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This 1954 family portrait is from a rare occasion when all four sister Iowa-class battleships were together. From front to back is USS Iowa, USS Wisconsin, USS Missouri and USS New Jersey. All the ships are now museums.

USS Iowa underway on September 6th 1985.

designeraccd wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 1:31 am Interesting, I could have sworn I posted two pics of the WISCONSIN earlier?????? DFO

You did, but I moved them to the Wisconsin thread, this thread is for Iowa.

JIm

I was concerned my PAIN pills were getting to me!! IOWA then, from years back.....1956. DFO

USS Iowa pictured prior to recommissioning, undergoing her renovation and modernisation refit at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi on January 1st 1984.

USS Iowa with Carrier USS America and Invincible Class Carrier HMS Illustrious pictured at Naval Station Norfolk on August 22nd 1985.

Lead Ship, Battleship USS Iowa pictured on the ways, August 26th 1942, the day prior to her launch from Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Lead Ship, Battleship USS Iowa pictured anchoring in San Francisco Bay in September 1951 post her recommissioning for the Korean War.

USS Iowa pictured fitting out at New York Navy Yard on January 15th 1943.

IOWA in Panama Canal.