On Fri, 14 Aug 2020 15:33:36 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Friday, August 14, 2020 at 5:42:04 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
dpb writes:
On 8/14/2020 12:11 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
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Seriously, I'm not saying there isn't a need for a 16" jointer on board an
aircraft carrier, just trying to understand how and when it would be used.

I'd hazard a guess it wasn't on a carrier itself but a support ship w/

The OP stated that the auction listing specified a Battleship, which would
likely be one of the Iowa class boats.

Regardless if it was on the Nimitz, the Missouri or PT-109, the question
remains the same:

What is an at-sea 16" jointer used for?

Emergency anchor.