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Tugs are seen arriving to move USS Iowa to her fitting out berth following her launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 80-G-K-875.
Tugs are seen arriving to move USS Iowa to her fitting out berth following her launching at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 80-G-K-875.
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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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USS Iowa
USS Iowa's forward Main Deck - shipyard workers install one of the 16 inch Mark 7 gun barrels in Turret 1. Fall 1942 - 80-G-K-507
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