After a day aboard USS Iowa, it’s easy to feel the pull of nostalgia—and the argument that a modernized Iowa-class could ...

Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin—were built as fast battleships to escort carrier task forces and overmatch enemy ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A ceremony to mark 36 years since a gun turret explosion killed 47 sailors onboard USS Iowa is expected to take place Saturday. The ceremony is scheduled to be held on Naval ...

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Iowa 36th Commemoration Ceremony will be held at Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a ...

The USS Iowa has faithfully served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage of time. The United States Navy’s Iowa-class battleships were ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- A special service on the USS Iowa marked the 30th anniversary of the tragic accident that killed 47 sailors on April 19, 1989. The Number Two gun turret explosion was one ...

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution. Some unsolicited advice for leaders of large bureaucratic institutions: always be ...

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 sailors ...

WATERLOO — Kelly Sullivan remembers another cold April day 28 years ago. On a Staten Island pier in New York harbor, she helped commission the Navy destroyer USS The Sullivans, hull number DDG-68, ...