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Battleship IOWA Repair Work Underway

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

In early November, we shared photos of the departure of the battleship ex-USS Iowa from the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, CA. Restoration work on Iowa is now underway at Richmond, CA, to repair the ravages of time … Continue reading →

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Battleship IOWA departs Suisun Bay

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

The big news in naval history last week was the formal transfer of the battleship Iowa (BB-61) to the Pacific Battleship Center, and her subsequent departure from the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, CA. Iowa‘s transfer to a … Continue reading →

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