Posted on October 28, 2020
The second USS Wisconsin (BB 64), an Iowa-class battleship, was commissioned in April 1944. The battleship served in the Pacific Fleet in the last … View this article at...
Posted on October 28, 2020
The release states the program will be hosted by the History Channel's naval historian, museum representatives from the USS Lexington, USS Iowa, … View this article at...
Posted on October 27, 2020
You’ve been asking and we’ve been working. Ship’s store is up and running on our website! https://www.pacificbattleship.com/store/ Jump in and get your IOWA gear today. (Yes, this sticker is available.) Our annual appeal is underway, too. Support and...
Posted on October 26, 2020
Battleship IOWA’s interior is full of sailor art. Her ’80s crew left a fascinating and humorous trail in berthing areas, p-ways, engineering spaces, and more. (Two murals in the vicinity of Turret 3 are particularly impressive). We found one we had to...
Posted on October 26, 2020
“Fear God and DREADNOUGHT” From our official Battleship IOWA timeline: October 26, 1990: Reductions in budgets and the high manning requirements, plus the large fuel expense of the battleships lead to all four Iowas being decommissioned during 1990-92,...
