In a further sign that none of the Iowa-class battleships will ever return to service, the latest U.S. Navy vessel named for the Hawkeye State was officially commissioned into service at a ceremony on ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...