News & Updates

This weeks update includes SNA attendance, Surface Navy Museum Plankowner Campaign, Special Add-On Tours, and more with a backdrop of OPS work and the Vincent Thomas Bridge. #b attleship #museum #lamuseum #surfacenavy

This weeks update of Battleship IOWA, includes our upcoming Plank Owner Program for National Museum. To watch the full video, go to

The Battleship IOWA Team is excited to announce that we have received funding from Phillips 66, Johnny Carson Foundation, and Timken to officially grow our Veterans Reintegration Program and hire a Military & Veterans Affairs Manager. We are now accepting resumes...

On behalf of Supervisor Janice Hahn, LA County Department of Military & Veterans Affairs, and Battleship IOWA, thank you for your efforts in making Veterans Day LA a great success! We received compliments from numerous individuals about how great the event was and...

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...

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 

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...