USS Illinois: Why The Doomed Iowa-Class Battleship Was Never Deployed

The USS Illinois was supposed to be the fifth of the U.S. Navy's WWII-era Iowa-class battleships, but it never joined its ...
Yahoo

USS Iowa on display at San Pedro is a fascinating piece of history

It is rumored Capt. John L. McCrea spewed his coffee out on the bridge of the USS Iowa when one of his officers delivered some orders from Washington, D.C. “A bathtub? Aboard a battleship,” McCrea may ...
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On 35th anniversary of USS Iowa explosion, San Pedro ceremony honors 47 sailors killed

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- The lives of 47 sailors lost after an explosion rocked the USS Iowa on April 19, 1989 were remembered on the 35th anniversary of the tragedy. Scott Johnson served as a ...
The National Interest

Iowa-Class Battleship USS New Jersey Has Almost Completed a Historic ‘Comeback’

Summary: The USS New Jersey (BB-62), a former United States Navy Iowa-class battleship from World War II, will return to its home in Camden, New Jersey, after spending the spring in drydock at the ...