USS Iowa

In the 1930s, the whole world was crazy about two things: swing music and… guns. The passion that politicians and industrial moguls showed to the latter had all the signs of gigantomania. Weapon systems were becoming bigger, heavier, and more powerful. So the Iowa was a 45,000-ton battleship.
She was also known as "The Big Stick" and "The Grey Ghost." "Our Liberties We Prize, Our Right We Will Maintain", so says the motto of USS Iowa (BB-61). You know there has to be some interesting stories surrounding names like that and its near 50 years of service. She’s unique, because she did have three careers in the Navy: World War II, Korea, and the 1980s. And then now she’s on her fourth career as a museum ship.
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