The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...

The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...

The U.S. Navy’s battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history.

The Iowa "will project the kindness and protective capability of our people, backed up by resolve to act" when needed, writes ...

This weekend, the U.S. Navy is commissioning a new Virginia Class fast-attack submarine, the USS Iowa, and the Carroll ...

Local watch party planned. A watch party of the livestreamed ceremony of the USS Iowa commissioning will be held in Dubuque. The local event will be held at Gary Dolphin’s Iron ...

VFW Post 10102 at 215 Washington Street will host a watch party Saturday when the U.S. Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, ...

The USS Illinois was authorized under the Two-Ocean Navy Act of July 19, 1940. This was a legislative attempt to bolster what was feared to be a flagging United States Navy in response to growing ...

Gayle Anderson reports what KTLA has been following since July 2024, the unique project of replacing the distressed deck of ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Another USS Iowa will soon join the Navy’s fleet. And Northwest Iowans will be able to take part in a watch party for the commissioning. This USS Iowa is a submarine. It’s set to ...

A commissioning ceremony will be held at a Connecticut shipyard as the first submarine to bear the USS Iowa name becomes an ...