The IOWA Blog

Good Morning Team: We start off this week with a beautiful Monday! I received a note from Mike G. highlighting the exciting progress of George Musulin and associated team members for being able to swap over our 1MC system over to a more efficient transformer.  This...

Greetings Team: It has slowed down a bit over the past week.  Looking at the numbers year over year, attendance was flat last week and revenue was up 15% for ticket sales online and at the POS.  Continuing to see revenue up affirms our long-term plan of rolling out...

Team: I had an opportunity to stroll the decks last week and see first hand some of the wonderful work you are doing.  It is humbling to see the improvements that we make on a weekly basis due to your commitment and work. I am excited to see what the team has in store...

Team: Thank you again to those that joined us for the video webcast a little over a week ago. We will continue down this road in the foreseeable future for question and answer sessions with the crew. Please visit Sue's office when you have an opportunity to read our...

We kick off a new week at the Battleship IOWA with the Norwegian Bliss tied up astern of us. A beautiful ship that I hear has a go-kart course on it. This sounds like it would be a fun voyage - if only I can convince the wife (and myself) to abandon work for a week....

I send out a weekly email to our crew with our current updates and wanted to share these updates with our greater audience.  I hope you enjoy. The short period away allowed me to press the reset button. I have found this is critical after remaining focused for a long...

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...

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.

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.