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A starboard bow view of he battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-52) in dry dock while undergoing refitting and reactivation

A starboard bow view of he battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-52) in dry dock w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released... More

PHCS Ron Bayles Subic Bay, Philippines....Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) as two tug boats accompany the ship into port. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PHCS Ron Bayles Subic Bay, Philippines....Crew members man the rails a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

PH2 Barry Orell Sydney, Australia....A view of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) lit up at night during the Australian bicentennial celebration. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH2 Barry Orell Sydney, Australia....A view of the battleship USS New ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Pallbearers carry the fla...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Kendall Truitt, a crewman of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), takes part in a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....GUNNER's Mate 3rd Class Kendall Truitt,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....Crew members man the rails of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) as it passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 sailors during routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....Crew members man the rails ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....A sailor videotapes the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PH2 Jeff Elliott Pascagoula, Miss....A sailor videotapes the recommiss...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), speaks during a press conference several days after 47 crew members were killed in an explosion aboard the ship. The explosion occurred in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret as the Iowa was conducting routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico on April 19th. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding offi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....As officers and honor guard stand at attention, pallbearers carry the flag-draped casket of one of the 47 sailors who died when an explosion ripped through the No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....As officers and honor gua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....With its 16-inch guns of turret No. 2 looming over the officers and crew members at the rails, the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) comes home four days after an explosion in No. 2 killed 47 of its crew. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....With its 16-inch guns of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. gun turret on the forward deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). The NEW JERSEY is in dry dock being overhauled and refitted for reactivation

A view of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. gun turret on the forward deck of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jeffrey J. Stienessen R... More

A view of workers walking across the gangplank as they leave the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) for a lunch break. The NEW JERSEY has been in dry dock since November 1981, and is being refitted and modernized for return to active duty and recommissioning early in 1983. The recommissioning will be the fourth time since the ship was built in 1942

A view of workers walking across the gangplank as they leave the battl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jeffrey J. Stienessen Relea... More

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) in drydock. The ship is undergoing refitting and reactivation

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) in drydo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary G. Ballard Release Stat... More

A stern view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as it sits in dry dock being refitted and modernized for return to active duty recommissioning early in 1983. The recommissioning will be the fourth time since the ship was built in 1942

A stern view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as it sits in dry do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary G. Ballard Release Stat... More

Shipyard personnel lubricate the strut bearings of the starboard screw assembly of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) in drydock. The ship is undergoing refitting and reactivation

Shipyard personnel lubricate the strut bearings of the starboard screw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary G. Ballard Release Stat... More

Starboard view of the command bridge aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here

Starboard view of the command bridge aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Don Sallee Release Status: Released to ... More

Gear stored on deck near the bridge of the IOWA (BB-61). The battleship is in mothball storage here

Gear stored on deck near the bridge of the IOWA (BB-61). The battleshi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Don Sallee Release Status: Released to ... More

A view from the starboard deck looking forward at number seven and nine 5-inch/38-caliber gun mounts aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here

A view from the starboard deck looking forward at number seven and nin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Don Sallee Release Status: Released to ... More

A starboard beam view of a model of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62)

A starboard beam view of a model of the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Port quarter view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) just after it cleared a drydock here. The ship is being refitted for active service after 12 years of mothball storage

Port quarter view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) just after it c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Gary Ballard Release Status:... More

Aerial starboard beam view of the battleship IOWA (BB-61) being maneuvered by tugs from its mothball storage mooring. The IOWA is being moved in preparation for modernization, reactivation and recommissioning in January 1985

Aerial starboard beam view of the battleship IOWA (BB-61) being maneuv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Tugboats, along the starboard side of the NEW JERSEY (BB-62), prepare to tow the battleship away from its berth prior to sea trials. The New Jersey will be recommissioned in January, 1983

Tugboats, along the starboard side of the NEW JERSEY (BB-62), prepare ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Harold Gerwien Release Statu... More

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., standing in front of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns, tours the stern section of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Lehman is present for the test firing of the battleship's weapons system while the ship undergoes sea trials

Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr., standing in front of the Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Port quarter view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) departing for sea trials

