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Museum Update 29 October 2021

October 29, 2021 | Announcements, News & Announcements

Ten Year Retrospective: Leaving the “Ghost Fleet” October 27-28, 2021 marked the ten year anniversary of our team freeing Battleship IOWA from her anchorage in the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet. COO Mike Getscher took time this week to reflect on little known...

CEO Update Oct 26, 2021

October 27, 2021 | Announcements, News & Announcements

Family and Friends: It has been a couple of weeks since I’ve had the opportunity to touch base with you. Time slipped by as we readied for the inaugural Freedom of the Seas Awards this past Saturday evening. Last Friday, the Surface Navy Association (SNA) hosted...

Museum Update October 15, 2021

October 15, 2021 | Announcements, News & Announcements

Ten Year Retrospective: Meet the Family As we mark the ten year anniversaries of the milestones involved in freeing Battleship IOWA from the Suisun Bay “ghost fleet” and opening her to the public, we thought we’d take a look at a behind the scenes...

CEO Update October 12, 2021

October 12, 2021 | Announcements, News & Announcements

Friends and Family: I am returning to the ship this week with a full slate of activities planned. I closely followed the great work done by the crew last week in addressing several issues, especially the gangway partial detachment caused by the passing of a large...

Museum Update: October 8, 2021

October 9, 2021 | Announcements, News & Announcements

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Officially Opens Vicky’s This morning, the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony aboard Battleship IOWA to officially put Vicky’s Doghouse on the map. Our talented Chef Cesar represented the ship to receive...