@Brit: I lived in Montevideo, Uruguay from 1990-'93. You could still see one of the Graf Spee's masts protruding above the river surface from the harbor. Don't know if that's still the case. IIRC, one of its main guns is on display at the Uruguayan naval museum (yeah, that's a thing).
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Originally Posted by Olefin
Always wondered if the modernization would have added Tomahawk's and Harpoon missiles like they did to the Iowa's
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If the USN brought it back into active service (very likely, IMHO), I think the Salem would definitely have been fitted with Harpoons, at least (assuming there were still SSMs in US stockpiles by the time the refitting was completed). As
Lordroi pointed out, there might not be enough room on board for the larger Tomahawks (without removing one of the gun batteries).
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