IOWA Family: Thank you for your generous contributions, support and outpouring of love for our organization.  We are truly blessed to have an incredible family of supporters! Thank you to the crew that continues to volunteer securing and maintaining the ship.  We couldn't do it without you! Thank you to the numerous donors across the country that continue to help us through this crisis.  Thank you to our Board of Directors and President's Advisory Board for their leadership and commitment...

IOWA Family: As many of you know, multiple orders were issued in California yesterday to keep the population Safer at Home.  In the County and City of Los Angeles these orders were issued to go until April 19th with a possibility of extending.  This order prevents us from reopening until April 19th at the earliest.   You can view the information surrounding this order at https://corona-virus.la/. April 19th is always a difficult date for anyone involved with the Battleship IOWA.  April 19th is...

IOWA Family: A brief update for Tuesday, March 17th.  Our Board of Directors and President's Advisory Board is appreciative to the numerous supporters and crew that have donated to date.  You make it possible for us to continue to preserve the ship and and prepare for a reopening. The Operations Team continues to work on reduction with a goal time of switch over at 1600.  During the planned power reduction days, the maintenance team will continue work on the exterior of the ship.  We will...

Some of things going on to assist with closure including Finance Teams work with insurance and financing, Developments (Joleen) work on contributions and donor servicing, and Operations / IT work on power reduction. We will continue to maintain the ship and have work days for the Operations and Security teams. Deck power will be available for welding, painting, and deck work. Full ship power will be on Wednesdays and Saturdays for other maintenance related work. Resources that I mentioned...

https://youtu.be/jSSMobxDfCU Dear IOWA Family: The Battleship IOWA Museum is instituting a temporary public closure beginning today, Friday, March 13, with an estimated reopening on March 28. In making this decision, I must stress that there have not been any cases of Coronavirus reported in association with the museum. We have been actively monitoring the Coronavirus situation on an hour by hour basis over the past several weeks. Our team established a multi-phase reaction plan that has been...

What we are doing about Coronavirus, impact on our organization, and how you can help. If all of our supporters donate at least $10, we will weather this storm together! #museum #lamuseum #lamuseum #battleship #battleshipiowa #sanpedro #conronavirusprevention https://youtu.be/6K0dEDQywUY

This week Jonathan Williams speaks about the impact of Coronavirus to the ship, Black History Month events, the importance of strong partnership, and the hiring of our new Military Veterans Affairs Manager beginning next week. Support us at pacificbattleship.com or surfacenavymuseum.com. Inquire to rent the space shown. #surfacenavy #lamuseum #battleship #battleshipiowa #ussiowa #veterans #education #blackhistorymonth

This weeks update: Radio Club, Black History Month, Screening of Invisible Warriors, President's Tour, Military Veterans Affairs Hire, and Freedom of the Seas Awards on June 27th.