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The following list shows the first 100 pages that use this file only. A full list is available. 600-ship Navy; Armament of the Iowa-class battleship; Ballistics; Battleship; Broadside (naval) Cannon; History of cannons; Iowa-class battleship; Muzzle blast; Naval artillery; Naval gunfire liaison officer; Naval gunfire support; Shock wave; USS ...
USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa.Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Doris Miller – attack on Pearl Harbor hero, first Black recipient of the Navy Cross; J.P. Miller – playwright, novelist and screenwriter (Days of Wine and Roses) Guy Mitchell – pop singer and actor (Whispering Smith) Ray Montgomery – actor (White Heat, Johnny Belinda)
As the Des Moines Register marks its 175th year, today's historic front page is from April 20, 1989: Explosion aboard USS Iowa kills 47 sailors Historic front page from the Des Moines Register ...
Maid of Iowa, 1842 steamboat; A stern-wheel rafter/packet named Iowa plied the Mississippi River from 1865–1900. [1] A stern-wheel towboat named Iowa operated in the Mississippi River from 1921–1954; a contemporaneous dredge named Iowa also existed from 1932–1956. [2] An ocean-going steamer named Iowa was in use in the late 19th century. [3]
USS Iowa in World War II configuration and wearing Measure 32 Design 1B camouflage pattern, c. 1944. The Iowa-class battleships are 860 ft 0 in (262.13 m) long at the waterline and 887 ft 3 in (270.43 m) long overall with a beam of 108 ft 2 in (32.97 m).
The USS Sequoia was designed in 1925 by Norwegian John Trumpy, who at the time made the most sought-after luxury yachts in the world. The USS Sequoia on the Potomac River. Al Fenn/The LIFE Picture ...