NBC4 LA Features Battleship IOWA’s Announcement of the New Surface Navy Museum
Battleship IOWA to Include New Surface Navy Museum The National Museum of the Surface Navy will debut in three phases, beginning in 2023. By Alysia Gray Painter Published Jan 15, 2019 Read more details on NBC LA here
Pacific Battleship Center Launches New Website For Battleship IOWA Museum
Features Include an Award-Winning App, Wallpapers & Archival Photos San Pedro, CA (April 19, 2018) – Pacific Battleship Center, the non-profit name for the Battleship IOWA Museum, anchored in San Pedro, launches a new website. The new site, developed in...
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Come aboard the USS Iowa in the port of Los Angeles and see for yourself the only battleship on display in the continental west coast! This museum memorial attraction allows visitors to learn all about the Iowa’s years of active service, including her time in WWII, the Korean War and the Cold War.
5th Anniversary Celebration Battleship Iowa Museum
Gayle Anderson was live in San Pedro, where the Battleship IOWA Museum is celebrating its 5th year of being open to the public. In recognition of this accomplishment Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), the non-profit company that owns and operates the museum, will give away generous prizes donated by its sponsors. The first 1,000 paid guests to tour the Battleship IOWA will receive a commemorative 5th anniversary pin to honor of the occasion.
The Battleship IOWA Museum honors Women’s History Month with temporary display open through March 31
The Battleship IOWA Museum has opened a new temporary display entitled “Celebrating the American Spirit – Battleship IOWA Salutes Women’s History Month,” that will be part of the ship’s tour through March 31. Guests will get a glimpse into the achievements women have made in the United States Navy and in service for their country.
BATTLESHIP IOWA’S DAY OF DISCOVERY PROGRAM RECEIVES $450K GRANT FROM TESORO CORPORATION
L.A. WATERFRONT, CA (November 8, 2016) – Pacific Battleship Center (PBC) has received a generous grant of $450K from Tesoro Corporation in support of its Day of Discovery Program aboard Battleship IOWA. “We are grateful for Tesoro’s generosity. It affords us the...
Battleship USS Iowa’s ‘Living Museum’
They call her “The Big Stick.”
It’s a nickname aptly earned.
She’s the battleship USS Iowa, still bristling with firepower after being decommissioned and harbored as a floating museum in the Port of Los Angeles’ Berth 87 since July 4, 2012.
NOEL MASSIE, TO RECEIVE SAMUEL L. GRAVELY LEADERSHIP AWARD
L.A. WATERFRONT, CA (February 11, 2016) – Pacific Battleship Center (PBC) has selected Noel Massieto be this year’s recipient of the Vice Admiral Samuel L. Gravely Leadership & Service Award. The award celebration will take place on board Battleship IOWA during a...
Battleship IOWA Named “Business of the Year” by San Pedro Chamber
TripAdvisor also Lauds Battleship Museum for Strong Consumer Reviews L.A. WATERFRONT, CA (June 10, 2014) – Pacific Battleship Center, the nonprofit that operates Battleship IOWA, was recognized as the 2014 “Business of the Year” in an announcement by the region’s...
Rare photo found of elevator added to battleship Iowa for FDR
A rare photograph has surfaced apparently showing an elevator added to the battleship Iowa, one of a handful of adaptations made to the vessel for wheelchair-user President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II.