Talk:USS Illinois (BB-7)

Model
Not sure where to work this in, a model of a battleship, known as Illinois was on display at the World's Columbian Exposition (1893 Chicago World's fair). Made of brick and costing over $100,000 to make, it sounds pretty impressive. It doesn't bear much resemblance to the actual Illinois BB-7, I think it was modeled after an Indiana class battleship. Is this something worth including? The image is from 1893, so its PD-US and I think it could be used here. --Dual Freq (talk) 03:59, 27 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Ships bell from the brick model Illinois at the 1893 Worlds fair was donated to BB-7 by the city of Chicago c.1900. "Chicago to Lose its Battleship Relic" The Sioux Valley News. Correctionville, Iowa. Thursday, September 20, 1900. Page 3. --Dual Freq (talk) 04:45, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

Second U.S.S. Illinois?
The article mentions BB-7 as being the second US Navy ship of that name, what kind of ship was the first U.S.S. Illinois, and when was it in service? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.212.80.149 (talk) 23:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Launch
Hi all, I've found a photo of the ship's launch here. Best, Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 07:34, 7 September 2014 (UTC)