USS Iowa

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USS Iowa was the lead ship of the Iowa-class fast battleships of the United States Navy, renowned for its World War II service and later Cold War deployments.

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instanceOf Iowa-class battleship
United States Navy ship
battleship
armament Harpoon anti-ship missiles (Cold War refit)
Phalanx CIWS (Cold War refit)
Tomahawk cruise missiles (Cold War refit)
nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns
twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
various 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
awards Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation (Republic of Korea)
multiple battle stars for Korean War
multiple battle stars for World War II
beam 108 feet 2 inches
builder New York Naval Shipyard
category Cold War battleship of the United States
World War II battleship of the United States
commissioned 1943-02-22
conflict Cold War
Korean War
World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement around 1,500 after 1980s modernization
around 1,900 in World War II
decommissioned 1949-03-24
1958-02-24
displacement about 45,000 long tons standard
over 57,000 long tons full load
draft 37 feet 2 inches
finalDecommissioning 1990-10-26
hullMaterial steel
laidDown 1940-06-27
launched 1942-08-27
leadShipOfClass Iowa class
length 887 feet
managedBy Pacific Battleship Center
maximumSpeed about 33 knots
modernization received major weapons and electronics upgrade in the 1980s
museumBerth Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro
museumLocation Los Angeles, California
museumOpening opened to the public in 2012
namedAfter U.S. state of Iowa
notableEvent transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference in 1943
notableRole flagship for Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. in World War II
operator United States Navy
pennantNumber BB-61
propulsion four propeller shafts
steam turbines
recommissioned 1951-08-25
1984-04-28
shipClass Iowa class
status museum ship
theater Pacific Theater of World War II


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