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BB-61 Iowa
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Iowa 1940/06/27
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1942/08/27 1943/02/22 1995/01/12
reserve
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43/02-44/01: Ms 22, 44/01-45/03: Ms 31a/1b, 45/03-45/09: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/01/07     BatDiv7/DF joinPac - Panama Canal   81 
44/01/23 44/02/13 Flint 58.3    
44/02/12 44/02/17 Hailst 50.9.1     104 
44/03/15 44/04/06 Desec1 58 raid -Palau   66 
44/03/18     50.10/GF shell Mili - hit by coastal battery (2 x 120 mm hits)  
44/04/13 44/05 Reckle 58     66 
44/05/01   Mudba 58.7 shell Ponape   81 
44/06/06 44/07/30 Forage 58.7/BatDiv7     86 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/BatDiv7 xPhilip   86 
44/07/30 44/08/11 Forage 58.4     81 
44/08/11 44/08/18     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.2/BatDiv7     104 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34.5 xLeyte  
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5     125 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5     125 
44/12       sail to West coast   66 
44/12/25? 44/12/27     sail from Ulithi to Manus   66 
44/12/27 45/01/0??     Manus - drydock   81 
45/01/15 45/03/13     HPNY - overhaul - bridge alternations, new search and fire control radars   66  105  81
45/03/19       San Francisco - sail to Okinawa   66 
45/04/15 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4    
45/05/28   Iceber 38.4     66 
45/07/01 45/09   38.4 raid Home Islands   104 
45/07/14 45/07/18   34.8.2/GF shell Kjushu  
45/08/29 45/09/20     Tokio Bay  
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "Big Stick"