Thursday, August 08, 2013

BB-61: The USS Iowa...

The USS Iowa sails through rough seas in the North Atlantic in this 1987 photo.
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Just thought I'd share these awesome photos of the Battleship of Presidents...which last month marked one year since becoming the newest attraction in San Pedro, California. These images come courtesy of the Pacific Battleship Center—which was responsible for bringing the USS Iowa to SoCal in 2012.

A Korean War-era photo of the USS Iowa and her sister ship USS New Jersey (background) sailing in the Atlantic.
USN / David Buell

An archival photo of the USS Iowa sailing near the Rock of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean.
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Sailing with the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga's battle group, the USS Iowa fires her guns during a 1987 naval exercise.
USN / PH2 Robert Sabo
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