USS Iowa, Battleship museum in Los Angeles, US
USS Iowa is a preserved battleship turned museum ship in Los Angeles. Its long deck, gray metal sides, and large gun turrets show the scale of a vessel built for heavy naval work.
The ship entered service in the early 1940s and was later used in the Korean War. After being modernized in the 1980s, it became a museum open to visitors in Los Angeles.
Inside, personalized panels on some walls tell the stories of sailors who served on board. This turns a walk through the ship into a close look at everyday naval routines and personal memories.
When you explore, be ready for narrow stairways and low doorways between decks. Wearing flat shoes makes moving around easier, and the open deck gives you room to walk when the interior feels crowded.
The ship's 16-inch guns could fire 1,200 kg armor-piercing shells about 37 km. In November 1943, while carrying President Roosevelt, the destroyer USS William D. Porter accidentally fired a live torpedo at the Iowa during a drill; the battleship turned hard and the torpedo exploded in its wake.
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