National Museum of the Surface Navy Names Dr. Gladys West Recipient of Inaugural Freedom of the Seas Exploration and Innovation Award
Dr. Gladys West to receive inaugural Exploration and Innovation Award from National Museum of the Surface Navy
Museum Update July 26, 2023
Freedom of the Seas awards, Speaker Series, a travel opportunity, and more
Museum Update: July 12, 2023
Turning a turret, our speaker series, and more in this week’s update
Museum Update: July 1, 2023
Summer at Battleship IOWA
Fan Photo Friday! Paul Huskey got this cool shot peeking through a view port. Who knows what we’re looking at? Drop a guess in …
Fan Photo Friday! Paul Huskey got this cool shot peeking through a view port. Who knows what we're looking at? Drop a guess in the comments. #FanPhotoFriday #BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #photography #photograph (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
What is that strange, scratched, orange object in the photo? Find out in this week’s MUSEUM UPDATE. Oh, and there are two cool …
What is that strange, scratched, orange object in the photo? Find out in this week's MUSEUM UPDATE. Oh, and there are two cool "save the date" mentions and a fun story in it, too. You should click the link below and get the latest:...
Heeling During The Height Of The Storm Surge
We got a shot of the ship’s clinometer (heel indicator) during the height of the record-breaking swell on Thursday, January 5, 2023. We were rolling a full degree in each direction. Pretty intense. Felt like we were underway! #BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #storm...
Tug Boat Helps With Mooring Lines
The last two weeks have seen record-breaking tidal surges and waves in SoCal. They've had an affect on Battleship IOWA - so much so that we had to call our wonderful neighbors at Crowley Corporation to hold us against our dock while we adjusted our mooring lines. Our...
Quick look at today’s storm. When the ship rolled on the beam (side to side), we got little waterfalls. More on the storm, the…
Quick look at today’s storm. When the ship rolled on the beam (side to side), we got little waterfalls. More on the storm, the surge associated with it, and what we had to do tomorrow. #BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #stormwatch2023 #rain #stormyweather (Feed...
Sunday funday!Advertisement from 1944. #battleshipIOWA #battleshipiowamuseum #SurfaceNavyMuseum #history #flashback #1944
Sunday funday! Advertisement from 1944. #battleshipIOWA #battleshipiowamuseum #SurfaceNavyMuseum #history #flashback #1944 (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
Diplomats & Admirals: Fascinating WWII Facts From Author Dale Jenkins
Author Dale Jenkins releases his new book “Diplomats and Admirals” aboard IOWA
What Is This “Escape The Mothball Fleet” Thing?
We've talked a bit about Escape The Mothball Fleet, our new exploration/adventure aboard Battleship IOWA, but what exactly is it?In this episode of Scuttlebutt, we explain not only what you'll experience when you participate, but how the idea for it developed. It's...
Finding Treasures: How Missing Pieces Return To The Ship
Battleship IOWA has an uncanny knack for attracting historical treasures of all shapes, sizes, and several eras. From a guest book signed by FDR and his war cabinet to a Mark-48 bombardment computer, we're always on the lookout for things with relevance to the ship....
Charlie Noble, the fo’c’s’le zoo, and more fun nautical terms
A few podcasts back we got into a discussion about the origins of the word "scuttlebutt." A lot of you looked it up and dropped the meaning in the comments, so we decided to dedicate this week's podcast to ship lingo.We start by explaining a few good ones, then put...
No Higher Honor: RADM Sam Cox, USN (Ret.) on the Battle Off Samar
Every so often, an event of truly epic proportions becomes the stuff of legend. The engagement off Samar during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf on Oct. 25, 1944 is such an event.Full of humbling, heroic sacrifice, this incredible naval engagement resulted in a U.S....
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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.