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2D USS Iowa BB-61 Commissioning Ceremony - February 22, 1943
SECNAV Frank Knox and invited guests behind the podium under Turret 3. NH 70074.
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SECNAV Frank Knox with Capt Marcel Decamond, CO of the French battleship RICHELIEU refitting in New York. NH 70494
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Left - Unkown Royal Navy Officer with Capt Marcel Decamond, CO of the French battleship RICHELIEU. USN photo.
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IOWA's sailors lined up on the fantail, waiting to go below after Commissioning ceremonies. 80-G-K-1066.
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IOWA's sailors lined up on the fantail, waiting to go below after Commissioning ceremonies. 80-G-K-822
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