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“Oh Those Float Planes…”

4 November 1946: Off Long Beach”Oh, Those Float Planes…” A lot can happen in a day aboard a ship – especially one as complex as an Iowa Class battleship. Let’s take a trip back in time to 1946 and see what life aboard was like. 1200 to...

IOWA VP Mike Getscher On CSULB Podcast

Battleship IOWA Vice President of Special Projects & Chief Engineer Mike Getscher recently had the opportunity to make an appearance on the Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB) podcast. Getscher, an alum of CSULB, enjoyed the chance to speak to current students...

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