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	History for USS Iowa - BB 53/BB61
		The third Iowa (BB-61) was commissioned 22 February 1943.
		In January 1944, Iowa entered the Pacific Theatre and her combat debut in the Marshalls.
		Iowa joined UN Forces in the Korean conflict from April - October 1952, bombarding enemy targets at Songjin, Hungnam, and Kojo, North Korea.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,200266\|200046,00.html (124 words)

	Battleships USS Iowa BB-61 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Iowa, in company with other ships was detached from the support group 16 F'ebruary, 19i4 to conduct an anti-shipping sweep around Truk to destroy enemy naval vessels escaping to the north.
		Iowa was then detached to bombard enemy installations on Saipan and Tinian, 13-14 June On 19 June, in an en.
		Iowa embarked midshipmen for at sea training to Northern Europe, July 19.53, and immediately after took part in Operation "Mariner," a major NATO exercise, serving as flagship of N'iee Admiral E. T, Woolfidge commanding the 2d f1eet.
	www.multied.com /1812/Ghent.htmlhttp://elections/Navy/battle/Iowa2.html (1412 words)

	Finance Choices - Personal Finance Wiki
		Iowa was to be bounded to the northwest by the lower Minnesota River and a line drawn from confluence of the Blue Earth River and Minnesota River southwest to the mouth of the Big Sioux River.
		The center of population of Iowa is located in Marshall County, in the city of Marshalltown [2].
		Iowa, in common with other Midwestern states (especially Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota), is feeling the brunt of falling populations.
	www.financechoices.co.uk /personal-finance-wiki.php?title=Iowa (3349 words)

	Iowa Battle Flag Preservation - Gallery C (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Following the battle, in which the 10th Iowa Infantry had 3 killed and 37 wounded, the regimental flag and Gower's belt were sent to the State Historical Society of Iowa for preservation.
		Sergeant Gower continued to serve with the 10th Iowa and was wounded at the battle of Champion Hill.
		The USS Iowa was the first to engage the Spanish fleet at the battle of Santiago, Cuba on July 3, 1898.
	www.iowaflags.org /galleryc.html (1082 words)

	USS Iowa BB-4
		The second Iowa (BB-4) was laid down by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, 5 August 1893, Iaunched 28 March 1896; sponsored by Miss M. Drake, daughter of the governor of Iowa; and commissioned 16 June 1897, Captain W. Sampson in command.
		Iowa continuing the battle in company with converted yacht Oloucester, sank the Spanish destroyer Pluton and so damaged destroyer Furor that she ran upon the rocks.
		Iowa remained in the North Atlantic until she was placed in reserve 6 July 1907.
	www.historycentral.com /navy/battle/Iowa.html (547 words)

	All Wood Wings: Iowa Class Battleships: BB-63 USS Missouri, circa 1945 - quality ship models crafted from wood
		The first two Iowa Class battleships (BB-61USS Iowa and BB-62 USS New Jersey) were completed early in 1943, and served for the remainder of WWII in the Pacific where they screened fast carrier task forces against air and surface threats, did occasional shore bombardment and provided flagships for tactical commanders.
		The second pair (BB-63 USS Missouri and BB-64 USS Wisconsin), whose construction had been somewhat delayed, came to the Pacific during the war's last year.
		USS New Jersey was briefly re-activated again for bombardment duty during the Vietnam War and then placed back into reserve.
	www.allwoodwings.com /Ships/Military/Battleships/USA,BB-63,Missouri,WW2.htm (500 words)

	Jack Abraitis - M.L.B.W. Glossary - USN Ship Classes - WarShips, BattleShips/Cruisers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		USS New Jersey's performance during her initial deployment demonstrated the ability of the modernized battleship to do the job.
		USS Missouri began her new life with an around-the-world cruise, the first such cruise for a battleship since the Great White Fleet sailed in 1907.
		USS Wisconsin, the most recently recommissioned of these great capital ships, is working up for her first deployment to the Mediterranean since reactivation.
	www.princeton.edu /~abraitis/glosdocs/usnbatcr.htm (6002 words)

