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A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) passing through the Pedro Miguel Locks of the canal. The IOWA is conducting presence operations designed to establish U.S. interest in the region

A bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) passing through the Pedr...

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

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) passing through the Pedro Miguel Locks of the canal. The IOWA is conducting presence operations designed to establish U.S. interest in the region

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) passing through the...

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

James Tull, deputy chief of missions, American Embassy, speaks at a press conference aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a visit by Costa Rican officials. Standing by are Dr. Carlos Jose Gutierrez, Costa Rican minister of foreign affairs and Captain (CAPT) Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer of the ship

James Tull, deputy chief of missions, American Embassy, speaks at a pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puerto Caldera Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Chaplain (LT.) Thomas Murphy from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) presents Project Handclasp material to Sister Teresita Rodriguez, mother superior at the Hogar Cristiano Orphanage, as part of a civic action project

Chaplain (LT.) Thomas Murphy from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) pres...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puntarenas Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Chaplain (LT.) Thomas Murphy from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) presents several Project Handclasp items to Sister Teresita Rodriguez, mother superior at the Hogar Cristiano Orphanage, as part of a civic action project

Chaplain (LT.) Thomas Murphy from the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) pres...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puntarenas Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

Children of the Rio Holandia School watch crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) build a new kitchen at their school as part of a civic action project

Children of the Rio Holandia School watch crew members from the battle...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puntarenas Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) present Project Handclasp materials to the Hogar Cristiano Orphanage as part of a civic action project

Crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) present Project Hand...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puntarenas Country: Costa Rica (CRI) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) paint a school at Pilas De Canjeo as part of a civic action project

Crew members from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) paint a school at Pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Costa Rica (CRI) 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) being fired 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

Captain (CAPT) Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), welcomes Guatemalan dignitaries aboard as they pass between two ranks of side boys

Captain (CAPT) Gerald E. Gneckow, commanding officer of the battleship...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Puerto Quetzal Country: Guatemala (GTM) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Sailors and civilians assemble a presidential security platform on top of turret No. 1 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan are scheduled to be aboard the IOWA during the International Naval Review

Sailors and civilians assemble a presidential security platform on top...

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

The starboard fantail guntub on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The starboard fantail guntub 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

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

The starboard signal bridge area, 03 level, frames 96-97, on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The starboard signal bridge area, 03 level, frames 96-97, on the battl...

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 starboard Mark 141 Harpoon surface-to-surface missile canisters, the No. 5 and No. 7 Mark 143 Tomahawk armored box launchers and underway replenishment station 11 on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The starboard Mark 141 Harpoon surface-to-surface missile canisters, t...

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 the No. 1 and No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun mounts on the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) from the 05 level lookout station

A view of the No. 1 and No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun mounts on ...

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 the roof of the armored citadel of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) at the 05 level, showing the LN-66 navigation radar and periscopes

A view of the roof of the armored citadel of the battleship USS IOWA (...

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

Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as warships pass in review during the International Naval Review

Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as w...

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: Emmett Francois Release Status: Released to ... More

A U.S. Navy sailor and a friend talk with a New York City policeman on the pier in front of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during the International Naval Review

A U.S. Navy sailor and a friend talk with a New York City policeman on...

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: Emmett Francois Release Status: Released to ... More

Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as ships pass by during the International Naval Review

Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as s...

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 quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during the International Naval Review

A starboard quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during the...

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: Emmett Francois Release Status: Released to ... More

People photograph the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) from the Brooklyn Bridge. The ship is moored at pier No. 1 after participating in the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty and the International Naval Review on July Fourth

People photograph the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) from the Brooklyn Br...

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

The battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) is open to the public during the 100th anniversary celebration of the Statue of Liberty

The battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) is open to the public during the 100th...

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

Eleven first class petty officers pose for a photo aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). These men are selectees for advancement to the level of chief petty officer

Eleven first class petty officers pose for a photo aboard the battlesh...

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

North Atlantic Ocean. Admiral (ADM) Lee Baggett Jr., supreme allied commander, Atlantic, and commander in chief, US Atlantic Command, visits with Captain (CAPT) Larry Seaquist, ship's commanding officer, on the forecastle of the battleship during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

North Atlantic Ocean. Admiral (ADM) Lee Baggett Jr., supreme allied co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

North Atlantic Ocean. Various pieces of replenishment hardware aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

North Atlantic Ocean. Various pieces of replenishment hardware aboard ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

The No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired to port aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during a main battery firing exercise

The No. 1 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun is fired to port aboard the ba...

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 port bow 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 bow view of the patrol combatant missile hydrofoil USS HERCULES...

