Restored! IOWA’s 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…?!
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
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.
Did We Need Permission From The Navy To Turn A Turret?
Did we need permission from the Navy to turn a turret? What’s in our donation contract?
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.
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 A Museum Collection Tell Us That A Battleship Alone Cannot?
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.
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Kids Board Free
In the all-new Life of a Sailor experience, kids become sailor recruits, building their skills, following the story of a famous sailor, and joining Vicky the Dog on a scavenger hunt through Battleship IOWA.
Kids board free with a paid adult.