	The Magnificent USS Iowa (BB61)
		U.S. Iowa Class Battleships are the ultimate expression of the superheavy dreadnought that were actually constructed and deployed in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War.
		The Iowa class is a design of compromises but the balance over all makes for the fastest and arguably* the most powerful Battleship class ever to roam the high seas.
		USS Ticonderoga (CG-47, Iowa's consort) or Midway's cruiser escorts USS Bunker Hill (CG-52) or USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) both homeported in Yokosuka, Japan.
	www.polaris.net /~wright/iowapage.html (801 words)

	Iowa
		Iowa (pronounced) is a Midwest state of the United States.
		The average annual temperature at Des Moines is 50.0°F (10.0°C); for some locations in the north the figure is under 45°F, while Keokuk, on the Mississippi River, averages 52.1°F. Winters are brisk and snowfall common, the capital receiving an average of 36.3 inches per season.
		Iowa, in common with other Great Plains states (especially Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, North and South Dakota), is feeling the brunt of falling populations.
	articles.gourt.com /en/Iowa (2453 words)

	KeysDAN - State of Iowa - IA
		Iowa averages about 50 days of thunderstorm activity per year..[1] Some of these thunderstorrms can be severe with high winds and hail.
		Iowa became the 29th state in the union on December 28, 1846.
		The state sales tax rate is 5%.[3] Iowa has two local option sales taxes that may be imposed by counties after an election at which the majority of voters favors the tax.
	www.keysdan.com /State_of_Iowa.htm (3201 words)

	USN Ships--USS Iowa (Battleship # 4), later Coast Battleship No. 4
		USS Iowa, a 11,410-ton battleship built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was commissioned in June 1897.
		Iowa's return to the U.S. Atlantic Coast in early 1903 was followed by an overhaul and, from late 1903 until mid-1907, active service with the North Atlantic Fleet.
		This page features selected views of USS Iowa (Battleship # 4) as she was from 1897 to 1909, and provides links to other views concerning this ship, both as a battleship and as a target ship.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-i/bb4.htm (634 words)

	Travel information
		In the northeast along the Mississippi River is a section of the Driftless Zone, which in Iowa consists of low rugged hills covered with conifers - a landscape not usually associated with this state.
		Iowa is home of 49 endangered and 35 threatened animal species as well as 64 endangered and 89 threatened plant species [1].
		The five largest ancestry groups in Iowa are German (35.7%), Irish (13.5%), English (9.5%), American (6.6%), Norwegian (5.7%).
	www.mytravelinfo.net /us-iowa.htm (1319 words)

	Iowa Battle Flag Preservation - Gallery Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1866 The Grand Army of the Republic formed as a fraternal organization of honorably discharged union soldiers and sailors of the Civil War.
		In 1949 the last Iowa member of the GAR died, and shortly after the records of the State office were transferred for preservation in the State Historical Society of Iowa.
		The Iowa then participated in the sinking of the destroyer Puton and the forcing of the groundings of the destroyer Furor and cruiser Viscaya.
	www.iowaflags.org /gallery3.html (1090 words)

	ArtDeadline.Com ArtNet Search Engine
		Naval Historical Center - Photos of USS Iowa (Battleship # 4, BB-4), 1897-1923, later renamed Coast Battleship # 4.
		USS Iowa (BB-61) - Photos, technical information, and current news on preservation efforts of the USS Iowa (BB-61).
		USS Iowa (BB-61) Veteran's Association - Ship history and specifications, articles, news on preservation efforts, photos, memorabilia, and reunion information.
	www.artdeadline.com /cgi-bin/anacondaodp.pl?passurl=/Regional/North_America/United_States/Government/Military/Navy/Ships/Surface_Combatant/Battleship/USS_Iowa (151 words)

	Bulletin Board for USS Iowa - BB 53/BB61
		We was on the USS Iowa in 1986...the year I was born.
		USS IOWA (BB-61) Turrett 2 explosion (Edward Helms)
		I am hoping to contact former shipmates onboard the USS IOWA (BB-61) that might recall working with or...
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageBulletinBoard/1,13492,200266,00.html (337 words)