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

North Atlantic Ocean. Crewmen stand by on the deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) for an underway replenishment operation with NATO ships during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

North Atlantic Ocean. Crewmen stand by on the deck of the battleship U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Stat... More

A port bow view of the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) refueling the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during an underway replenishment. The ships are participating in NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86

A port bow view of the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) refue...

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

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) secure a Helicopter Light Anti-Submarine Squadron 32 (HSL32) SH-2F Seasprite helicopter on the ship's fantail during NATO exercise Northern Wedding 86

Crew members aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) secure a Helicopte...

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 Soviet Krivak I class frigate ZHARKYY operating near the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A port quarter view of the Soviet Krivak I class frigate ZHARKYY opera...

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

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a firing test on the Eglin Air Force Base range. Seventh view in a series of seven

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Larry Luther Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during a firing test on the Eglin Air Force Base range. First view in a series of five

A BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile is launched from the battleship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Mexico Scene Camera Operator: SN Jeff Heisler Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman stands by aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) prior to an early evening underway replenishment

A crewman stands by aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) prior to an...

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 port beam view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) anchored off the Norwegian coast during NATO Exercise Northern Wedding '86

A port beam view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) anchored off the N...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: North Atlantic Ocean Scene Camera Operator: PHAN William Holck Release Status: Released to Publ... More

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING 86

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) underway durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING 86 Base: North Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN William Holck Release Status: Rele... More

The Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. gun turrets and the Mark 28 5-inch/38-cal. guns aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) are trained to port for a gunnery exercise during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

The Mark 7 16-inch/50-cal. gun turrets and the Mark 28 5-inch/38-cal. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rel... More

Crew members signal instructions to an AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopter hovering above the helicopter pad of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) during NATO Exercise Northern Wedding '86

Crew members signal instructions to an AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopter hove...

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

Spectators watch from a pier as the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is assisted into port

Spectators watch from a pier as the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) is ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Portsmouth Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN William Holck Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

British naval officers are given a tour of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) while the ship is in port

British naval officers are given a tour of the battleship USS IOWA (BB...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Portsmouth Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

A crewman performs a final pre-launch check on a Pioneer I remotely-piloted vehicle (RPV) on the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The RPV, which carries a stabilized television camera and a laser designator, is being tested aboard the IOWA as a basic gunfire support system with over-the-horizon targeting and reconnaissance capabilities. The system may be operated out to a range of 110 miles from the battleship surface group and has an endurance of eight hours

A crewman performs a final pre-launch check on a Pioneer I remotely-pi...

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

A crewman releases the plug on the muzzle of a Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A crewman releases the plug on the muzzle of a Mark 7 16-inch/50-calib...

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 petty officer tends a line as a 2,700-pound dummy projectile is drawn across the deck onto the rotating projectile ring in a handling room beneath one of the 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A petty officer tends a line as a 2,700-pound dummy projectile is draw...

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

A Pioneer I remotely piloted vehicle (PV) approaches a recovery net erected on the stern of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The RPV, which carries a stabilized television camera and a laser designator, is being tested aboard the IOWA as a basic gunfire support system with over-the-horizon targeting and reconnaissance capabilities. The system may be operated out to a range of 110 miles from the battleship surface group and has endurance of eight hours

A Pioneer I remotely piloted vehicle (PV) approaches a recovery net er...

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 port quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway

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

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

The Mark 6 stable element in the aft secondary battery plotting room of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

The Mark 6 stable element in the aft secondary battery plotting room o...

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

Crew members gather at the bow of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as the ship nears St. Thomas for a port visit. The No. 1 and No. 2 Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber gun turrets are in the foreground

Crew members gather at the bow of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Thomas State: Virgin Islands (VI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released ... More

A fire station at the aft end of the third deck of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A fire station at the aft end of the third deck of the battleship USS ...

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

A port quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), center, the destroyer USS DEYO (DD 989), foreground, and the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47), background, underway

A port quarter view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), center, the de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Sabo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) leads its battle group into the bay. The aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) and its battle group are at left; the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60) and its battle group are at right

The battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) leads its battle group into the bay. T...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Augusta Bay Country: Sicily (SIC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael Skeens Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A bow on view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) and the aiarcraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) sailing in close formation as part of Battle Group Alpha

A bow on view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) and the aiarcraft car...

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

Surgical Support Team members Dr. David R. Racicot, left, and Dr. Thomas A. Tallman, center, perform an appendectomy on Boilerman Technician Fireman Johnny Jackson aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The doctors are being assisted by Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (SW) David P. McGinnis

Surgical Support Team members Dr. David R. Racicot, left, and Dr. Thom...

