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# Battleship IOWA Museum

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## Posts
- [The Broadside – October 2026](https://pacificbattleship.com/the-broadside-10-2026/): The Broadside IOWA crew newsletter for October 2026
- [Life of a Sailor: Fire Control Brings Battleship IOWA’s Gun Plot Back to Life](https://pacificbattleship.com/life-of-a-sailor-fire-control-brings-battleship-iowas-gun-plot-back-to-life/): Step into Battleship IOWA’s new Life of a Sailor: Fire Control experience and work as a crew to operate the systems behind the ship’s massive 16-inch guns.
- [A Los Angeles Museum Unlike Any Other](https://pacificbattleship.com/a_los_angeles_museum_unlike_any_other/)
- [Freedom of the Seas Tickets](https://pacificbattleship.com/freedom-of-the-seas-tickets/): Join us aboard Battleship IOWA to honor those advancing freedom of the seas. Tickets are limited; an interest list will be available if the event sells out.
- [Battleship IOWA Helped Put the LA Waterfront on the Map](https://pacificbattleship.com/battleship-iowa-helped-put-the-la-waterfront-on-the-map/): How Battleship IOWA, the National Museum of the Surface Navy, and LA Fleet Week helped bring visitors to San Pedro's LA Waterfront.
- [Why Is San Pedro (Los Angeles) Called “Battleship Country”?](https://pacificbattleship.com/why-is-san-pedro-los-angeles-called-battleship-country/): Why is San Pedro called ‘Battleship Country’? From the Great White Fleet’s 1908 visit to the Battle Fleet’s years in San Pedro Bay, battleships shaped the harbor’s working waterfront and community life. Discover the ships, sailors, and families behind the nickname.”
- [Life of a Sailor Visitor Guide](https://pacificbattleship.com/life-of-a-sailor-visitor-guide/): Explore Battleship IOWA at your own pace with the Life of a Sailor Visitor Guide. Follow the tour route through the ship’s spaces, systems, sailor stories, traditions, and experiences that reveal what life aboard a Navy ship is really like.
- [Halloween STEMebration at Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/halloween-stemebration-at-battleship-iowa/): Each fall, Battleship IOWA welcomes children and families for Halloween STEMebration, an annual community event that pairs the familiar fun of Halloween with hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics activities.
- [Freedom of the Seas Awards: Honoring Those Who Keep the World Connected](https://pacificbattleship.com/freedom-of-the-seas-awards-honoring-those-who-keep-the-world-connected/): Most Americans benefit from freedom of the seas every day without realizing it.
- [Why Kids Board Free at Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/why-kids-board-free-at-battleship-iowa/): For many families, a museum visit that inspires curiosity and opens doors to opportunity has become harder to afford.
- [Clubs and Organized Groups Aboard Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/clubs-and-organized-groups-aboard-battleship-iowa/): Your group already shares a common interest, experience, or sense of purpose. Battleship IOWA gives you an unforgettable place to come together.
- [Los Angeles, Long Beach and San Pedro Group Tours](https://pacificbattleship.com/los-angeles-long-beach-and-san-pedro-group-tours/): Give your group more than another sightseeing stop. A visit to Battleship IOWA places guests aboard one of the most powerful battleships ever built, overlooking the working waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles.
- [Events & Career Fairs](https://pacificbattleship.com/events-career-fairs/): 2026 / 2027 Career Fair Calendar Coming Soon!
- [Careers & Opportunities](https://pacificbattleship.com/careers-opportunities/): Explore internships, student programs, entry-level jobs and employers across ports, shipping, engineering, defense, ocean science and vessel operations.
- [Apprenticeships & Maritime Training](https://pacificbattleship.com/apprenticeships-maritime-training/): Explore apprenticeships, technical training, maritime credentials and employer-based programs that can lead directly to hands-on careers at sea, in shipyards and across the maritime industry.
- [Schools & Maritime Academies](https://pacificbattleship.com/schools-maritime-academies/): Explore maritime academies, colleges and education programs that can prepare you for careers at sea, in engineering, logistics, ocean science and beyond.
- [What’s Your Limiting Factor? CDR Victor Vescovo](https://pacificbattleship.com/whats-your-limiting-factor-cdr-victor-vescovo/): Explorer and retired Navy Reserve Commander Victor Vescovo has traveled to the deepest points of all five oceans and located some of the deepest shipwrecks ever discovered. His story shows how exploration, engineering, advanced submersible technology and a willingness to tackle difficult problems can push the boundaries of what humans know about the ocean.
- [Joe Sienkiewicz on Tropical Storm Hilary and Other 2023 Storms – Part 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/joe-sienkiewicz-on-tropical-storm-hilary-and-other-2023-storms-part-2/): Joe Sienkiewicz continues his look at the science behind Southern California storms and the ocean conditions they create. The conversation connects meteorology, wave data and practical maritime experience to the decisions people make when weather threatens ships, ports and coastal communities.
- [Joe Sienkiewicz on Tropical Storm Hilary and Other 2023 Storms – Part 1](https://pacificbattleship.com/joe-sienkiewicz-on-tropical-storm-hilary-and-other-2023-storms-part-1/): NOAA meteorologist and former tugboat operator Joe Sienkiewicz explains how scientists measure waves, track storms and understand weather in the San Pedro Channel. Learn how real-time observations and ocean data help people make decisions on the water and along the coast.
- [Port of Los Angeles Police: Stacey Creech & Aldo Morales – Part 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/port-of-los-angeles-police-stacey-creech-aldo-morales-part-2/): The conversation with Port of Los Angeles Police officers Stacey Creech and Aldo Morales continues with a closer look at the people behind public safety at a major international port. Their work illustrates how many different professions are required to keep a busy waterfront operating and connected to its surrounding community.
- [Port of Los Angeles Police: Stacey Creech & Aldo Morales – Part 1](https://pacificbattleship.com/port-of-los-angeles-police-stacey-creech-aldo-morales-part-1/): Ports need far more than ships, cranes and cargo handlers to operate safely. Los Angeles Port Police officers Stacey Creech and Aldo Morales provide a look at public safety and community relations inside one of the nation's largest port complexes and another career path connected to the waterfront.
