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.
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Tooled Copper Sheet Round Plaque
Object/Artifact
Tooled round copper sheet mounted on a wooden disk. The sheet is secured to the wooden disk with copper nails.
The sheet bears:
A profile outline of the Iowa (cut from two thicknesses of separate copper sheet and soldered to the front of the plaque)
U.S.S. Iowa BB-61
Three columns listing the names of Admirals, Commanding Officers and Executive Officers on board USS Iowa.
Left Column: Admirals
Briscoe
Clark
Greene
Combs
McManes
Parks
Center Column: Captains
Smedberg
Cooper
Loud
Bryson
Wailes
Becton
Right Column: Executive Officers
Stephan
Gardner
Wheeler
Henry
Seigmund
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