Battleship USS Iowa Museum Updates
Photos from Pacific Battleship Center – Battleship USS Iowa's post
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 share today. It...
“Fear God and DREADNOUGHT” From our official Battleship IOWA timeline: October 26, 1990: Reductions in budgets and the high ma…
"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, beginning with...
Battleship USS IOWA: Behind The Behind The Scenes
Sunday Funday! Thought you might enjoy a little behind the scenes on our behind the scenes videos. Many of the spaces we’re showing you are tricky to access. We’re pretty sure sailors back in the day hustled up and down ladders much more quickly than our team did. In...
Education Resources
Battleship IOWA Fuel Consumption Lesson
Battleship IOWA Museum's education team has released another cool virtual lesson for students, parents, and teachers. Are you curious How much fuel a battleship uses in comparison with a car or truck? How many miles can it sail when it’s "topped off?" What what kind...
Battleship IOWA Virtual Conversion Project
Inspired by the arrival of USNS Mercy, our education team got together with LAUSD’s Office of Outdoor and Environmental Education to create another amazing virtual learning opportunity consisting of five lessons that can be used individually or as a whole unit of...
Battleship Word Search
Students, parents, and teachers! Looking for more fun educational resources? Battleship IOWA Museum's education department is busy prepping new content, but in the meantime, we've got a battleship-themed word search for you. You can do it online or use the printable...
Navy / Surface Navy
Hawaii Based Ships to Sortie Ahead of Hurricane Douglas
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- Rear Adm. Robert Chadwick, commander, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific, announced that U.S. Navy ships and submarines based in Hawaii not currently undergoing maintenance availabilities have begun plans to sortie as Hurricane Douglas...
Newly Commissioned USS Tripoli Departs Shipyard for San Diego
PASCAGULA, Miss. (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed Huntington Ingalls Industries-Ingalls Shipbuilding Division’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., July 24, for its San Diego homeport. USS Tripoli...
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Enters 5th Fleet
INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) (NNS) -- INDIAN OCEAN (NNS) – The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), the flagship of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG), entered the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO), July 24. Deploying ships and aircraft of the strike group,...
Things to Do in Los Angeles
America’s Largest Port Home to Mighty Surface Warship USS Iowa
USS Iowa in San Pedro to reopen for limited, on-deck tours Saturday, May 30
Mary 27, 2020 | The Daily Breeze https://www.dailybreeze.com/uss-iowa-in-san-pedro-to-reopen-for-limited-on-deck-tours-saturday-may-30
July 4th Flyovers Replace Fireworks Shows over Nixon Library, Moorpark
July 2nd, 2020 | CBS Los Angeles https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/07/02/july-4th-flyovers-replace-fireworks-shows-nixon-library-moorpark/