- [Inside U.S. Navy Search & Rescue: Pilot & Rescue Swimmer](https://pacificbattleship.com/inside-u-s-navy-search-rescue-pilot-rescue-swimmer/): An MH-60S pilot and aviation rescue swimmer explain how a Navy search-and-rescue crew works together from the moment a call comes in to the instant a swimmer enters the water. The conversation covers training, communications, flight operations, decision-making and the trust required among people performing high-risk missions as a team.
- [Calm in the Chaos – Rescue Swimmer Brian Dickinson](https://pacificbattleship.com/calm-in-the-chaos-rescue-swimmer-brian-dickinson/): Retired Navy aviation rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson talks about learning to remain focused when conditions become dangerous and unpredictable. His career offers a look at one of the Navy's most physically demanding specialties and the skills required to perform under pressure.
- [Brian Dickinson: From Elite Navy Rescue Swimmer to Snow Blind on the Roof of the World](https://pacificbattleship.com/brian-dickinson-from-elite-navy-rescue-swimmer-to-snow-blind-on-the-roof-of-the-world/): Brian Dickinson takes listeners inside the demanding world of Navy aviation rescue swimmers and the training that prepared him for challenges well beyond military service. His story shows how physical preparation, technical skills, teamwork and decision-making become essential when lives depend on your actions.
- [MH-60S Seahawk Pilots Share Scary Weather Stories](https://pacificbattleship.com/mh-60s-seahawk-pilots-share-scary-weather-stories/): Navy helicopter pilots Kevin Borough and Jack Tribolet share what happens when advanced aircraft, changing weather and high-stakes decision-making come together. Their experiences provide a look at the training, judgment and teamwork required to operate Navy helicopters in difficult conditions.
- [Never Dreamed of Being a Pilot](https://pacificbattleship.com/never-dreamed-of-being-a-pilot/): Navy aviators Kevin Borough and Jack Tribolet did not grow up expecting to become pilots, yet both found their way into the cockpit of the MH-60S Seahawk. They explain the paths that led them into naval aviation and what it takes to train for one of the Navy's most demanding technical careers.
- [They Made a 19-Foot LEGO IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/they-made-a-19-foot-lego-iowa/): Kjell Urban and Ashton Dulfer used Navy plans, more than 100,000 LEGO pieces and a lot of engineering problem-solving to construct a 19-foot model of Battleship IOWA. Hear how they designed the hull, built the ship in transportable sections and engineered working details into a 350-pound model.
- [Aydin Diaby: 19-Year-Old Creates IOWA Model From Scratch](https://pacificbattleship.com/aydin-diaby-19-year-old-creates-iowa-model-from-scratch/): After visiting Battleship IOWA, 19-year-old self-taught model maker Aydin Diaby went home and built a four-foot model of the ship from scratch. His story shows how curiosity, close observation and hands-on making can develop technical skills in design, fabrication and problem-solving.
- [Restored! IOWA’s 1980s TV Studio](https://pacificbattleship.com/restored-iowas-1980s-tv-studio/): Battleship IOWA's Innovation Engineering & Technology team restored the ship's 1980s television studio - including original equipment and a working Betamax camera. Gary Lopes explains the combination of electronics, research, troubleshooting and hands-on restoration required to bring a decades-old technical system back to life.
- [Travis Davis from Battleship TEXAS – Part 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/travis-davis-from-battleship-texas-part-2/): Travis Davis continues his behind-the-scenes look at the drydocking and restoration of Battleship TEXAS. See how engineering, skilled trades, planning and problem-solving come together when teams take on repairs that few people will ever encounter on an ordinary construction project.
- [Travis Davis: Battleship TEXAS VP of Ship Operations Gives Us an Update, Part 1](https://pacificbattleship.com/travis-davis-battleship-texas-vp-of-ship-operations-gives-us-an-update/): Battleship TEXAS Vice President of Ship Operations Travis Davis takes listeners behind the scenes of one of the largest historic ship restoration projects in the country. The conversation explores drydocking, ship maintenance and the technical challenges involved in repairing and preserving a massive steel vessel.
- [CMDCM Octavia Harris: Ask the Chief](https://pacificbattleship.com/cmdcm-octavia-harris-ask-the-chief/): A conversation with a Navy recruiter introduced 17-year-old Octavia Harris to the Hull Technician rating and launched a career that would ultimately take her to Command Master Chief. Her story shows how learning a hands-on technical trade can become the beginning of opportunities far beyond the job you first signed up to do.
- [Jose Hernandez: Rigging USS CONSTITUTION and More – Part 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/jose-hernandez-rigging-uss-constitution-and-more-part-2/): Jose Hernandez continues his story of turning an interest in sailing into hands-on work aboard one of America's most famous ships. Learn more about the skills, knowledge and experience behind traditional rigging and the work required to keep historic seamanship alive.
- [Jose Hernandez: Rigging USS CONSTITUTION and More – Part 1](https://pacificbattleship.com/jose-hernandez-rigging-uss-constitution-and-more-part-1/): Jose Hernandez started as a biologist, but a love of sailing eventually led him to a career working aboard traditional sailing ships and rigging USS CONSTITUTION. His story connects seamanship, knots, hands-on skills and historic ship maintenance with the unexpected places an interest in the water can lead.
- [Sal Mercogliano: What’s Going On in Shipping – Part 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/sal-mercogliano-whats-going-on-in-shipping-part-2/): The conversation with retired merchant mariner Sal Mercogliano continues with a deeper look at shipping, maritime operations and freedom of the seas. Discover how decisions made aboard ships, at ports and across the maritime transportation system affect commerce far beyond the waterfront.
- [Sal Mercogliano: What’s Going On in Shipping – Part 1](https://pacificbattleship.com/sal-mercogliano-whats-going-on-in-shipping-part-1/): Retired merchant mariner Dr. Sal Mercogliano takes listeners inside the world of commercial shipping and explains how ships, ports and global trade are connected. Using the MV Dali collision with Baltimore's Key Bridge as a starting point, the conversation shows the complexity behind safely moving ships and cargo around the world.
