Battleship IOWA (BB61)
Ordered:1 July 1939
Builder:New York Naval Yard
Laid down:27 June 1940
Launched:27 August 1942
Sponsored by:Ilo Wallace
Commissioned:22 February 1943
Decommissioned:24 March 1949
Recommissioned:25 August 1951
Decommissioned:24 February 1958
Recommissioned:28 April 1984
Decommissioned:26 October 1990
Homeport:Norfolk, Virginia (after 1980s refit)
Fate:Museum ship
Status:On display at the Pacific Battleship Center at the Port of Los Angeles
Battleship USS Iowa: Los Angeles Museum and Tour
US Navy Museum & Tours in Los Angeles - Battleship USS Iowa
Battleship USS Iowa is rated as one of Los Angeles' best museums and tours located on the L.A. Waterfront near Long Beach, CA.