	USN Ship Types--South Dakota class (BB-49 through BB-54)
		On display in East Willard Park, Washington Navy Yard, D.C., in October 1972.
		This gun is Number 111, built at the Washington Navy Yard in 1922 for planned installation on the abortive South Dakota (BB 49-54) class battleships and Lexington (CC 1-6) class battle cruisers.
		The two sixteen-inch projectiles displayed alongside the gun are inert shells fired by USS New Jersey into San Clemente Island, California, during shore bombardment practice in 1968.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/usnshtp/bb/bb49cl.htm (909 words)

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		The rumblings about reactivating the Iowa class battleships (which will never happen) has reminded me about the turret explosion that occurred on the Iowa.
		At one stage it was also believed that the event occurred due to sabotage.
		I saw her down in Newport RI where she was tied up at Pier 1 for a few years before being taken out to become a museum.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/8-3314.aspx (400 words)

	All Wood Wings: Iowa Class battleships updated with Tomahawks: BB-63 USS Missouri, , circa WW2 - quality ship models ...
		Probably the finest battleships of all time, the four Iowa Class battleships (BB-61 to BB-64) served in WWII - a conflict that ended with the Japanese surrender taking place aboard USS Missouri while anchored in Tokyo Bay on September 2nd, 1945.
		After WWII, three of the four Iowa Class battleships were mothballed.
		At present, all four battleships are either serving as museums or soon will be.
	www.allwoodwings.com /Ships/Military/Battleships/USA,BB-63,Missouri-1986.htm (396 words)

	USS Iowa (BB-53)
		USS Iowa (BB-53) was aSouth Dakota-class battleship, thesecond United States Navy ship to be named in honor ofthe 29th state....
		USS Iowa (BB-53) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 29th state.
		Her keel was laid down on 17 May 1920 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company.
	www.wordlist.org /us/uss-iowa-(bb-53).html (168 words)

	Biddle Links
		USS Harry E. Yarnell - DLG/CG-17 (No Homepage yet)
		USS Richmond K. Turner - DLG/CG-20 (No Homepage yet)
		If you know of a site that should be listed and is not, Email the information to webmaster@ussbiddle.org Thanks!
	www.ussbiddle.org /links/index.html (330 words)

	Guest Log 06/2000 - 12/2000
		We played a concert aboard the USS Hornet, now a museum in Alameda, as is the Salem in Quincy, Mass.
		The USS Newport News made it possible for me to see my father's family for the first time when we docked in Naples, Italy.
		Dan is a plank owner of the USS Newport News and he recognized a few of the other sailors names.
	www.uss-newport-news.com /guest/guestlog_2000.htm (6798 words)

	Battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 Links Page
		USS Missouri, BB-63, Pictures from stop in Astoria, Oregon on her way to Pearl Harbor
		USS John Paul Jones, DDG-53, Association Website Link
		USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, Association Website Link
	www.ussnewjersey.com /links.htm (1364 words)

	James Orlo Bush, Veteran of the USS West Virginia (BB-48) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		James Orlo Bush, Veteran of the USS West Virginia (BB-48)
		My father James Orlo Bush served aboard from 1940-1941.
		Service (vessels and stations served on) From SEP 40 To Rating at transfer BTC
	www.usswestvirginia.org /veterans/b/bushjo.htm (125 words)

	1950s
		The information herein is © 2000 to The USS NEW JERSEY Veteran's INC., all rights reserved or the sources are listed respectively.
		This web-site designed by John Schultz, a fellow battleship sailor from the USS IOWA(BB-61) and developed by Ed Campbell, a member of USS New Jersey Veterans, Inc.
		If you desire to use graphics or other info from this web-site - please Email Ed Campbell
	www.ussnewjersey.org /pics/1950s.htm (104 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Government: Military: Navy: Ships: Surface Combatant: ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Government: Military: Navy: Ships: Surface Combatant: Battleship: USS Iowa
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