USN · BB
Iowa
Photos and infoIowa-class battleship, BB-61. Lead ship of the last American battleship class. She screened the fast carriers from the Marshalls through Japan, carried President Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference, and was in Tokyo Bay for the surrender. She survived, came back for Korea and the 1980s, and is moored at San Pedro.
| Class | Iowa class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-61 |
| Builder | New York Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1942-08-27 |
| Commissioned | 1943-02-22 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Decommissioned 24 March 1949, recommissioned for Korea 25 August 1951, decommissioned 24 February 1958, recommissioned 28 April 1984, decommissioned for the last time 26 October 1990. Museum at San Pedro. |
| Armament (class) | Three triple 16-inch turrets and two funnels, on a long hull. Four were finished. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy. USS Iowa (BB-61) in Measure 32 Design 1B camouflage, 1944. Hull 61 is on the bow. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
McCrea, John L.Captain, 22 February 1943 – 16 August 1944
McCann, Allan R.Captain, 16 August 1944 – 28 November 1944
Holloway, James L. Jr.Captain, 28 November 1944 – 25 July 1945
Wellborn, Charles Jr.Captain, 25 July 1945 – November 1945
Halsey, William Frederick Jr.Flag, not her captain, 2 September 1945
Smedberg, William R. IIICaptain, 25 August 1951 – July 1952Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · supported the carrier strikes on Kwajalein and Eniwetok
Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · in Lee's battle line
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · arrived 15 April; screened the carriers
