The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ceremony at Submarine ... Spanish-American War of 1898 and the USS Iowa BB-61, “The Gray Ghost,” served in World War ...

The USS Iowa BB 61, a highly decorated WWII-era battleship (1943-1990), saw action in World War II, the Korean War and Gulf War. The first USS Iowa BB 4 (1897-1919) saw action in the Spanish ...

The new USS Iowa sub, SSN 797, was commissioned Saturday morning during a special ... of 1898 and the USS Iowa BB-61, “The Gray Ghost,” served in World War II, Korea and in the 1980s through ...

Constructed under the Virginia-class modular design program, Iowa integrates cutting-edge systems for undersea warfare, ...

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

It also bears a likeness of its predecessor ship, the battleship USS Iowa, BB-61, which served from ... s five Sullivan brothers killed during World War II, shares a joke with fellow Navy veteran ...

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The Iowa-class battleships were the pinnacle of American naval engineering and firepower. Conceived in the late 1930s and built during World War II, these ships were designed to be the fastest and ...

Doug MacCrea USN (Retired), chairman of the USS IOWA Commissioning Committee. “This marks the moment the USS Iowa becomes an active part of the fleet. During the ceremony the ship’s Captain wi ...

Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN-797 ... World Wars and Korea. The last Iowa was BB-61, the lead hull in the four-ship World War II Iowa-class. Present at the event ...

Kelly Sullivan, granddaughter and grandniece of the five Sullivan brothers who died together during World War II, is part of the ... who served on the USS Iowa BB-61’s sister ship, the USS ...