Many Chinese people find it unfamiliar with the battleship Iowa. If you change the translation method, the military fans will be very clear about it: Iowa-class battleship!

The warships of this series started construction on July 1, 1939 and started service on February 22, 1943. They served the United States for nearly 50 years and are nicknamed the "Presidential Battleship".

The nickname was obtained because in 1943, it led President Franklin Roosevelt to escort President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic to meet with the British Prime Minister and the Supreme Soviet Leader.

"For this reason, the warship specially installed a bathtub for President Roosevelt, and she became the only warship in the history of the US Navy to equip the president with a bathtub."

On the way, Tina smiled and introduced: "I stayed in the bathtub when I was a child. It was very interesting. The Navy respected President Roosevelt very much. The bathtub he installed was definitely comfortable."

The driver said, "Miss, you must be from the Rich House. This battleship will not easily show people the presidential bathtub, let alone people to use it."

Tina was slightly stunned and quickly responded: "Oh, is that true? We were visiting the school as a whole, maybe there were some honors."

The USS Iowa battleship is maintained and operated by the Pacific Battleship Center, and the US Navy has invested a lot of money in this, so this retired battleship is well preserved.

Li Du saw this warship far away from the coastline.

It seemed as if a wild beast stood on the sea, and the steel battleship stood tall and strong, and its strong body could bring great impact to people. After seeing this, Mr. Li couldn't help but sigh: "God, what a big guy!"

The Iowa battleship is of course a big guy. Its displacement is about 45,000 tons, its length is 270 meters and its width is 32 meters.

You should know that the length of a standard football field is only 120 meters, and the shortest is only 90 meters. This battleship can have three football fields. How amazing is this?

You need to buy tickets to visit the battleship because this is not a festival period, so there are not many visitors, only some tourists are on the boat.

Li Du went to buy two tickets, Tina bought two drinks, and the two got on the boat.

When he stepped on the gangway, he felt that the size of the warship was even more terrifying. Someone was scrubbing the hull and hanging it on it like a spider-man to work.

Looking at the hull, he couldn't help but say, "Based on the fare, it's hard to rely solely on commercial income to maintain this ship, right?"

There were too few tourists, so he bought two tickets and spent less than twenty yuan in total. This is because there were few tourists and the attractions held discounts.

Tina shrugged: "This ship exists not to make money, but to pay tribute to the best and last available battleship in the world and those who have served on it, while also providing a platform for education for visitors."

The two got on the boat, Li Du took photos, and Tina explained to him.

Standing at the fort area, three main cannons pointed directly into the sky. The 50-times caliber cannons seemed to be the spears that could destroy the world in myths and legends, with amazing power.

Tina said: "Look at Turret No. 2, on April 19, 1989, the ship exploded while conducting a shooting exercise, and 47 navy killed it, which was the largest casualty in the history of the US Navy since World War II."

Li Du sighed: "We Chinese believe that war is an ominous weapon. This thing is a double-edged sword. It not only hurts people, but also hurts oneself."

Tina smiled and said, "But we always need weapons to provide protection. So, it is not weapons that can hurt people, but people who master weapons."

This is the general attitude of the United States towards weapons, and it is precisely for this reason that the gun ban cannot be implemented in various parts of the United States.

People believe that the government should find ways to teach people to use guns reasonably to avoid hurting people, rather than banning the use of guns. Only incompetent governments can play one-size-fits-all instructions.

The two of them visited the battleship for a long time. After getting off the ship with a bunch of photos, Tina took Li Du to the next door Queen Mary.

The Mary Queen's ticket price is $14, a luxurious ocean cruise ship that is bigger, dreamy and safer than the famous Titanic.

The ship has been in service since 1936 and has spanned the Atlantic Ocean for a total of 1,001 times. During these voyages, I don’t know how many politicians, rich men, royal members, and even transported troops.

However, its most famous thing is the haunted rumors. It is said that many people have seen dancing female ghosts in white here, and some have seen ghosts with children's bodies shuttle inside and outside the pillars.

Compared to the battleship Iowa, this ship is more popular because it is not only an old ship museum, but also part of it has been transformed into a hotel.

Tina asked, “What are your courage?”

Li Du said: "It's okay to stay here tonight."

Tina gave a thumbs up and said, "You are amazing. I don't really have many things to fear, but I'm afraid of ghosts. They, well, they're a little scary."

There are many people who are afraid of ghosts, but there are more curious people.

In order to attract tourists, the Queen Mary also launched a ghost hunting service.

Li Du was not that boring, but he took an attitude of believing in ghosts and gods rather than believing in them. There are introductions to ghosts and gods in the East, West and even global cultures. If there are no such things, it would be a bit unreasonable.

I don’t know if it was to suppress these ghosts or what happened. There was a cathedral on the ship, and someone happened to get married here today.

A family member in a festive dress saw the two and invited them into the church.

Li Du and Tina's appearance are both the best choice. Perhaps Li Du is not a handsome guy, but Americans still value body shape and body shape more than appearance. He exercises every day and has a good figure.

Therefore, the two were selected to the front row of the church, and the family hoped that they could bless the newcomers on behalf of the tourists.

Li Du happily agreed that when the pastor announced that the newcomer would become a legal couple, he and Tina walked up to hug the newcomer separately, wishing them a long and long relationship.

The groom smiled and gave a bouquet of flowers to the two of them, saying, "I wish you all lovers to be together. I hope you can step into the church as soon as possible to receive God's blessing."

Li Du and Tina laughed awkwardly, obviously, they were misunderstood as lovers.

But it is no wonder that young men and women visit the church together and attend weddings. In addition to the identity of couples, where are there any other situations?

Anyway, Li Du didn't explain whether they knew each other. As Tina said, enjoying the surprises brought by life.
Chapter completed!