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2B launch day - Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York - August 27, 1942

Tugs begin moving USS Iowa to her fitting out berth following her launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard - F1111C155.
Tugs begin moving USS Iowa to her fitting out berth following her launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard - F1111C155.
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USS Iowa commemorative launch postal cover. Note that Iowa will be the first 45,000 displacement ton (standard) battleship.
USS Iowa commemorative launch postal cover. Note that Iowa will be the first 45,000 displacement ton (standard) battleship.
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USS Iowa commemorative launch postal cover. Iowa
USS Iowa commemorative launch postal cover. Iowa's launch weight was then the heaviest ever for the US Navy. "Remember Pearl Harbor"
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