- [Vice Admiral Nora Tyson: On Leadership and Life – Part 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/vice-admiral-nora-tyson-on-leadership-and-life-part-2/): Vice Admiral Nora Tyson continues the story of a 38-year Navy career that took her from enlisted sailor to command at sea. Her journey shows how experience aboard ships, leadership and a willingness to take on new challenges can open opportunities that may never have seemed possible at the beginning.
- [Vice Admiral Nora Tyson: You Want To Be Navigator on a Carrier…?!](https://pacificbattleship.com/vice-admiral-nora-tyson-you-want-to-be-navigator-on-a-carrier/): Vice Admiral Nora Tyson shares the path that took her from joining the Navy to becoming the first woman to serve as navigator aboard an aircraft carrier and later the first woman to command a carrier strike group. Hear how a career at sea can grow from learning the fundamentals of navigation and ship operations to leading sailors and ships around the world.
- [Preserving Battleship IOWA: Our 2026 Priorities](https://pacificbattleship.com/preserving-battleship-iowa-our-2026-priorities/): Every day, we fight deterioration, corrosion, and unauthorized intrusion. Our 2026 preservation priorities include securing the ship’s gangways, repairing damage from a pipe leak, preserving the hull, replacing deteriorated decking, and renewing critical mooring lines.
- [The Broadside – September 2026](https://pacificbattleship.com/the-broadside-09-2026/): The Broadside crew newsletter - September 2026
- [Maritime Defense and Security Careers: Engineering, Technology, Navy and Defense Industry Jobs](https://pacificbattleship.com/maritime-defense-and-security-careers-engineering-technology-navy-and-defense-industry-jobs/): Maritime defense depends on far more than sailors. Explore careers in engineering, cybersecurity, sensors, communications, ship systems, logistics and the civilian organizations that support national security at sea.
- [Ocean and Environmental Science Careers: Marine Science, Weather, NOAA and Research](https://pacificbattleship.com/ocean-and-environmental-science-careers-marine-science-weather-noaa-and-research/): The maritime world is also scientific. Explore careers in oceanography, marine science, weather, environmental monitoring and research - on shore and at sea.
- [Maritime Supply Chain and Logistics Careers: How Goods Move From Ship to Shore](https://pacificbattleship.com/maritime-supply-chain-and-logistics-careers-how-goods-move-from-ship-to-shore/): Every product has a journey. Explore careers that plan and coordinate how cargo moves through ships, ports, warehouses, trucks, and rail networks - and how data keeps the entire system connected.
- [Port Operations Careers: How to Work in Ports, Terminals and Vessel Operations](https://pacificbattleship.com/port-operations-careers-how-to-work-in-ports-terminals-and-vessel-operations/): Ports are working systems where ships, cargo, people and equipment have to move safely and on schedule. Learn about terminal operations, vessel coordination, and the many careers that keep a port moving.
- [Shipyard Careers: Welding, Pipefitting, Rigging, Electrical and Skilled Trades](https://pacificbattleship.com/shipyard-careers-welding-pipefitting-rigging-electrical-and-skilled-trades/): Shipyards need skilled people who can build, repair and maintain complex vessels. Explore welding, pipefitting, rigging and other trades, plus the apprenticeship and technical-training routes into the work.
- [How to Become a Marine Electrician: Apprenticeships, Training and Shipboard Careers](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-to-become-a-marine-electrician-apprenticeships-training-and-shipboard-careers/): Ships depend on electrical power, controls and communications. Learn what marine electricians do, how apprenticeship and technical training work, and where electrical skills can lead in the maritime industry.
- [Nuclear Engineering Careers in the Navy and Maritime Industry: Education, Training and Opportunities](https://pacificbattleship.com/nuclear-engineering-careers-in-the-navy-and-maritime-industry-education-training-and-opportunities/): Explore how nuclear engineering connects to naval propulsion, defense, energy and advanced technical careers, and learn what students should study if this demanding field interests them.
- [How to Become a Naval Architect: Education, Skills and Careers Designing Ships](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-to-become-a-naval-architect-education-skills-and-careers-designing-ships/): If you are fascinated by why ships float, how they are shaped and how thousands of systems fit together, naval architecture may be for you. Learn what naval architects do and how students can prepare.
- [2027 Leadership Summit](https://pacificbattleship.com/2027-leadership-summit/): The 2027 Leadership Summit will be during LA Fleet Week. The event is invitation only. Summit details and invitation information will be announced as planning continues.
- [2025: From Vision to Visible Transformation](https://pacificbattleship.com/2025-2/): In 2025, Pacific Battleship Center turned several long-planned ideas into operating programs and visible experiences. A new disaster-recovery network launched as Los Angeles faced devastating fires, major deck and hull work protected Battleship IOWA, the Great Ships experience opened for preview, and LA Fleet Week connected 1,000 service members with communities across the region.
- [2024: Building the Foundation for Battleship IOWA’s Next Chapter](https://pacificbattleship.com/2024-2/): In 2024, Pacific Battleship Center moved from long-range vision to visible construction. The organization strengthened Battleship IOWA, began transforming spaces for the National Museum of the Surface Navy, expanded education and veteran services, secured a long-term waterfront commitment, and helped bring an aircraft carrier to LA Fleet Week.
- [Did We Need Permission From The Navy To Turn A Turret?](https://pacificbattleship.com/navy-contract-language/): Did we need permission from the Navy to turn a turret? What's in our donation contract?
- [Marine Engineering Careers: Education, Training, Licenses and Jobs at Sea](https://pacificbattleship.com/marine-engineering-careers-education-training-licenses-and-jobs-at-sea/): Interested in engines, machinery and keeping ships running? Explore shipboard marine engineering careers, the training routes into the engine department, and how experience can lead to licensed engineering positions.
- [How to Become a Licensed Mariner: Careers at Sea, Training, Credentials and Career Paths](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-to-become-a-licensed-mariner-careers-at-sea-training-credentials-and-career-paths/): Interested in navigating ships and working at sea? Learn what licensed mariners do, how people enter the profession, what credentials are required, and where a career on the water can lead.
- [How High School Students Can Prepare for a Maritime Career](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-high-school-students-can-prepare-for-a-maritime-career/): Discover what you can do now to build skills and explore maritime careers.
