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The USS Iowa fires its 16-inch guns on August 15, 1984 during a firepower demonstration after its modernization

The USS Iowa (BB-61) was a battleship used by America in World War II and the Korean War. It was retired in October 1990 because it was a huge target that was too expensive to lose.

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  • USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and USS Shangri-La (CVS-38) laid up in 1978

    USS Iowa laid up alongside USS Wisconsin and USS Shangri-La in Philadelphia, July 8, 1978

  • A large warship facing the viewer. In the foreground several flags of various colors can be seen on the ground. At the right of the image an aircraft carrier is visible.

    A flag hoist lies on the deck near the bow of Iowa following the ship's decommissioning ceremony at Norfolk, Virginia

  • A small bathtub is visible in the center of the image. Bubbles, a rubber ducky, and a small floating boat can be seen in the tub, while two books, a soap bar, and a tooth paste tube can be seen around the rim of the bathtub.

    When Iowa was selected to ferry President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Cairo and Tehran Conferences, she was outfitted with a bathtub for Roosevelt's convenience. Roosevelt, who had been paralyzed in 1921, would have been unable to make effective use of a shower facility.

  • USS Iowa (BB-61) in floating dry dock ABSD-2 at Manus, Admirality Islands, on 28 December 1944 (80-G-421124)

    USS ABSD-2 repairing the USS Iowa in early 1945 at Manus, Admiralty Islands

  • A large gunship facing the viewer with one gun turret pointed toward the right. Flames can be seen from the gun barrels, and a concussive effect is visible on the water.

    USS Iowa fires a 16 in (406mm) shell towards a North Korean target in 1952.

  • A large gunship facing the viewer with all gun turrets pointed to the right. Smoke can be seen emanating from the water near the last gun turret, while the underlined number 61 and the flag of the United States of America can be seen on top of the first and second gun turrets, respectively.

    Iowa fires her guns off the coast of Koje on 17 October 1952.

  • In the background a large shipyard can be seen, with cranes and dockyard warehouses. In the foreground a massive steel superstructure can be seen, decked out in scaffolding with tarps covering sensitive equipment and wires across the superstructure in all directions.

    USS Iowa in drydock undergoing modernization

  • A large net on the back end of a ship. Several orange clad crewmen are working to free a white singed object from the net.

    Crewmen recover an RQ-2 Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle aboard Iowa.

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