Battleships: Iowa Class; USS Iowa

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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.
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USS Iowa underway on September 6th 1985.
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designeraccd wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 1:31 am Interesting, I could have sworn I posted two pics of the WISCONSIN earlier?????? :shock: DFO
You did, but I moved them to the Wisconsin thread, this thread is for Iowa.

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I was concerned my PAIN pills were getting to me!! :o IOWA then, from years back.....1956. DFO
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USS Iowa pictured prior to recommissioning, undergoing her renovation and modernisation refit at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi on January 1st 1984.
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USS Iowa with Carrier USS America and Invincible Class Carrier HMS Illustrious pictured at Naval Station Norfolk on August 22nd 1985.
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Lead Ship, Battleship USS Iowa pictured on the ways, August 26th 1942, the day prior to her launch from Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Lead Ship, Battleship USS Iowa pictured anchoring in San Francisco Bay in September 1951 post her recommissioning for the Korean War.
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USS Iowa pictured fitting out at New York Navy Yard on January 15th 1943.
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IOWA in Panama Canal.
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