- [How to Work at Sea: Training, Credentials and Your First Maritime Job](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-to-work-at-sea-training-credentials-and-your-first-maritime-job/): Learn about training, credentials and the first steps toward a career aboard ship.
- [Maritime Careers Without a Four-Year Degree: Apprenticeships, Skilled Trades and Careers at Sea](https://pacificbattleship.com/maritime-careers-without-a-four-year-degree-apprenticeships-skilled-trades-and-careers-at-sea/): Explore skilled trades, apprenticeships and careers at sea.
- [How to Start a Maritime Career: College, Apprenticeships, Military Service and Entry-Level Paths](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-to-start-a-maritime-career-college-apprenticeships-military-service-and-entry-level-paths/): Explore the different ways into the maritime industry, including college, apprenticeships, military service, technical training and entry-level opportunities.
- [What Would It Take to Move Battleship IOWA to the State of Iowa?](https://pacificbattleship.com/what-would-it-take-to-move-battleship-iowa-to-the-state-of-iowa/): Could Battleship IOWA ever reach the state whose name she carries? Explore how bridges, river depth, locks, federal law and billions in potential costs determine how close the historic battleship could actually get to Iowa.
- [Vicky’s Doghouse Café: Gourmet Hot Dogs, Friday Happy Hour, and Waterfront Views Aboard Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/vickys-doghouse-cafe-gourmet-hot-dogs-friday-happy-hour-and-waterfront-views-aboard-battleship-iowa/): Discover Vicky’s Doghouse Café aboard Battleship IOWA, where gourmet hot dogs, cold drinks, deck games, music, and a big-screen LED display meet panoramic views of the LA Waterfront. Visit for a casual meal or Friday Happy Hour—no museum ticket required.
- [Why volunteers are essential to Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/why-volunteers-are-essential-to-battleship-iowa/): Volunteers are the crew that keeps Battleship IOWA preserved, operating, and connected to the community.
- [How Battleship IOWA serves veterans beyond remembrance](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-battleship-iowa-serves-veterans-beyond-remembrance/): Battleship IOWA supports veterans through connection, purpose, opportunity, and a community built around continued service.
- [How has innovation shaped Battleship IOWA?](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-has-innovation-shaped-battleship-iowa/): Innovation has shaped Battleship IOWA throughout its history and continues to drive how its story is shared today.
- [Why is Battleship IOWA one of the most significant battleships in American history?](https://pacificbattleship.com/why-is-battleship-iowa-one-of-the-most-significant-battleships-in-american-history/): Explore why Battleship IOWA is one of America’s most significant warships—a living record of World War II, Korea, the Cold War, presidential history, technological innovation, sacrifice, and the generations of sailors who brought her to life.
- [What Can Students Learn From a Battleship?](https://pacificbattleship.com/what-can-students-learn-from-a-battleship/): Discover how Battleship IOWA brings STEM, history, engineering, leadership, and maritime careers to life through hands-on, real-world learning.
- [What Can A Museum Collection Tell Us That A Battleship Alone Cannot?](https://pacificbattleship.com/what-can-a-museum-collection-tell-us/): Battleship IOWA may be the largest artifact in the collection, but she cannot tell her entire story alone. Discover how photographs, personal objects, documents, and sailors’ stories preserve the human history behind the ship and the broader Surface Navy.
- [What Is It Really Like To Walk Through An Iowa-Class Battleship?](https://pacificbattleship.com/what-is-it-really-like-battleship/): Step aboard Battleship IOWA and discover what it really feels like to explore an Iowa-class battleship—from steep ladders and tight passageways to massive guns, engineering spaces, and the everyday world of the sailors who lived and worked aboard.
- [Volunteering: Find Your Place Aboard Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/more-than-volunteering-find-your-place-aboard-battleship-iowa/): Volunteers are the heart of Battleship IOWA—bringing their skills, experience, and time together to preserve the ship, serve our community, and become part of a crew built on purpose and connection.
- [Public Safety Training](https://pacificbattleship.com/public-safety-training/): Battleship IOWA provides a unique real-world training environment where first responders can sharpen skills, test equipment, and prepare for complex emergencies.
- [LA Disaster Recovery and Resilience Collective (LADRRC)](https://pacificbattleship.com/la-disaster-recovery-and-resilience-collective-ladrrc/): LADRRC connects businesses, nonprofits, government, and community partners to strengthen preparedness, coordinate resources, and help Los Angeles respond and recover when disaster strikes.
- [LA Fleet Week](https://pacificbattleship.com/lafleetweek/): LA Fleet Week connects nearly 1,000 service members with more than 250,000 people across Southern California through ships, community events, service, and shared experiences.
- [Scout & Youth Group Overnight Programs](https://pacificbattleship.com/camp-battleship-overnight/): Camp Battleship offers Scouts, schools, and youth groups an unforgettable overnight adventure aboard Battleship IOWA in Los Angeles. Sleep in authentic Navy bunks, explore the ship, and experience life as a Sailor.
- [Where It Began – and Why It Still Matters](https://pacificbattleship.com/where-it-began-and-why-it-still-matters/): Two hundred fifty years ago, our nation was not yet a nation at all.
- [Would You Climb Down 30 Feet Into This Steel Cave?](https://pacificbattleship.com/would-you-climb-down-30-feet-into-this-steel-cave/): Where's Battleship IOWA's intrepid team off to this time? We're taking you into a space rarely seen by ANYONE.
- [Finding a Lost Airliner | Explorer Russ Matthews](https://pacificbattleship.com/finding-a-lost-airliner-explorer-russ-matthews/): Explorer Russ Matthews describes the search for a passenger aircraft lost beneath the ocean for more than seventy years. The expedition combines historical research, underwater drones, autonomous vehicles, scanning technology and teamwork to show how modern tools are opening parts of the ocean that remain largely unexplored.
- [How Close Is Battleship IOWA to Disneyland? Plan Your Visit.](https://pacificbattleship.com/battleship-iowa-near-disneyland/): Battleship IOWA is approximately 30 miles from the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, making it an easy addition to a Southern California vacation. Depending on traffic, the drive typically takes about 40 to 60 minutes.
