Artifact Gallery:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum Los Angeles collects relevant artifacts to help tell the story of the ship and the Surface Navy to a broad audience. Below you will find some of our accessioned artifacts in our collection. Not all items are on display and are monitored according to our collections management policy.
We accept new items in the collection on a case-by-case basis. Click here for more information.
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![Sponsor Mrs. Wallace breaks a bottle of champagne on battleship Iowa](
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Sponsor Mrs. Wallace breaks a bottle of champagne on battleship Iowa's bow, signaling the ship to be launched. F1111C163
Photograph![USS Iowa sliding down the slipway into the East River after being christened at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. F1111C158](
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USS Iowa sliding down the slipway into the East River after being christened at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. F1111C158
Photograph![USS Iowa reaches the end of her construction slipway after being launched from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. June 27, 1942.](
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