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

VADM Kendell E. Moranville, commander, 6th Fleet, watches the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) battle group from the bridge of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

VADM Kendell E. Moranville, commander, 6th Fleet, watches the aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 William Holck Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Spectators watch while crew members man the rails of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as tugs maneuver the ship into the harbor. The IOWA is among eight US Navy warships here participating in Navy Appreciation Week sponsored by the Navy League

Spectators watch while crew members man the rails of the battleship US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Lauderdale State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 J. Alan Elliott, USN Release Status: Rele... More

An aerial port beam view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway with other vessels of a NATO task group

An aerial port beam view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) underway w...

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

An overhead view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) and the guided missile frigate USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) underway as part of a NATO task group

An overhead view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) and the guided mis...

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

Two chief petty officers walk past a plaque aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) commemorating the April 19, 1989, explosion that killed 47 sailors in the No. 2 gun turret. A decommissioning ceremony was held aboard the IOWA earlier in the day, marking the third time the ship has been placed on an inactive status

Two chief petty officers walk past a plaque aboard the battleship USS ...

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: PH3 John Bivera Release Status: R... More

A photo taken from the bridge captures the efforts taken to combat fire directly after the No.2 16-inch gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) exploded. It was later determined that 47 sailors were killed by the blast, which occurred as the IOWA was conducting routine gunnery exercises 330 miles northeast of Puerto Rico

A photo taken from the bridge captures the efforts taken to combat fir...

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

Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). 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

Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members kille...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Josn Sosa Release Status: Released to P... More

Crew members man the rails and stand atop the 16-inch gun turret aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as the ship approaches home port. The IOWA is returning to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 crew members on April 19th during routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico

Crew members man the rails and stand atop the 16-inch gun turret aboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Sabo Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as the ship approaches home port. The IOWA is returning to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret killed 47 crew members on April 19th during routine gunnery exercises approximately 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico

Crew members man the rails aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) as t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robert Sabo Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Off-duty sailors stationed aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait in line as others talk on the telephone

Off-duty sailors stationed aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) wait...

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: PH2 Bob Sabo Release Status: Rele... More

Underway in formation off the coast of Lebanon are, from left, the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26), the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) and the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4)

Underway in formation off the coast of Lebanon are, from left, the bat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Michael Skeens Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An officer discusses the Pioneer Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) with Vice Admiral James D. Williams, Commander, US 6th Fleet, left, and another flag officer, center, aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), as Captain Fred P. Moosally, Commanding Officer of the IOWA, stands by

An officer discusses the Pioneer Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) with V...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gaeta Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Assisted by the commercial tug CAPE COD, the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) prepares for its transit to Naval Base Norfolk for decommissioning

Assisted by the commercial tug CAPE COD, the battleship USS IOWA (BB 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Norfolk, Portsmouth State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Peter S. Dunn Release Status: Releas... More

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as it lies tied up at the pier for its decommissioning ceremony

A port bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as it lies tied up ...

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: PH2 Stephen Batiz Release Status:... More

Several sailors gather below decks aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61)to listen to the ship's decommissioning ceremony. Bad weather forced the cancellation of an outdoor ceremony

Several sailors gather below decks aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB ...

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: PH2 Stephen Batiz Release Status:... More

Members of the Deck Department aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) handle a line during an underway replenishment

Members of the Deck Department aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Scene Camera Operator: PH2(Sw) Robert A. Sabo Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II listens to a reporter's question during a press conference at the Pentagon regarding the Navy's investigation of the April 19, 1989, explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). After a review of all available evidence concerning the cause of the blast, the Navy's official conclusion is that the exact cause cannot be determined.

CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II listens to a reporter'...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public ... More

CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II selects the next reporter to ask a question during a press conference at the Pentagon regarding the Navy's investigation of the April 19, 1989, explosion aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). After a review of all available evidence concerning the cause of the blast, the Navy's official conclusion is that the exact cause cannot be determined.

CHIEF of Naval Operations ADM Frank B. Kelso II selects the next repor...

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A former USS IOWA (BB-61) sailor comforts the mother of SEAMAN Apprentice (SA) Nathaniel Jones, Jr., whose name appears on a memorial plaque honoring the 47 crew members who lost their lives when gun turret two exploded on board the battleship April 19, 1989 during gunnery practice. The plaque was rededicated during a special ceremony in Norfolk, April 17

A former USS IOWA (BB-61) sailor comforts the mother of SEAMAN Apprent...

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 Dee Anglin Release Status: Re... More

The 16-inch 50-cal. guns are fired off the starboard side of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) as it operates off the coast of Virginia

The 16-inch 50-cal. guns are fired off the starboard side of the battl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Iowa (BB 61) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 J. Alan Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Navy Ship BB 61 Iowa - Public domain photogrpaph

Navy Ship BB 61 Iowa - Public domain photogrpaph

Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Naval Vessels Public domain image of an American navy ship during cold war, 1940s, 1950s, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Yeoman 3rd Class Burch, the primer man for one of the Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns in turret No. 3 aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61), signals his readiness while standing at his station beneath the gun's breach

Yeoman 3rd Class Burch, the primer man for one of the Mark 7 16-inch/5...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy pallbearers carry the remains of one of the 47 crew members killed in an explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61). 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 Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy pallbearers carry th...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), attends a memorial service for the 47 crew members 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...

