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Once the pride of the U.S. Navy, its four battleships are now mothballed museum attractions. But if needed, could these ...
The USS Missouri (BB-63), one of the four legendary Iowa-class battleships, is an icon of American naval might. -Many experts ...
Iowa, known as the “Heart of Agriculture” in the US, stands as the nation's leading corn producer with an annual output of 50 million tonnes.
For its 1980s refit, the Iowa-class battleships had a full displacement of 55,450 tons, 10,000 tons more than they had during WW2. Their dated anti-aircraft guns were also replaced with modern ...
NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iowa 36th Commemoration Ceremony will be held at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives ...
The USS Iowa was commissioned at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut earlier this month. On this River to River, host Ben Kieffer brings us to Connecticut, where he experienced the ...
The USS Iowa ia equipped with stealth technology to obscure it from radar and sonar — and the submarine’s motto is “fear the ghost.” It can carry up to 135 officers and enlisted sailors.
The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New ...
USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. The 7,800-ton nuclear attack boat is at least ...
The USS Iowa, which is now a museum in Los Angeles, is the city’s fourth most visited museum, according to their website. “As you study the Iowa class battleships, you learn how unique they ...
The USS Iowa (SSN 797) — the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the U.S. state — was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut.
The USS Iowa submarine is officially serving the U.S. Navy. By Lacey Reeves Published: Apr. 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM PDT ...