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Fired 1000th round of 16-inch ammunition

USS IOWA fired 1,000th round of 16-inch ammunition since being recommissioned in 1984. A view of the breach end of the center Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun inside the No. 2 turret aboard the battleship Iowa (BB-61) on 14 December 1986. Loaded in the gun is what will...

Pioneer RPV Launch & Recovery

Underway for sea trials off Virginia Capes. First launch, flight and recovery of a Pioneer RPV were made.

Operation Northern Wedding

In the month of September, participated in Operation Northern Wedding off southern coast of Norway, Following operations at sea, USS IOWA visited Portsmouth, England and Bremerhaven, West Germany.

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