Helm Inside the Conning Tower
From 1860 to about 1940, battleships and armored capital ships were often built with a conning tower, an armored enclosure to protect command personnel in battle.
This is inside the conning tower, at the 04 level Conning Bridge, where the helmsman, together with the ship's commander and his staff, would be located.
US Battleship Iowa, a museum ship in the Port of Los Angeles, California. This battleship was launched in 1942, saw service in World War II, the Korean War and the later stages of the Cold War. She has been at this location as a museum ship since 2011. Visit of June 18, 2015.
Helm Inside the Conning Tower
From 1860 to about 1940, battleships and armored capital ships were often built with a conning tower, an armored enclosure to protect command personnel in battle.
This is inside the conning tower, at the 04 level Conning Bridge, where the helmsman, together with the ship's commander and his staff, would be located.
US Battleship Iowa, a museum ship in the Port of Los Angeles, California. This battleship was launched in 1942, saw service in World War II, the Korean War and the later stages of the Cold War. She has been at this location as a museum ship since 2011. Visit of June 18, 2015.