along with photographs that they have donated. 

The various web site sections feature many of these stories and photographs from the crew covering mail, sleeping, eating, sick bay, the barber, battles, the guns, first impressions of the ship, it's commissioning, etc.

We hope that you enjoy getting to know the young men who served on this great Battleship. 

If you are one of those "young men," we'd love to receive your stories.  If you have photographs that we may copy and/or other items to donate, we'd love to hear from you about those items as well.  Please contact the Museum Department.