- [IOWA recommissioning ceremony August 25, 1951 / the Korean War](https://pacificbattleship.com/iowa-recommissioning-ceremony-august-25-1951-the-korean-war/): When the ship began sea trials to ascertain if she was combat ready, I was ordered to be a Check Site Observer for the Main Battery Turret number 2 which consisted of 3 16"/50-caliber guns (The Check Site Observer sits in a saddle and peers into a telescope positioned exactly as the 16 inch guns are). I was sitting as close as possible to those massive guns during this time and they were fired often. I had this duty only until Iowa was commissioned. I had no ear protection nor, as far as I know, did anyone else.
- [USS IOWA Education Programs Leverage Historic Battleship to Bring STEM Lessons to Life](https://pacificbattleship.com/education_press_release_july_2023/): Battleship IOWA transforms history into a hands-on learning experience. Through its STEAM at Sea programs, students explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math aboard a historic battleship, connecting classroom concepts with the ingenuity that designed, built, and operated one of America’s most iconic ships.
- [Ethos of Preservation](https://pacificbattleship.com/ethos-of-preservation/): Preserving a historic ship is more complicated than simply keeping it from rusting. The Battleship IOWA team discusses how restoration, maintenance, modern building needs and historic authenticity come together when caring for a massive industrial artifact that must continue functioning every day.
- [STEM Lesson: Sound, Sonar, and Underwater Detection](https://pacificbattleship.com/stem-lesson-sound-sonar-and-underwater-detection/): Recommended grade range: Grades 5-8, adaptable for older studentsTime: 60-90 minutes for a condensed lesson, or 2-3 class periods if completing several activitiesSubject areas: STEM, Physical Science, Maritime Science, EngineeringTheme: How sailors use sound to understand an environment they cannot see
- [STEM Lesson: Battleship IOWA Oil and Water Lab Tour](https://pacificbattleship.com/stem-lesson-battleship-iowa-oil-and-water-lab-tour/): How did sailors aboard the Battleship IOWA monitor the oil and water needed to operate one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful battleships?
- [STEM Lesson: Knots, Bends, and Hitches](https://pacificbattleship.com/stem-lesson/): What is the difference between a knot, a bend, and a hitch? For sailors, knowing how to properly handle and secure a line is a fundamental seamanship skill that has been used aboard ships for generations.
- [STEM Challenge: Buoyancy](https://pacificbattleship.com/stem-challenge-buoyancy/): How can a massive battleship made of thousands of tons of steel float on water?
- [STEM Lesson: Animal Buoyancy with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium](https://pacificbattleship.com/stem-lesson-animal-buoyancy-with-cabrillo-marine-aquarium/): How do marine animals float, sink, or remain suspended in the ocean? The answer comes down to buoyancy—the same scientific principle that helps a massive ship like the Battleship USS IOWA stay afloat.
- [Battleship IOWA Receives $500,000 Timken Foundation Gift to Launch Engineering Career Track](https://pacificbattleship.com/battleship-iowa-receives-500000-timken-foundation-gift-to-launch-engineering-career-track/): Gift Advances STEM Education and Inspires the Next Generation of Maritime Engineers
- [A Wedding Venue Unlike Any Other: Celebrate Aboard Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/weddings-battleship-iowa-los-angeles/)
- [A Waterfront Event Venue at the Center of San Pedro’s Next Chapter](https://pacificbattleship.com/waterfront-event-venue-san-pedro-los-angeles/): Host a waterfront event aboard Battleship IOWA, steps from the LA World Cruise Center, West Harbor, Downtown San Pedro, and the Port of Los Angeles.
- [A Meaningful Place to Mark a Military Milestone](https://pacificbattleship.com/military-ceremonies-battleship-iowa/): Host a promotion, retirement, reenlistment, commissioning, memorial, or Chief pinning ceremony aboard historic Battleship IOWA in San Pedro.
- [Which Battleship IOWA Event Space Is Right for Your Event?](https://pacificbattleship.com/which-battleship-iowa-event-space-is-right-for-your-event/): Compare indoor and outdoor event spaces aboard Battleship IOWA, including the Bow, Fantail, Captain's Cabin, Veranda, Wardroom, and more.
- [Host Your Event Inside Living History Aboard Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/historic-event-venue-los-angeles-battleship-iowa-2/): For guests seeking a historic venue in Los Angeles, Battleship IOWA offers something no recreation, hotel, or themed space can provide: the chance to gather aboard the real ship where history happened.
- [Battleship IOWA: One of Southern California’s Most Distinctive Event Venues](https://pacificbattleship.com/historic-event-venue-los-angeles-battleship-iowa/): A historic, iconic, and full-service venue on the Los Angeles Waterfront
- [Turn Your Next Corporate Event Into an Experience Aboard Battleship IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/corporate-events-battleship-iowa-los-angeles/): Host an executive off-site, leadership retreat, client reception, meeting, or company celebration aboard Battleship IOWA on the LA Waterfront.
- [Battleship IOWA and San Pedro Fish Market: Plan the Perfect Day](https://pacificbattleship.com/battleship-iowa-san-pedro-fish-market/): Explore Battleship IOWA, experience Life of a Sailor, and enjoy fresh seafood at the San Pedro Fish Market during a day on the LA Waterfront.
- [The Broadside – August 2026](https://pacificbattleship.com/the-broadside-08-2026/): The Broadside crew update - August 2026
- [Engineering a Floating City: How a Navy Ship Works](https://pacificbattleship.com/how-a-navy-ship-works-floating-city/)
- [Why Battleship IOWA Is More Than a Battleship Museum](https://pacificbattleship.com/more-than-a-battleship-museum/)
- [Things to Do Before or After a Los Angeles Cruise](https://pacificbattleship.com/things-to-do-before-after-los-angeles-cruise/)
- [What Is Life Like Aboard a Navy Ship?](https://pacificbattleship.com/life-aboard-a-navy-ship/)
- [What Is the Surface Navy?](https://pacificbattleship.com/what-is-the-surface-navy/): Learn what the Surface Navy does, which ships it operates, and how sailors support its missions. Experience it aboard Battleship IOWA.
- [A Los Angeles Family Attraction Where Everyone Joins the Crew](https://pacificbattleship.com/family-attraction-los-angeles-battleship-iowa/): Explore Battleship IOWA with the whole family and experience Life of a Sailor at the National Museum of the Surface Navy in Los Angeles.

