Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach: A Visit With Lt. Adam Tellez and MNC Brian Chickering From The Mine Shop

by admin | August 23, 2022 | Uncategorized

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach lies on the Southern California coast between Long Beach and Huntington Beach. Dating back to 1944, this 5,000 acre complex features 230 buildings, 128 ammunition depots, a wharf for loading and off-loading ships, a 900 acre salt marsh...

Carl Herzog: Public Historian for USS CONSTITUTION Museum

by admin | August 16, 2022 | Uncategorized

With the 210th anniversary of the infamous battle between the US Navy’s venerable grande dame, USS CONSTITUTION, and HMS GUERRIERE coming up on August 19, we thought it would be fun to have a conversation with Dr. Carl Herzog, public historian for USS...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part III

by admin | August 9, 2022 | Uncategorized

In the final installment of our series from our 10th anniversary panel, our team discusses how the state of Iowa came through with some critical funding just in time, how our transition to become the National Museum of the Surface Navy came about, and takes a few...

NOAA’s Joe Sienkiewicz: How Weather Still Is A Factor For Battleship IOWA

by admin | August 2, 2022 | Uncategorized

Joe Sienkiewicz, the chief of NOAA’s Ocean Applications Branch, has quietly helped us behind the scenes to keep track of swells and storm surge that could affect Battleship IOWA as she sits tied to the dock in one of the world’s busiest harbors. Now he...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part II

by admin | July 26, 2022 | Uncategorized

We’re back with Part II of our ten year retrospective panel, and this section is a lot of fun. CEO Jonathan Williams, COO Mike Getscher, and CIO David Canfield told stories from the ghost fleet – “Mike walks,” David’s fire stick, finding...

Tales From The Ghost Fleet And Other Memories Part I

by admin | July 19, 2022 | Uncategorized

July 2022 marks ten years since Battleship IOWA opened to the public as a museum in the Port of Los Angeles. We’ve come a long way in a decade, and we thought it would be fun to take a look back at where we started.CEO Jonathan Williams, COO Mike Getscher, CIO...