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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 Dover Air Force Base, Del....Descending the ramp of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft that flew the casualties from Puerto Rico, pallbearers carry the 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....Descending the ramp of th...

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....Numerous small craft surround the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) as it passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, 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....Numerous small craft surrou...

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PH2 Milton Savage, USNR Fort Monroe, Va....A helicopter flies over the damaged No. 2 16-inch gun turret of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) as the ship passes the fort near Norfolk, Va. The Iowa, with its crew manning the rails, is returning home to Norfolk after an explosion in the No. 2 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....A helicopter flies over the...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Norfolk, Va....CAPT. Fred P. Moosally, commanding officer of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), stands by as President George H. W. Bush speaks with a family member of one of the 47 crew members 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...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Naval Base, Norfolk, Va....Aviation Anti-submarine Warfare Technician 1ST Class Gil Endo mans the phone at the Information and Referral Crisis Intervention Center. Endo is answering questions regarding the explosion aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) which claimed the lives of 47 crew members. 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 Naval Base, Norfolk, Va....Aviation Anti-submarine War...

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JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy personnel board the open nose of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft which transported the bodies of the 47 sailors killed aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) by an explosion in the No. 2 16-inch gun turret. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

JOSN Oscar Sosa Dover Air Force Base, Del....Navy personnel board the ...

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PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....Friends and relatives greet sailors aboard the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61), which has returned to its home port four days after an explosion in 16-inch gun turret No. 2 killed 47 of its crew. OFFICIAL U.S. NAVY PHOTO (RELEASED)

PHCS Ron Bayles Naval Station, Norfolk, Va....Friends and relatives gr...

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A turret entrance hatch aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here

A turret entrance hatch aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship i...

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 of the number one 5-inch/38-caliber gun mount on the starboard side of the IOWA (BB-61). The battleship is in mothball storage here

A view of the number one 5-inch/38-caliber gun mount on the starboard ...

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 of the starboard deck of the foretop aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here

A view of the starboard deck of the foretop aboard the battleship IOWA...

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 O2 deck looking aft along the starboard side of the IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here

A view from the O2 deck looking aft along the starboard side of the IO...

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 bow of "B" turret, the bridge and a 5-inch/38-caliber gun mount aboard the battleship IOWA (BB-61). The ship is in mothball storage here

A view from the bow of "B" turret, the bridge and a 5-inch/38-caliber ...

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

Tugs tow the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) into Avondale Shipyards Inc. for modernization and reactivation. The U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat POINT SPENCER (WPB 82349) is in the foreground

Tugs tow the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) into Avondale Shipyards Inc. ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released t... More

A view of three 16-inch/50-caliber guns, part of the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) main gun battery. The IOWA is at Avondale Shipyards Inc. for modernization and reactivation

A view of three 16-inch/50-caliber guns, part of the battleship USS IO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New Orleans State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Ingalls Shipbuilding Release Status: Released t... More

A view of the forward deck area, looking aft, aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61). The ship is being refitted at Litton Shipbuilding Div., Litton Industries, prior to being recommissioned

A view of the forward deck area, looking aft, aboard the battleship US...

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

A port view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) being refitted at Litto...

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 tugboat assists the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) into the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard. The IOWA is beginning the second phase of its reactivation

A tugboat assists the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) into the Ingalls Shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pascagoula State: Mississippi (MS) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCDR G.W. Farrar Release Status: Released to P... More

Elevated stern view of the battleship IOWA (BB 61), undergoing repair and renovation prior to being recommissioned

Elevated stern view of the battleship IOWA (BB 61), undergoing repair ...

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

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch gun aboard the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) during sea trials off the coast of Mississippi. The battleship is scheduled to be recommissioned into the fleet on April 28, 1984, after completion of modernization/reactivation construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi

A 2,700-pound projectile is fired from the barrel of a forward 16-inch...

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

A view of the large number of guests attending the recommissioning ceremony for the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp

A view of the large number of guests attending the recommissioning cer...

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

Captain Gerald E. Gneckow, ship's commanding officer, gives Vice President George Bush a tour of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) after the ship's recommissioning

Captain Gerald E. Gneckow, ship's commanding officer, gives Vice Presi...

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A Marine color guard stands in formation during the rcommissioning of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61)

A Marine color guard stands in formation during the rcommissioning of ...

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