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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...
USS Iowa: Don’t Mess With the ‘Big Stick’ – Nicknamed the “Big Stick,” the USS Iowa battleship earned its moniker by serving gallantly and...
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...
The Iowa-Class battleships, according to many naval historians and experts, stands out as the most powerful and dominant battleships of all time. However, if...
The USS Iowa was one of the last battleships the US Navy ever built. It was unretired during the Cold War: The USS Iowa, the first of...
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...
USS Iowa – The Best US Navy Battleship Ever?: The USS Iowa, the first of the Iowa-class battleships, symbolized American power in many respects for decades, even...
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...