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## Projects
- [Surface Navy Heroes](https://pacificbattleship.com/project/surface-navy-heroes/): A person wearing safety gear and a helmet ascends a rope on the side of a large structure, while another person in a neon helmet—possibly supporting fellow veterans—looks on. Various ropes and climbing equipment are visible. Several workers, including veterans in safety gear, perform maintenance on a large gray naval ship, with one person being lifted by pulley while others assist. A parking lot and distant landscape are visible below. Several people, including veterans, work at tables covered with papers in a classroom. One person writes in a notebook, while others stand, read, or organize documents. The room has white walls and columns, and a projector screen is visible. Circular logo with Battleship Iowa Veterans Community text, white stars, silhouettes of a battleship and two veterans in profile, and red stripes at the bottom, all on a blue background.

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- [Battleship USS IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=57993)

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- [Freedom of the Seas Awards 2026](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=68154): Join us to "Honor the Extraordinary" on October 24, 2026 aboard the Battleship IOWA.
- [2026 STEM Adventure Summer Camp – Session 7](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=65159): STEM Adventure Camp aboard Battleship IOWA - Session 7
- [2026 STEM Adventure Summer Camp – Session 6](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=65158): STEM Adventure Camp aboard Battleship IOWA - Session 6

## 
- [Cars & Stripes IOWA VIP Experience](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=65351): Cars & Stripes Forever is coming to Battleship IOWA. The evening is capped by a huge fireworks show and since our portside is perfectly aligned for it, we’re throwing a VIP party on the ship. Join us for:
- [Father’s Day Steel Beach BBQ](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=64092): In case he got a hole in one.
- [LA Fleet Week](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=63843): Battleship IOWA will be open for tours during LA Fleet Week. Click below to find out how to access the ship and for details about a VIP experience we offer to help you have the best time ever at this year's event.
- [Closed Christmas Day](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=61754): 👉 We're closed Christmas Day, December 25th, but we'll be OPEN FOR USUAL HOURS hours (10:00 AM - last ticket sold at 4:00 PM) December 26th, as well as NEW YEAR'S EVE and NEW YEAR'S DAY.
- [Parking Info](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=61665): Parking in the lot adjacent to Battleship IOWA is free for the first hour, the $2.00 for every subsequent hour (up to $22 per day). If the lot is full, alternative parking locations include:
- [Battleship IOWA Is Closed For THANKSGIVING](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=61595): 👉 We're closed Thanksgiving Day, November 27, but we'll be open for usual hours (10:00 AM - last ticket sold at 4:00 PM) November 28. 
- [Battleship IOWA is OPEN During Government Shutdowns](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=61533): Every ticket and donation directly preserves this legendary battleship for future generations.
- [Claim Your FREE Digital Certificate Today](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=60889): 👉 FREE commemorative Plank Owner certificate (limited-time offer)👉 Stay connected with stories, updates & museum milestones👉 Earn Haze Gray Points through your involvement and redeem toward exclusive gear, invites, & programs🌟 With $25+ in donations over time: recognition on the Quarterdeck of Honor

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- [Christmas Lights on the IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5994): With donations from the public, both money and Christmas lights, Iowa is decorated with many Christmas lights once again. She was a “Christmas lights” prize winner in her Cold War service years for many years at Norfolk’s Naval Base.
- [CBS Studios Films on the Ship](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5992): CBS Studios was on board filming the TV series NCIS – Los Angeles. One of Iowa’s veterans is filmed as an extra ("Mac" McEnteggart). Episode to air December 18th. Jonathan Frakes of Star Trek fame was the producer.
- [Veteran’s Day Weekend](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5991): In conjunction with the Port of LA and Mayor’s office; Veterans Day was celebrated with a Veteran’s admission to Iowa’s tour being free. Over 5,000 visit over the weekend.
- [100,000 Have Come Since Opening](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5990): An estimated 100,000 have now toured Iowa since opening in Los Angeles.
- [Space Shuttle Flyover](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5989): USMC Major General Spiese from Camp Pendleton and Iowa’s staff repaint the USMC emblem back on 5inch gun mount number 55. Space Shuttle Endeavor atop her Nasa 747 flies directly above Iowa, on her way to LAX and her future permanent home in the Los Angeles Science Center.
- [USS Wayne E. Meyer Tied Astern](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5988): August 14-18 : Navy Days LA featured destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer DDG 108 tied astern of Iowa. Special tours were given to their officers.
- [IOWA OPENED FOR TOURS](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5987): Iowa opened for tours as a floating museum to the general public at her new permanent home at Berth 87, San Pedro, Port of Los Angeles.
- [Plankowner Celebration](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5986): Celebration (by invitation only) for Plankowners (initial supporters) who made donations to the nonprofit Pacific Battleship Center by May 20, 2012, Iowa holds an open house.
- [Grand Opening](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5984): The private invitation Grand Opening was held on July 4th. The Independence Day Celebration featured Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, and U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa.
- [USS Iowa Vets Visit](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5983): A private open house on Iowa is held for the visiting Iowa Veterans Association members and their families. During the first week in July, the Iowa Veterans Association held their annual reunion in San Pedro at the Doubletree Hotel.
- [Towed to Permanent Home](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5982): Iowa’s final journey down the main Los Angeles channel to its permanent home at Port of Los Angeles, Berth 87, in San Pedro, CA, directly south of the World Cruise Center. Over 1,000 guests are on board as she is towed down channel.
- [Towed to Temporary Berth](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5981): She was towed to a temporary berth in San Pedro / Port of Los Angeles, Berth 51, 52, 53 across from the Victory ship SS Lane Victory. (Completing her last voyage on open water).
- [Anchored off of LA](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5980): Anchored off the Southern California coast close to Long Beach on May 30th to have her hull scrubbed to remove any invasive species or contaminants.
- [Leaves Port of Richmond](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5978): The Battleship Iowa began her journey to the Port of Los Angeles under tow by an ocean going tug; Crowley Warrior. Leaves Port of Richmond under tow – 4 tugs, crosses San Francisco Bay and passes under the Golden Gate Bridge, heading for Los Angeles.
