USS Iowa (BB-61)
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) Media
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Emblem of the USS Iowa BB-61
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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.
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Iowa in the Pacific; Indiana can be seen in the distance
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USS ABSD-2 repairing USS Iowa in early 1945 at Manus, Admiralty Islands
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Iowa in drydock in San Francisco, undergoing repairs and modernization after being damaged during Typhoon Cobra
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Missouri (left) transfers personnel to Iowa in advance of the surrender ceremony planned for 2 September.
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USS Iowa fires a 16 in (406mm) shell towards a North Korean target in 1952
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USS Iowa laid up alongside USS Wisconsin and USS Shangri-La in Philadelphia, 8 July 1978
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USS Iowa in drydock undergoing modernization
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Iowa fires a full broadside of nine 16-inch (406 mm)/50-caliber and six 5-inch (127 mm)/38 cal guns