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American battleship histories. American naval battleship USS Iowa. Battleship website dedicated to the history of USS Iowa from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for naval historians & families of ex-crew of USS Iowa. USS Iowa (BB61) was built at new York navy yard and laid down on the 27th June 1940, launched 27th august 1942 and commissioned into the US Navy on the 22nd February 1943. used primarily in escorting carriers. and spending most of its war time service in the Pacific except fro carrying president Roosevelt to Casablanca for the Teheran Conference. Placed in reserve in march 1949 but brought back into service for the Korean war. decommissioned in August 1957. During the President Reagan years along with her sister ships USS Iowa was modernised under the 1980's defence buildup programme and re commissioned. April 1984 she participated in operations in the Caribbean and North Atlantic. and in 1985 USS Iowa went into European waters several times during 1985 to 1988 when she continued into the Indian ocean and Arabian sea. On 19th april1989 an explosion ripped through the number two main turret killing 47 crew members, the cause of this explosion was unknown. This turret was not repaired when she was finally de commissioned in Norfolk Virginia on the 26th October 1990. and stricken again on the 13th January 1995. |
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BB61 USS Iowa, 7th April 1943 Order Code BB61 One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price ?15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
BB61 USS Iowa, 7th April 1943 Order Code BB61B One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price ?15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
BB61 USS Iowa, 7th April 1943 Order Code BB61C One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price ?15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
BB61 USS Iowa, 7th April 1943, New York Navy Yard Order Code BB61D One copy only of original 1940's printed photo plate, 10" x 8" available, price ?15. Please note image shown has been cropped for website purpose and more sky and sea and text is shown on the photo plate. Please add post of ?3 post for UK ?10 overseas, recorded airmail order photograph here |
USS Iowa. Sent in by John Hodgett. |
BB61 USS Iowa. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD485 |
Everything we obtain for this site is shown on the site, we do not have any more photos, crew lists or further information on any of the ships. COPYRIGHT NOTICE. ALL IMAGES DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW, AND ARE OWNED BY CRANSTON FINE ARTS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. NO REPRODUCTION OR COPYING ALLOWED ON OTHER WEBSITES, BOOKS OR ARTICLES WITHOUT PRIOR AGREEMENT. |
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