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Shipyard workers departing IOWA from the forward gangway. Turrets 1 & 2
Shipyard workers departing IOWA from the forward gangway. Turrets 1 & 2's guns have been installed. Oct 1942 - 80-G-K-517
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Construction Engineer CDMR Noble W. Abrahams, IOWA
Construction Engineer CDMR Noble W. Abrahams, IOWA's future and first Chief Engineer. Fall 1942 - 80-G-13592
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Iowa Construction Engineer LCDM George J Blessing reviewing IOWA
Iowa Construction Engineer LCDM George J Blessing reviewing IOWA's construction plans. Fall 1942 - 80-G-13587
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IOWA being tugged to New York Navy Yard Annex dry dock at Bayonne, New Jersey. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13566
IOWA being tugged to New York Navy Yard Annex dry dock at Bayonne, New Jersey. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13566
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Workers on IOWA
Workers on IOWA's bow adjusting lines as she was being towed to a dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13567
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