A Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser, attempting to intercept a U.S. Navy carrier battle group, is intercepted by the battleship USS Iowa. The biggest ship-against-ship battle since the World War ...

The Iowa-class battleships were the pinnacle of American naval engineering and firepower. Conceived in the late 1930s and built during World War II, these ships were designed to be the fastest and ...

Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its tenure in WWII, the Iowa-class battleship was assigned to the Pacific Theatre, where it participated ...

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution.

A visit to the iconic Battleship USS Iowa Museum includes access to both interior and exterior areas on seven decks. The self-guided tour lets visitors see what life was like on the ship.