USS Iowa (SSN-797), the 24th submarine of the Virginia-class, was commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

At the beginning of WWII, the Navy realized it needed faster carrier-escorting battleships such as the Iowa-class, as opposed to the larger and heavier Montana-class, so the USS Kentucky's hull ...

In a further sign that none of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to ... Each displaces 7,835 tons and has a hull length of 377 feet and a diameter of thirty-four feet.

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

Christie Vilsack, third from left, sponsor of the new USS Iowa submarine, poses with crew members and Kelly Sullivan, far right, sponsor of the Navy destroyer USS The Sullivans, at Iowa Irish Fest in ...

The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships were the largest and most ... it received significant repairs to its hull and sections of a new deck. The lead vessel of the class, USS Iowa ...

Gayle Anderson reports what 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 ...

A commissioning ceremony will be held at a Connecticut shipyard as the first submarine to bear the USS Iowa name becomes an ...

The Virginia-class submarine, six years in the making ... Also attending will be about 65 to 70 Navy veterans who served on the battleship USS Iowa, hull number BB-61, which served from World ...