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USS Iowa (BB-61) Binding:Hardback [/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]790 photos & illusThe USS Iowa (BB 61) was the lead ship in the United States Navy's last, and most battle worthy, battleship class, which also included the New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Missouri. This volume explores Iowa's design, construction, launching, and commissioning, as well as its extensive wartime activities in both World War II and Korea. Also covered are its post Korea years in the reserve "mothball fleet," recommissioning in 1984, and coverage of the tragic