The Iowa-class battleships were the pinnacle of American naval engineering and firepower. Conceived in the late 1930s and built during World War II, these ships were designed to be the fastest and ...

While their legacy endures, the Iowa-class represents a bygone era of warfare, ill-suited for today’s high-tech, unmanned, ...

The new Navy submarine, a nuclear-powered Virginia-class vessel, is the first submarine to be named for the state.

Notably, the Mighty Mo was the final battleship to be commissioned by the U.S. Navy. During its tenure in WWII, the Iowa-class battleship was assigned to the Pacific Theatre, where it participated ...

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 ...

The 377-foot vessel can dive to depths of more than 800 feet below the surface and maneuver at speeds of over 25 knots.

The 9:30 a.m. ceremony will remember and honor the 47 sailors who lost their lives after a gun turret exploded on the USS ...

and follows in the steps of two battleships that saw service in the World Wars and Korea. The last Iowa was BB-61, the lead hull in the four-ship World War II Iowa-class. Present at the event ...

Outpacing the super-fast Iowa-class battleships with whom it shares a lot of DNA due to its lack of heavy armor and triple 16″ turrets, it easily became the fastest ocean liner, setting speed ...

Crew gathers on top of the USS Iowa at its commissioning ceremony on April 5, 2025. 34,046 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?34,046 people played the ...

Sailors aboard the Virginia-class fast attack submarine Iowa man the rails during a commissioning ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, on Saturday. (John Narewski/U.S. Navy) Advertisement ...