Chapter 238 237. Two Ships (Monthly Pass 13+)

The USS Iowa battleship is unfamiliar to many people in the country. If you change the translation method, military fans will understand it very well: Iowa-class battleship!

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

It got this nickname because in 1943 it served as the flagship, leading the escort of President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic to meet with the British Prime Minister and the Soviet Union's top leaders.

"For this reason, a bathtub was specially installed for President Roosevelt's outfit on this battleship. She has also become the only warship in the history of the US Navy to be equipped with a bathtub for the president."

On the way, Tina smiled and introduced: "I used to stay in the bathtub when I was a child. It was very interesting. The Navy respects President Roosevelt very much. The bathtub installed for him is definitely a comfort level."

The driver said: "Miss, you must come from a wealthy family. This battleship will not easily show the presidential bathtub to people, let alone let people go in and use it."

Tina was slightly taken aback, and quickly responded: "Oh, is that so? We were visiting the school as a whole at that time, maybe we have some special honors."

The USS Iowa is maintained and operated by the Battleship Center of the Pacific, for which the U.S. Navy has invested heavily, so the decommissioned battleship is in good condition.

Li Du saw this warship even far away from the coastline.

It seems that there is a ferocious wild beast standing on the sea. The battleship with a whole body of steel stands up to the sky, and its strong and burly body can bring great impact to people. After seeing it, Mr. Li couldn't help sighing: "God, what a big guy!" !"

The battleship Iowa 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 know, the longest length of a standard football field is only 120 meters, and the shortest is only 90 meters. This battleship is as long as three football fields. How amazing is this?

You need to buy a ticket to visit the warship, because it is not during the festival, so there are not many visitors, only some people who look like tourists are on the ship.

Li Du bought two tickets, Tina bought two drinks, and they boarded the boat.

When he stepped on the gangway, he felt that the size of the battleship was even more terrifying. Someone was scrubbing the hull and hanging on it like a spiderman.

Looking at the hull, he couldn't help but said, "According to the ticket price, it's difficult to maintain this ship with commercial income alone?"

There were too few tourists, and he bought two tickets for a total of less than 20 yuan. This was because there were usually few tourists and the scenic spots had discounted activities.

Tina shrugged: "This ship does not exist to make money, but to pay tribute to the best and last available battleship in the world and the people who served on it, while also providing an educational opportunity for visiting spectators. platform."

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

Standing in the fort area, the three main cannons point straight at the sky. The cannons with 50 times the caliber are like those long spears in myths and legends that can destroy the world.

Tina said: "Look at the No. 2 turret. On April 19, 1989, when the ship was conducting a shooting exercise, the turret exploded, and 47 sailors were killed. This is the largest casualty in the history of the US Navy after World War II."

Li Du said with emotion: "We Chinese regard soldiers as ominous weapons. This thing is a double-edged sword, which not only hurts others, but also hurts ourselves."

Tina smiled and said: "But we still need weapons to provide protection. Therefore, it is not the weapons that can hurt people, but the person who wields the weapons."

This is the general attitude of the American people towards weapons, and it is for this reason that gun bans cannot be implemented across the United States.

People believe that the government should find a way to teach people to use guns reasonably to avoid hurting people, instead of banning the use of guns. Only an incompetent government can play a one-size-fits-all order.

The two toured the battleship for a long time. After disembarking with a bunch of photos, Tina took Li Du to the Queen Mary next door.

The fare for the Queen Mary is 14 US dollars. This is a luxurious ocean liner. It is bigger, more dreamy and safer than the famous Titanic.

This ship has been in service since 1936, and has crossed the Atlantic Ocean 1,001 times in total. During these voyages, I don’t know how many politicians, rich people, members of the royal family, and even the army have been transported.

However, it is most famous for its haunted rumors. It is said that many people have seen dancing female ghosts in white clothes here, and some people have seen ghosts in the form of children shuttle inside and outside the pillars.

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

Tina asked, "How's your guts?"

Li Du said, "It's okay to live here tonight."

Tina gave a thumbs up and said, "You are amazing. I'm actually not afraid of many things, but I'm afraid of ghosts. They, um, they're kind of scary."

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

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

Li Du is not that boring, but he prefers to believe in ghosts and gods. There are introductions to ghosts and gods in Eastern, Western and even global cultures. It would be a bit unreasonable to say that there are no such things.

I don't know if it is to suppress these ghosts or what is going on, there is a cathedral on the ship, and someone happened to get married here today.

Festively dressed family members saw the two and invited them into the church.

Li Du and Tina's appearance are both top choices. Maybe Li Du is not a handsome guy, but Americans still value body shape and figure more than appearance. He exercises every day and is in good shape.

Therefore, the two were chosen to sit in the front row of the church, and the family members hoped that they could bless the couple on behalf of the tourists.

Li Du readily agreed that when the pastor announced that the couple had become a legal couple, he and Tina would go up to embrace the couple respectively, wishing their relationship a long and lasting relationship.

The groom smiled and gave a bouquet of flowers to the two, saying: "Bless the lovers to get married, you two, I hope you can step into the church to receive God's blessing as soon as possible."

Li Du and Tina laughed awkwardly. Obviously, they were misunderstood as a couple.

But it's no wonder that young men and women visit churches and attend weddings together. Apart from being a couple, what else is there?

The two sides didn't know each other anyway, so Li Du didn't explain, just like Tina said, enjoy the surprises brought by life.

One morning, the two stayed on two ships. During lunch, Hans called to ask where they were, and said they wanted to have dinner together.