Port quarter view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) departing for s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jeffrey J. Stienessen Release Status: Relea... More

A tug boat, at the port bow, maneuvers the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) away from the pier as she departs for sea trials prior to being recommissioned to January 1983

A tug boat, at the port bow, maneuvers the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph2 Shayna Brennan Release S... More

Bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as tugboat maneuvers position on tow the ship from the dock for sea trials

Bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) as tugboat maneuvers...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph2 Shayna Brennan Release S... More

Starboard view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) being maneuvered away from the pier by tug boats as it departs for sea trials

Starboard view of the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) being maneuvered a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Shayna Brennan Release Statu... More

Crewmen stand at the hawse pipe and wash down the anchor chain, as it is pulled aboard the battleship NEW JERSEY (BB-62) prior to its departure for sea trials. The NEW JERSEY has recently completed a period of modernization and is scheduled to be reactivated in January 1983

Crewmen stand at the hawse pipe and wash down the anchor chain, as it ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Seal Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Terry C. Mitchell Release Status: Released ... More

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter lands on the deck of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), underway during the sea trials before its recommissioining ceremony

A CH-46D Sea Knight helicopter lands on the deck of the battleship USS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Mitchell Release Status: Rel... More

Guests board the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) for the recommissioning ceremony

Guests board the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) for the recommissio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 H. J. Gerwien Release Status... More

President Ronald Reagan, principal speaker, waits to address the guests attending ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62)

President Ronald Reagan, principal speaker, waits to address the guest...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

A port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), with bunting along its rail, during the recommissioning ceremony

A port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), with bunting...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 H. J. Gerwien Release Status... More

Guests stand on the speakers platform as the national anthem is played during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). From left to right are the commanding officer, CAPT William M. Fogarty, ADM James D. Watkins, chief of naval operations; Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr. and President Ronald Reagan

Guests stand on the speakers platform as the national anthem is played...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

Crewmen from the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) stand at parade rest as they await the order to board the ship during its recommissioning ceremony

Crewmen from the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) stand at parade res...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

President Ronald Reagan, principal speaker, addresses the guests attending the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62)

President Ronald Reagan, principal speaker, addresses the guests atten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

President Ronald Reagan speaks during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62). Standing behind him, to the right, is Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman Jr

President Ronald Reagan speaks during the recommissioning ceremony for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

President Ronald Regan's motorcade gets underway for the trip to the pier, where the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) is being held. Reagan will be the principal speaker at the ceremony

President Ronald Regan's motorcade gets underway for the trip to the p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Long Beach State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 H. J. Gerwien Release Status... More

President Ronald Reagan stands during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62)

President Ronald Reagan stands during the recommissioning ceremony for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 H.J. Gerwien Release Status:... More

President Ronald Reagan speaks during the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62)

President Ronald Reagan speaks during the recommissioning ceremony for...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

Port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) ready for its recommissioning ceremony

Port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) ready for its r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

Crewmen stand at parade rest as they await the order to board the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) during its recommissioning ceremony

Crewmen stand at parade rest as they await the order to board the batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Phc Terry C. Mitchell Release St... More

An aerial port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) launching an RGM-84 Harpoon missile on the Pacific Missile Test Center Range

An aerial port bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) launc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Jerry Winey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial port view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway

An aerial port view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 S. Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), right, and the destroyer USS FLETCHER (DD-992). The ships are part of a task group underway off the coast of California

An aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Ph1 S. Smith Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) being refitted at Litton Shipbuilding Div., Litton Industries, prior to being recommissioned

An aerial starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) being ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A side view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), with cranes and scaffolding around it. The ship is being refitted at Litton Shipbuilding Div., Litton Industries, prior to being recommissioned

A side view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), with cranes and scaffo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

A view of the aft-mounted Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) with the barrels elevated and trained to starboard

A view of the aft-mounted Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns aboard the ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of the battleship IOWA (BB-61) in port for conversion and repair prior to being recommissioned

A bow view of the battleship IOWA (BB-61) in port for conversion and r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

An aerial starboard beam view of the replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3), center, providing underway replenishment to the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), top, and the guided missile destroyer USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14)

