Richard Lorenz travelled to Norfolk from Ohio to visit

Richard Lorenz travelled to Norfolk from Ohio to visit the decommissioned Iowa-Class Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). Lorenz served aboard the Wisconsin as a Metal Smith, and was part of her crew when the Battleship collided with the Fletcher-Class Destroyer Escort USS Eaton (DDE-510). The collision occurred off the Virginia Coast on May 6, 1956 in thick fog. Lorenz eventually retired from the US Navy, and during his visit he was provided with a tour of some of spaces that he worked in while aboard. The Wisconsin is moored permanently as a museum ship next to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, which shares the campus with the National Maritime Center Nauticus in Downtown Norfolk. (US Navy Photo by Max Lonzanida/Released).