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NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 sailors ...
The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS ...
A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 Sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place on Saturday.
USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...
The Iowa-class battleships, the last and largest battleships built by the U.S. Navy, played a crucial role during the Korean War. -Reactivated from reserve status, the USS Missouri, Iowa, New Jersey, ...
The ceremony culminated a years-long process of commissioning SSN 797, the first submarine and third naval vessel named for the Hawkeye State. The most recent USS Iowa, the highly decorated WWII-era ...
Flanked by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Iowa Republican Mariannettee Miller-Meeks witnessed the first submarine to be named after the state on April 5. Miller-Meeks witnessed this historic event at the ...
The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.
None of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named after the state was ...
Nearly three dozen people crowded into Oskaloosa's American Legion Post 34 Saturday morning to watch as the U.S. Navy's commissioned its newest submarine, the USS Iowa. The watch party was one of 27 ...