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Crew members file down the accommodation ladder as they disembark from the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64) during the ship's decommissioning ceremony. The ceremony marks the end of the WISCONSIN's third period in commission, which began on October 22, 1988

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Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk

State: Virginia(VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: Pahn(Ac) April Hatton

Release Status: Released to Public

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30/09/1991
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