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Two mock torpedo launches went smoothly. But upon the third firing command at 2:36 PM, a 24-foot-long Mark 15 torpedo lept from the Porter...
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Two mock torpedo launches went smoothly. But upon the third firing command at 2:36 PM, a 24-foot-long Mark 15 torpedo lept from the Porter...
In my 9 months at 19FortyFive (whoa Nellie, where does the time go?), Yours Truly has penned several articles on battleships, including: (1) the...
What made the Iowa-Class Special: Those big 16-inch guns: During the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) launched two of the largest...
Battleship Iowa CEO Has Received U.S. Navy’s Most Prestigious Civilian Award: Since 2012, the USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of the United States...
Battleship Iowa to Become First National Museum of the Surface Navy? USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead vessel of the United States Navy’s final...
USS Iowa: The US Navy’s Best Battleship? A 3 Minute History – In our divided nation today, it can be hard to find common...
The U.S. Navy’s four Iowa-class battleships were among the largest and most powerful vessels built during the Second World War, and each played a...
She was the lead ship of her class, the fourth U.S. Navy vessel to be named after the state of Iowa. Today, the massive USS Iowa (BB-61) calls the Port...
From mothballs to museum educating the public on the importance of the U.S. Navy. In our divided nation today, it can be hard to...