During President Ronald Reagan’s 1980s naval buildup, the four legendary Iowa-class battleships were brought out of retirement and given a new lease on life. -To modernize them for the end of the Cold ...

Key Points - The Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were the US Navy's largest and last battleships, designed in the late 1930s with nine 16-inch guns capable of hurling ...

In a further sign that none of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named for the Hawkeye State was officially commissioned into service at a ceremony on ...

The USS Iowa has faithfully served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage of time. The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships were ...

Gayle Anderson reports KTLA has been following since July 2024, the unique project of replacing the distressed deck of the historic Battleship Iowa, also known as the Battleship of Presidents, USS ...