None of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named after the state was commissioned to service at a ceremony on April 5.

With the War Department’s gratitude, Iowa State and Wilhelm both received the Army Navy "E for Excellence" banner. Iowa State ...

NORFOLK, Va. — USS Iowa veterans gathered at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday morning for their annual tribute to their fallen fellow sailors on the battleship. One by one, the names of the 47 sailors ...

Sailors attached to the fast-attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN-797) man their newly commissioned submarine during a ceremony in Groton, Conn., April 5, 2025. US Navy Photo USS Iowa (SSN-797), the ...

“United States Ship Iowa is in commission, and I am in command,” said Captain Gregory Coy. Hundreds of veterans as well family and friends of the 140 crew members for the USS Iowa gathered at ...

the unique project of replacing the distressed deck of the historic Battleship Iowa, also known as the Battleship of Presidents, USS IOWA was outfitted in World War II to be the flagship that ...

The USS Iowa (SSN 797) was commissioned in a ceremony on Saturday at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. It is the Navy’s first submarine to be named after the state of Iowa.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Willie Ray Fairley will represent Iowa during the commissioning of the USS Iowa later this week. Fairley is the owner of “Willie Ray’s Q Shack”. He was invited to ...

Wendy Wintersteen is president of Iowa State University. Watching the young men and women sailors scramble aboard the new USS Iowa submarine as ship sponsor Christie Vilsack announced ...