The U.S. Seventh Fleet's mission is to provide operational control and planning for its forces in the Pacific and Indian ...

The revitalization efforts totaled more than $10 million, a worthy cost considering the battleship’s respected history.

A deep-sea expedition of a sunken WWII battleship has found a mysterious car on board. Researchers using a remotely operated ...

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution.

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen ...

The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS ...

A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 Sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place on Saturday.

USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...

The most recent USS Iowa, the highly decorated WWII-era battleship BB 61 (1943-1990), saw action in World War II, the Korean War, and Gulf War. The first BB4 Iowa (1897-1919) saw action in the Spanish ...

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

You don’t know it’s there until they’re on top.” The first USS Iowa was a pre-dreadnaught battleship, BB-4, first laid down in 1893, then decommissioned in 1903. The second, and most ...