An aerial starboard beam view of the replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial port quarter view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) underway with ships assigned to its Central American task group

An aerial port quarter view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3), center, providing underway replenishment to the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), top, and the guided missile destroyer USS BUCHANAN (DDG-14)

A starboard bow view of the replenishment oiler USS KANSAS CITY (AOR-3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The shield for a Mark 28 5-inch/38 caliber gun is lifted onto the gun system prior to being placed aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61) at the Ingalls shipyard

The shield for a Mark 28 5-inch/38 caliber gun is lifted onto the gun ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT.CMDR. George Farrar Release Status: Release... More

The shield for a Mark 28 5-inch/38 caliber gun is lowered onto the gun system prior to being placed aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61) at the Ingalls shipyard

The shield for a Mark 28 5-inch/38 caliber gun is lowered onto the gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LT.CMDR. George Farrar Release Status: Release... More

A Marine honor guard participates in the commissioning of the battle ship USS IOWA (BB-61) at the Ingalls shipyard

A Marine honor guard participates in the commissioning of the battle s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An overhead view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) firing its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns to starboard

An overhead view of the battleship USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) firing its M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Pineda Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Tugs guide the battleship MISSOURI (BB-63) away from the dock as it begins the trip to Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, where it is scheduled to undergo reactivation/modernization construction

Tugs guide the battleship MISSOURI (BB-63) away from the dock as it be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bremerton State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Jones Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) test a motor whaleboat while the IOWA is anchored during Unitas XXV

Crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) test a motor whalebo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Caracas Country: Venezuela (VEN) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA David Carreras Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A PBR Mark II river patrol boat escorts the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) through the canal

A PBR Mark II river patrol boat escorts the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Panama Canal Country: Panama (PAN) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Ph... More

Crew members paint the U.S. flag on top of the No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Crew members paint the U.S. flag on top of the No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAA David Carerras Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two SH-3H Sea King helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 7 (HS-7) are parked on the helicopter pad of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Two SH-3H Sea King helicopters from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN David Carreras Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A shipyard worker from shop 38 cleans and inspects the screw nut for No. 3 propeller of the battleship MISSOURI (BB-63). The ship is undergoing reactivation and modernization

A shipyard worker from shop 38 cleans and inspects the screw nut for N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Long Beach Naval Shipyard State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Em2 Kenneth D. Mehl Release Stat... More

Dallas "Morning News" photographer William Snyder takes an informal photo of CAPT. John J. Chernesky left, exectuive officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), and CAPT. Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer, using a single gun salvo from turret No. 2 as a backdrop

Dallas "Morning News" photographer William Snyder takes an informal ph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The national ensign flies from the stern of a ship as the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), background, is assisted into port by tugs

The national ensign flies from the stern of a ship as the battleship U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) participating in a firing exercise during NATO exercise BALTOPS '85

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) participating ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '85 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) transits the Oslo Fiord to the Baltic Sea after spending six days in port before commencing NATO Exercise Baltic Operations '85

The battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) transits the Oslo Fiord to the Baltic ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE BALTIC OPERATIONS '85 Base: Oslo Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: ... More

Crewman aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) rig refueling lines during an underway replenishment by the fleet oiler USS MERRIMACK (AO179)

Crewman aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) rig refueling lines dur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) haul a line during an underway replenishment

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) haul a line during an u...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) man the rails as the ship returns to port after a three-month deployment

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) man the rails as the sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: R... More

Photographer's Mate 1ST Class Jeff Hilton, left, and Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jeff Elliott, pose for photo on the forcastle of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Photographer's Mate 1ST Class Jeff Hilton, left, and Photographer's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The food service office aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The food service office aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Mess Management Spcialist 1ST Class Thomas Ziznewski checks the frozen food in the freezer locker aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Mess Management Spcialist 1ST Class Thomas Ziznewski checks the frozen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port side view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) at sunset

A port side view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) at sunset

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puerto Caldera Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway

A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An overhead view of the three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) trained to starboard during a gunnery demonstration off the coast of Costa Rica

An overhead view of the three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise

The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) are fired during a main battery firing exercise

