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Touring USS Iowa “Most Fascinating Thing To Do In San Pedro”
Sep 26, 2013 | News and Updates
Big Crowd Expected For San Pedro Meeting On Waterfront Progress
Sep 25, 2013 | News and Updates
Battleship IOWA hosts Spirit of 45 Day
Sep 11, 2013 | News and Updates
Rare photo found of elevator added to battleship Iowa for FDR
Sep 3, 2013 | History, Experience, Museum, News and Updates
A rare photograph has surfaced apparently showing an elevator added to the battleship Iowa, one of a handful of adaptations made to the vessel for wheelchair-user President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II.
USS Iowa Honors Service Members With Memorial Day Celebration
May 27, 2013 | News and Updates, Veterans
The crew of the Battleship USS Iowa is hosting their first Memorial Day celebration Monday since arriving in Los Angeles.
The event, which is to honor the men and women who have served and continue to serve the United States, is taking place at the LA Waterfront at 250 South Harbor Blvd. in San Pedro.
Battleship IOWA Named 2013 Museum Ship of the Year
May 4, 2013 | News and Updates
LONG BEACH, CA (May 4, 2013) – The Battleship IOWA’s has been named the 2013 Museum Ship of the Year by the Steamship Historical Society of America (SSHSA) in its annual meeting/SHIPosium held Saturday, May 4. The SSHSA recognizes the IOWA’s advanced design...
BATTLESHIP IOWA ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATION CHANGES TO MEET 2013 OBJECTIVES AND GROWTH
Apr 16, 2013 | News and Updates
LA WATERFRONT, CA (April 16, 2013) – To better align its organization and resources with current market conditions and effectively meet business objectives, the Pacific Battleship Center (PBC), operators of the Battleship IOWA, have made the...
PINCH OF SALT: Another Iowa By The Sea Memory
Feb 23, 2013 | News and Updates
By Harry Saltzgaver Executive Editor Long Beach left the Iowa By The Sea moniker behind long ago (even though I do happen to have a Hawkeye in the newsroom). But I was literally at Iowa By The Sea last Sunday, and I was plenty impressed. It was, of course, the USS...



