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 USS Iowa has found a new home in San Pedro, Calif., where she will become a museum. The Iowa, one of America's last battleships, has a storied past that includes tours in World War II ...

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 ...

World War II battleship USS Iowa is among 20 naval vessels nominated as the best ship museum in the country. The ship, a BB-61, was sponsored in 1942 by Indianola native Ilo Wallace, the wife of ...

Freshly scrubbed and decked out in patriotic bunting, the USS Iowa battleship opens to the public on Saturday. After years of planning and work, the World War II icon begins its new life as an ...

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 ...

San Pedro pulled out all the stops on June 9, 2012, when the World War II battleship USS Iowa was towed into the Port of Los Angeles, a floating tourist attraction that was welcomed amid ...