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Battleship Wisconsin Silver Segment for Navy Week Madison 2020: Version Two

Hampton Roads Naval Museum

July 1, 2020 | 3:50

Version Two. A short video segment produced by the Hampton Roads Naval Museum for Navy Week in Madison, Wisconsin. This segment includes organic b-roll footage of the Wisconsin Silver Set along with stabilized drone footage and archived imagery. The ornate silver set, which includes 35 pieces of silver was originally presented by the People of Wisconsin to the first USS Wisconsin (BB 9) in 1901. After the battleship was decommissioned, it was presented again in 1943 to the second USS Wisconsin (BB 64); which is now a museum ship berthed next to the Hampton Roads Naval Museum and the Nauticus campus in Downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The silver set was accessioned by the Naval History & Heritage Command after Wisconsin’s final decommissioning in 1991. An introduction segment is included with Museum Educator, Matthew Headrick. (US Navy Video by Max Lonzanida/Released).