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Iowa-Class Battleship: Would The U.S. Navy Ever ‘Unretire’ These Warships?
The idea of reactivating the Iowa-class battleships—notably the USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, and USS Wisconsin—is ...
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The U.S. Navy’s Iowa-Class Battleship Is a ‘Dead’ Platform
While their legacy endures, the Iowa-class represents a bygone era of warfare, ill-suited for today’s high-tech, unmanned, ...
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The Iowa-class USS Missouri Battleship Brought Carnage to Japan
Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its tenure in WWII, the Iowa-class battleship was assigned to the Pacific Theatre, where it participated ...
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Navy Commissions Virginia-class Attack Boat USS Iowa
The last Iowa was BB-61, the lead hull in the four-ship World War II Iowa-class. Present at the event, alongside congressional members and fleet leadership, was John Phelan in his first ...