USS Iowa

Summary

USS Iowa is a battleship^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,357 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Iowa's instance of is recorded as battleship^[3].
• USS Iowa's instance of is recorded as museum ship^[4].
• USS Iowa's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft^[5].
• USS Iowa is operated by United States Navy^[6].
• Iowa is named after USS Iowa^[7].
• USS Iowa's manufacturer is recorded as Brooklyn Navy Yard^[8].
• USS Iowa's vessel class is recorded as Iowa-class battleship^[9].
• USS Iowa is used for museum ship^[10].
• USS Iowa's Commons category is recorded as USS Iowa (BB-61)^[11].
• USS Iowa's country of origin is recorded as United States^[12].
• USS Iowa was part of the conflict World War II^[13].
• USS Iowa was part of the conflict Korean War^[14].
• USS Iowa was part of the conflict Gulf War^[15].
• USS Iowa's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.741613888889, 'longitude': -118.27753333333}^[16].
• USS Iowa's significant event is recorded as USS Iowa turret explosion^[17].
• USS Iowa's significant event is recorded as order^[18].
• USS Iowa's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[19].
• USS Iowa's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[20].
• USS Iowa's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[21].
• USS Iowa's significant event is recorded as ship recommissioning^[22].
• USS Iowa's pennant number is recorded as BB-61^[23].
• USS Iowa's described by source is recorded as Naval Vessel Register^[24].
• USS Iowa's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[25].
• USS Iowa's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[26].
• USS Iowa's described by source is recorded as NavSource Naval History^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Iowa include Iowa-class battleship^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1942^[30].

Why It Matters

USS Iowa ranks in the top 2% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,357 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Iowa-class battleship^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1942^[30].