The lead and namesake ship of theIowa-classbattleshipsof theUnited States Navy. First commissioned in 1943, it earned eleven battle stars from combat service in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theaters ofWorld War IIas well as theKorean War, and was decommissioned for the last time in 1990. It is currently a museum ship at the Port ofLos Angeles.
uss iowa (bb-61)