- [Berthing Arrangement](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5977): The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to approve the permit between PBC and the Port of LA for battleship Iowa’s berth and lease arrangement.
- [Bad Weather Prevents Departure](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5976): SS Jeremiah O’Brien holds a farewell cruise in San Francisco harbor, anticipating Iowa’s departure to San Pedro. However, bad weather prevents her departure. (O’Brien cruises by Iowa).
- [New Home in LA](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5975): Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners voted unanimously to create a new home for the historic battleship.
- [Huey Lands on Aft Flight Deck](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5974): A Vietnam era UH-IH Huey helicopter landed on Iowa’s refurbished aft flight deck. The landing took place on the last day the ship was open to the public before being towed to her permanent home in San Pedro, CA. This was the first helicopter landing on the ship since 1989. The helicopter is called the 309 and is owned / operated by EMU, Inc.
- [Donation Complete](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5972): The battleship Iowa was officially donated to the Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles by the United States Navy. U.S. Navy Vice Admiral W. Mark Skinner and Pacific Battleship Center President Robert Kent sign final documents transferring ownership from Navy to PBC.
- [Farewell to Iowa](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5971): The Big Band of Rossmoor with the Blue Stars conduct a farewell musical tribute to Iowa.
- [Mast Re-stepped](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5969): Iowa’s upper mast radar platform is re-stepped. A re-stepping the mast ceremony was held with officials from the state of Iowa. Total weight lifted was 37,000 lbs. Platform is 50 ft. tall, 40 ft. long and over 50 ft. wide. Final height of the ship from the waterline to the top of the mast is 174 ft. The barge crane’s reach is barely tall enough at 194 feet.
- [Turret 2 Commemoration](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5968): First ceremonies for Turret 2 since ship was decommissioned.
- [Repainting Begins](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5966): Bay, Ship and Yacht painting company is contracted to begin work on repainting Iowa. Work will continue through the day before Iowa is towed to Los Angeles. Over 3,000 gallons of paint will be used, covering about 210,000 square feet of surface area.
- [Open to the Public](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5965): USS IOWA is open to the public for the first time in many years.
- [Pearl Harbor Remembrance](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5963): USS IOWA hosts the National Park Service for Pearl Harbor remembrance.
- [Towed to Richmond CA](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5960): USS IOWA begins its tow to Richmond, CA for exterior refurbishment.
- [USS IOWA AWARDED TO THE PACIFIC BATTLESHIP CENTER](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5958): USS IOWA awarded to the Pacific Battleship Center by the Secretary of the Navy.
- [Final Application for the IOWA](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5957): Pacific Battleship Center submits the Final Application for the IOWA.
- [Application for the Ship](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5956): The Pacific Battleship Center submits initial application by the November 24th deadline.
- [Berth 87 – Our New Home](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5955): Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commissioners unanimous vote for Berth 87 as IOWA’s new permanent home.
- [Pacific Battleship Center Submits a Letter of Intent](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5953): Federal Register readvertises for donation applications citing Vallejo’s lack of progress. The Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles is the only group to submit a letter of intent. However, Vallejo remains in the competition.
- [Vallejo Submits Final Application](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5952): Vallejo submits final application and is the only group remaining after Stockton and San Francisco groups withdraw. Navy issues letter to Vallejo group they need to show firm financing and has addressed EPA and dredging concerns.
- [Federal Register places IOWA for donation](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5951)
- [In Suisun Bay Near San Francisco](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5950): Arrived in Suisun Bay near San Francisco on 21 April 2001 and joined the reserve fleet there, where she remained in reserve until struck again in 2005.
- [Headed to California](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5948): Towed from Rhode Island to begin her journey through the Panama Canal to California.
- [Reinstated to the Naval Vessel Register and placed in reserve](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5947)
- [Towed to Newport](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5945): Towed to the Naval Education and Training Center in Newport, Rhode Island.
- [Struck from the Naval Register](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5943)
- [USS IOWA Decommissioned](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5941)
- [Captain John P. Morse, USN Becomes Commanding Officer](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5939)
- [Memorial Service](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5937): Turret Two Memorial Service. Memorial plaque dedicated.
- [Memorial Plaque](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5935): Turret Two memorial plaque unveiled.
- [July 24 until August 1](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5915): Restricted availability, Marseille, France. Cut short one week due to contingency operations in the Mediterranean, off the Lebanese coast.
- [En Route Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5914): During this transit, last 16-inch round fired, giving USS IOWA a total of 2,873 rounds fired since 1984 recommissioning. Since USS IOWA's initial commissioning date in 1943, a total of 11,834 16-inch rounds fired.
- [Northern Europe](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5913): Underway for Northern Europe and Mediterranean. During this deployment, USS IOWA traveled 30,983 NM and crossed eight time zones. Port visits included: Kiel, West Germany; Portsmouth, England: Rota, Spain; Casablanca, Morocco; Gibraltar; Marseille, France; Antalya, Turkey; Gaeta, Italy; Istanbul, Turkey; Haifa, Israel; Alexandria, Egypt; Ajaccio, Corsica; Augusta Bay, Sicily; Naples, Italy and Palma, Mallorca.
- [May 30 until June 2](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5912): Ammunition loaded at Whisky Island Anchorage.
- [Return to Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5910)
- [Turret Two Explosion](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5908): Explosion within Turret Two kills 47 crewmen off the coast of Puerto Rico.
- [Arrive Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5907)
- [En Route to New Orleans](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5906): En route to New Orleans for port visit (5-9 February).
- [Fired the Longest 16-inch Round](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5905): USS IOWA fired the longest 16-inch round in history at Vieques Island. The projectile traveled 23.4 NM for a first round hit on target.
- [En Route to St. Martin](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5904): En route St. Martin, operating with units of the standing Naval Forces, Atlantic.
- [Arrive Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5900)
- [Gunnery exercises at Vieques Island.](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5898)
- [Arrived Guantanamo Bay](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5897): Arrived Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for Refresher Training
- [Port Visit in Florida](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5895): En route to Port Everglades, Florida for port visit (9-11 October).