The three Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets of the battleship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The forward port side Mark 28 5-inch/38-caliber gun mount on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The forward port side Mark 28 5-inch/38-caliber gun mount on the battl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) prepares to fire a shot line from an M-14 rifle to another ship in preparation for an underway replenishment

A crewman aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) prepares to fire a sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The mess deck escape scuttle on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The mess deck escape scuttle on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: R... More

A view of cable runs, lights and antennas on the aft stack of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A view of cable runs, lights and antennas on the aft stack of the batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: R... More

The underway replenishment station on the starboard side of the main deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The underway replenishment station on the starboard side of the main d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: R... More

An aerial port beam view of the first battleship battle group to deploy to the Western Pacific since the Korean War underway with Australian ships during a training exercise. The ships are, clockwise from left: USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9), USS MERRILL (DD-976), HMAS SWAN (D-50), HMAS STUART (D-48), HMAS PARRAMATTA (D-46), USNS PASSUMPSIC (T-AO-107), USS WABASH (AOR-5), HMAS DERWENT (D-49), USS KIRK (FF-1087), USS THACH (FFG-43), HMAS HOBART (D-39) and USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62), center

An aerial port beam view of the first battleship battle group to deplo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Orell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) anchored in the Hudson River as preparations are made for the International Naval Review on July 4th. The ship will serve as the flagship

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) anchored in th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

A starboard quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) anchored in the Hudson River as preparations are made for the International Naval Review on July 4th. The ship will serve as the flagship

A starboard quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) anchored i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, look out on the harbor from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61).during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty

President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, look out on the harbor from the batt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to ... More

A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard stands in formation aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty

A U.S. Marine Corps honor guard stands in formation aboard the battles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to ... More

An aerial port view of a Military Sealift Command ship and U.S. Navy ships underway. They are, top to bottom: guided missile cruiser USS VALLEY FORGE (CG-50), battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63), fleet oiler USNS KAWISHIWI (T-AO-146), aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) and the guided missile frigate USS RAMSEY (FFG-2)

An aerial port view of a Military Sealift Command ship and U.S. Navy s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Hensley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS KAWISHIWI (T-AO-146), the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) and the aircraft carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) underway

A bow view of the fleet oiler USNS KAWISHIWI (T-AO-146), the battleshi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Thomas M. Hensley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port quarter view of the frigate USS MOINESTER (FF-1097) underway alongside the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A port quarter view of the frigate USS MOINESTER (FF-1097) underway al...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two sailors aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for early evening underway replenishment to begin during operation Northern Wedding

Two sailors aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for early even...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NORTHERN WEDDING Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) stand by to transfer pallets of five-inch ammunition to the ammunition ship USS NITRO (AE-23)

Crewmen aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) stand by to transfer pa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is fired during a main battery firing exercise. The ship is participating in NATO exercise Northern Wedding 86

The No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. gun turret aboard the battleship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public... More

A port quarter view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES (PHM-2) underway alongside the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86

A port quarter view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERC...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public... More

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) assist in unloading a badly burned sailor from a Helicopter Light Anti-Submarine Squadron (HSL-34) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter. The sailor was injured while participating in NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) assist in unloadin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public... More

Crew members inflate a large target float on the stern in preparation for main battery gunnery practice aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Crew members inflate a large target float on the stern in preparation ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two sailors aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for early evening underway replenishment to begin during operation Northern Wedding

Two sailors aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait for early even...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NORTHERN WEDDING Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) deploy an inflatable target prior to a main battery firing exercise for the ship's Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. guns during NATO exercise North Wedding /86

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) deploy an inflatab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO EXERCISE NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public... More

A port view of the Soviet Krivak I class frigate DRUZHNYY operatingnear the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during operation Northern Wedding

A port view of the Soviet Krivak I class frigate DRUZHNYY operatingnea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OPERATION NORTHERN WEDDING Country: Norwegian Coast Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public... More

Members of a fire party relax beneath one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

Members of a fire party relax beneath one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of several 1,900-pound high capacity (HC) projectiles in a handling room beneath one of the 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The blue projectiles in the background are 2,700-pound dummy projectiles

A view of several 1,900-pound high capacity (HC) projectiles in a hand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAN William Holck Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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