Key Points and Summary: The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored "battlewagons." -Ordered in 1940 ...

The USS Iowa has faithfully served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage of time. The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships ...

The class consists of four completed ships: USS Iowa (BB-61), USS New Jersey ... marking the end of World War II. The battleships' 16-inch guns were used to bombard Japanese positions on various ...

Built in 1940, the USS IOWA served our country for over 50 years. The World War II battleship will be permanent museum, opening to the public on July 7, 2012. Photo by Brittany Murray / Staff ...

Summary and Key Points: The USS Iowa, nicknamed the “Big Stick,” was a formidable battleship that earned 11 battle stars across World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War. -Commissioned in ...

The USS Iowa was the lead ship of the last fleet of battleships built by the U.S. Navy, which battled at sea during World War II and the Korean War and was the site of a turret explosion that kill ...

Countless veterans have walked the decks of the Battleship ... visit the Iowa, Schmidt said. The crowds, Schmidt said, love hearing his stories. There aren’t too many World War II veterans ...

Photos from the event show fireworks bursting in the air as the 45,000-ton ship sits ... Los Angeles. The USS Iowa was first commissioned in 1943 and saw action in World War II and the Korean ...

The USS Iowa BB 61, a highly decorated WWII-era battleship (1943-1990), saw action in World War II, the Korean War and Gulf War. The first USS Iowa BB 4 (1897-1919) saw action in the Spanish ...