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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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Tug boats guide IOWA into the entrance of the dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13573
Tug boats guide IOWA into the entrance of the dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13573
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Tug boats push IOWA further into her dry dock. Note the facility is still under construction. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13558
Tug boats push IOWA further into her dry dock. Note the facility is still under construction. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13558
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Tug boats push IOWA further into her dry dock as lines are sent out to workers on shore. October 10, 1942 - 80-G-13556
Tug boats push IOWA further into her dry dock as lines are sent out to workers on shore. October 10, 1942 - 80-G-13556
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Additional lines have been set to begin positioning IOWA over the keel blocks needed to place her on the dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13557
Additional lines have been set to begin positioning IOWA over the keel blocks needed to place her on the dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13557
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Workers continue to adjust lines to position IOWA over her keel blocks in dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13561
Workers continue to adjust lines to position IOWA over her keel blocks in dry dock. October 20, 1942 - 80-G-13561
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