Chicago's very own battleship [incl column by Cecil]

[Elendil's Heir]

Whodathunkit?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Illinois_(replica)

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Whodathunkit?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Illinois_(replica)Unimpressive, semi-non link, dude.

[TubaDiva]

Maybe you meant this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleship_Illinois_(replica)

[Elendil's Heir]

There it is - thank you, TubaDiva. Looks like I was missing the closing parenthesis.

[Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor]

Well, we did have not one, but two aircradt carriers operating out of Chicago during WW@.

Steam-powered, paddle-wheelers, to boot.

[Elendil's Heir]

Right you are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wolverine_%28IX-64%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sable_%28IX-81%29

[C K Dexter Haven]

Congrats, Elendil's Heir, Cecil has taken this up his very own self:
http://chicago.straightdope.com/sdc20100422.php