- [Sea Trials, Virginia Capes Operating Area](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5894)
- [Captain Fred P. Moosally, USN Becomes Commanding Officer](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5892)
- [En Route to Yorktown](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5891): En route to Yorktown Naval Weapons Station for off load of ammunition, prior-to entering Norfolk Naval shipyard for SRA (25 April-23 August)
- [Going to Fleet Week](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5890): Departed Norfolk en route to New York City to celebrate "Fleet Week" 21-25 of April.
- [Arrival in Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5889)
- [Transited Suez Canal](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5887)
- [In Gulf of Oman](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5886): In Gulf of Oman. Operations included escorting convoys through the southern Strait of Hormuz and protecting convoy assembly areas off Masirah Island and Muscat, Oman.
- [Departed Diego Garcia](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5885): Depart Diego Garcia for operations in the Indian Ocean and North Arabian Sea.
- [Arrival in Diego Garcia](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5884): Arrived Diego Garcia to commence Persian Gulf Presence Operations.
- [Transited Suez Canal](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5883)
- [Arrived Trondheim, Norway](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5882)
- [Began North Sea operations](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5881)
- [Port Visit in Istanbul](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5878)
- [Participated in Exercise Display Determination](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5876)
- [Departed Norfolk en route to Mediterranean](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5874)
- [Arrive Norfolk. In Service restricted availability (SRA).](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5871)
- [Loading Ammunition](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5870): Arrive Yorktown Naval Weapons Center for loading ammunition.
- [Participated in FLEETEX 3-87 in Western Atlantic](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5868)
- [Conducted SACEX in Puerto Rican operations area](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5867)
- [Departed Norfolk en route to Caribbean](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5866)
- [Arrived Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5862)
- [Departed Guantanamo Bay](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5861): Departed Guantanamo Bay for gunnery exercises at Vieques Island, Puerto Rico.
- [Arrived in Guantanamo Bay](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5859): Arrived Guantanamo Bay, Cuba for ORI (Operational Readiness Inspection).
- [Caribbean](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5858): Operations in Caribbean with port visits in Honduras, Columbia and Virgin Islands.
- [BLASTEX 1-87](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5857): Participated in exercise BLASTEX 1-87 in Caribbean.
- [Departed Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5856): Departed Norfolk en route to Caribbean.
- [Fired 1000th round of 16-inch ammunition](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5854): USS IOWA fired 1,000th round of 16-inch ammunition since being recommissioned in 1984.
- [Pioneer RPV Launch & Recovery](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5852): Underway for sea trials off Virginia Capes. First launch, flight and recovery of a Pioneer RPV were made.
- [Returning to the US](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5850): Underway for return trip to United States.
- [Operation Northern Wedding](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5848): 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.
- [Underway for the North Atlantic](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5846): Underway for North Atlantic and (NATO) Operation Northern Wedding.
- [Operational and Training Exercises](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5844): During the month of August, she was underway along Florida coast and in Gulf of Mexico conducting operational and training exercises.
- [Ronald Reagan Aboard](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5842): Carried President Ronald Reagan for Liberty Weekend's International Naval Review in Hudson River.
- [Captain Larry Seaquist, USN Becomes Commanding Officer](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5840)
- [Central America in March](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5838): Continued presence in Central American waters.
- [Heading for Central America](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5836): Navy photographers and cameramen film the Iowa (BB-61) from Contractor's Ridge as the ship passes through the Gaillard Cut during a 12-hour transit of the canal, 24 February 1986.
- [Preparing for INSURV/UMI](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5835): In Norfolk for preparations for INSURV/UMI and final contract trials. In Central America as peaceful presence in support of friendly countries.
- [Heading for Norfolk](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5833): Underway for Norfolk, conducting numerous drills/exercises en route.
- [BALTOPS 85 Concludes](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5832): BALTOPS 85 concluded with USS IOWA in port at Kiel, West Germany.
- [BALTOPS 85 Begins](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5831): Underway for Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 85 in Baltic Sea. Part of US Task Unit conducting multilateral exercises with allied vessels in Baltic area.
- [Operation Ocean Safari Completed](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5829): Operation Ocean Safari completed following rendezvous with USS America Battle Group, USS IOWA went on through English Channel to Le Havre, France, then Copenhagen & Aarhus, Denmark and Oslo, Norway.
- [Battleship Surface Action Group](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5827): Underway for Ocean Safari as part of Battleship Surface Action Group providing protection for convoy of supply ships en route from Boston to Northern Europe.
- [Battenburg Cup Award](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5826): Received Battenburg Cup Award as best all-around ship in Atlantic Fleet for 1984.
- [Out of Drydock](https://pacificbattleship.com/?p=5824): Out of drydock to load gun ammunition while at Whiskey Island Anchorage in Hampton Roads. This was followed by a demonstration of her Tomahawk Handling system, and then ten days of sea trials and ammunition unload at Yorktown.

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- [Larry McKern](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/larry-mckern-2/)
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- [Paul Douglas](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/paul-douglas/)
- [Larry McKern](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/larry-mckern/)
- [Charles Stegner](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/charles-stegner/)
- [Robert E Roche](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/robert-e-roche/)
- [Keary Holm](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/keary-holm/)
- [Thomas Kmucha](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/thomas-kmucha/)
- [William Sowell](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/william-sowell/)
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- [Daniel Burdette](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/daniel-burdette/)
- [Edward Schaefer](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/edward-schaefer/)
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- [Lloyd Roosa](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/lloyd-roosa/)
- [Charles Nix](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/charles-nix/)
- [Jackie Graves](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/jackie-graves/)
- [John “Ike” McKee](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/10039/)
- [Scott Barnes](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/scott-barnes/)
- [Rafael Echeandia](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/rafael-echeandia/)
- [William D Carroll](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/william-d-carroll/)
- [David Asman](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/david-asman/)
- [Jeff Sumeracki](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/jeff-sumeracki/)
- [Eric Warthen](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/7948/)
- [Randy Stephens](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/randy-stephens/)
- [Cristopher Crozier](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/cristopher-crozier/)
- [Vito Cangialosi](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/8347/)
- [Edward Stack](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/edward-stack/)
- [Richard Hundley](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/8385/)
- [Billy Don Ford](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/8427/)
- [Frank Kalas](https://pacificbattleship.com/veteran/frank-kalas/)
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