News & Updates

Exciting News: ANOTHER $5,000 Match! Last week we announced a $5,500 match opportunity - $5,000 from an anonymous Richmond crew member and $500 from "Volunteer Crew Member BZ1." We're thrilled to share that you got us there! We've won another match. We're constantly...

Family: Happy Mother’s Day! Yesterday we celebrated all mothers for their influence on society and for always being there. Los Angeles entered the final tier of reopening (yellow tier) this past week, due to the continued decrease in cases and positivity rate. Our...

Ready? Set... VOTE! Did you hear? We applied for Councilman Buscaino's Community Grants Program and our application made it to the Community Voting phase! We're competing with 160 other local non-profits for a slice of a $3 million funding pie. You can read our full...

Battleship IOWA Museum recently applied for the Buscaino Community Grant. Here are the parameters for the application: Are you a non-profit 501(c)(3), that has an idea or project that would transform your community? Apply for the one-time Buscaino Community Grants...

$5,000 Match Won For Hull Preservation! Last week we announced that we had met the $10,000 match and were halfway to the $5,000 match. You stepped up (again) and helped us win the second match. Thank you! We now have two new match sponsors and another $5,500 to match...

Family: Los Angeles County is expected to reach the least-restrictive "yellow tier" of the state’s reopening blueprint this coming Thursday. This level should further relax the protocol when it comes to occupancy, events, and overnights. As mentioned last week, both...

April Is National Volunteer Month A ship is only as good as her crew and Battleship IOWA has an outstanding one! When the pandemic forced us to drastically cut our staff and operations, the extraordinary volunteers who are the heart and soul of our crew bridged the...

Family: We continue to experience attendance rebound on the weekends, with this past Sunday being the first to surpass pre-pandemic numbers. The weekdays remain weak as a result as a result of lower visitor attendance, but ironically drawing a higher number of local...

Down Low We mean that literally. Battleship IOWA COO and Chief Engineer Mike Getscher got down to the nitty gritty - up close with the wind and water line to show you exactly what's happening there, and why it's so critical that we arrest the corrosion NOW before it's...

Family, Today is April 19th and a day that we remember the 47 sailors that lost their lives due to a tragic explosion aboard Battleship IOWA thirty-two years ago. This incident has forged multi-generational bonds amongst the families of the 47 and the thousands of...

Commitment to our Community One of Battleship IOWA's three core pillars is Community. We are grateful to be part of our wonderful LA Harbor and SoCal community, and we do our best to contribute in as many ways as possible. You likely know about free events we host,...

Family: The past couple of weeks have picked up pace in both in-person and virtual tours. We have opened our indoor museum over the weekends and our large retail store will be opened within the next couple of weeks. We expect the recovery to continue for much of 2021...

Rust, Rust, and More Rust! It is the enemy of all things metal. Battleship IOWA is no exception to its threat. Fighting rust may be the biggest physical battle of the rest of her life. COO and Chief Engineer Mike Getscher discusses what's happening with rust down at...

More Than A Hull We've said it before and we'll say it again: Battleship IOWA is an absolute marvel of engineering and a historical treasure. Those elements alone are worth preserving, but any sailor will tell you that what really makes a ship great is the crew that...

Family: We begin this week with more optimism than we have had since the pandemic hit. Our attendance has picked up over the past seven days with our best Wednesday through Sunday since March of 2020. Although these numbers are encouraging, they are 40% below our...