CEO Corner
Updates from Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams is the President & CEO of the Pacific Battleship Center, home of the Battleship IOWA, LA Fleet Week, and the National Museum of the Surface Navy. A purpose-driven leader and storyteller, he shares updates and insights from one of the nation’s most innovative nonprofit organizations. His writing explores leadership, community, and culture — connecting lessons from the deck plate to the boardroom while highlighting the people, progress, and purpose that continue to drive the mission forward.
Newest Updates
Operation Crush COVID Week 2: Our Veterans
You've heard about our Veterans pillar, right? Well step aboard Battleship IOWA and you won't just find an imposing, storied ship with beautiful lines. You'll find a thriving community of veterans. We primarily serve veterans in Los Angeles County/SoCal, but with the advent of COVID-19, our veterans outreach has climbed. Our ability to provide the connection to peers and a community family, by phone and virtually, has helped ease the distress many of our veterans currently feel. Members of...
USS Iowa San Pedro Fun Educational Day Trip
02/23/2018 by DayTrippen The Battleship USS Iowa is docked berth 87 Port of Los Angeles. Open daily for tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas. Self-guided tours let visitors explore seven decks of this massive ship. One of the many highlights of this trip is the huge 16-inch big guns located on the main deck. The shells from these guns weighed as much as 2700 pounds and could travel over 20 miles to a target...
San Pedro’s Battleship IOWA Museum now offers educational Gun Tour, with a closer look at Turret No. 1
December 12, 2019 | The Daily Breeze https://www.dailybreeze.com/san-pedros-battleship-iowa-museum-now-offers-educational-gun-tour-with-a-closer-look-at-turret-no-1
Historic Battleship IOWA in San Pedro sees revenue crater because of coronavirus
May 5, 2020 | The Daily Breeze Historic USS Iowa in San Pedro sees revenue crater because of coronavirus
America’s Largest Port Home to Mighty Surface Warship USS IOWA
Battleship IOWA in San Pedro to reopen for limited, on-deck tours Saturday, May 30
Mary 27, 2020 | The Daily Breeze https://www.dailybreeze.com/uss-iowa-in-san-pedro-to-reopen-for-limited-on-deck-tours-saturday-may-30
Why Battleship IOWA Matters
Why Battleship IOWA Matters by James E. Sefton, Professor of History, California State University Northridge Upon America’s entry into World War II, the west coast became the staging ground for the largest naval campaign of World War II, and indeed, in all of American history. Thousands of tons of war supplies and equipment left west coast ports. Thousands of servicemen and women saw their last glimpse of their homeland at ports from northern Washington to southern California. But ironically,...
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