Iowa-class battleships measured 887 feet long and displaced 58,460 tons, with crews ranging from 2,500 during WWII to 1,573 during later wars.

None of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named after the state was commissioned to service at a ceremony on April 5.

The USS New Jersey USS New Jersey (BB-62) was the second ship ever commissioned by the U.S. Navy to be named to honor the Garden State. As an Iow a-class battleship, New Jersey was one of four ...