What USS Iowa Means to the 1989 Crew

July 19, 2025 | Veterans, History, Experience, Museum, [Internal] Posts that act like pages with full-width slider as first section

What IOWA Means To Her 1989 CrewReflections from CIO David Canfield Remembering And Returning   As a nineteen-year-old, Battleship IOWA Vice President and Chief Information/Technology Officer David Canfield experienced the worst day in the ship’s history....

Diplomats & Admirals: Fascinating WWII Facts From Author Dale Jenkins

December 6, 2022 | Public Events, History, Experience, Museum

Back in July, we had author Dale Jenkins on the podcast to talk about his upcoming book, Diplomats And Admirals. Last Thursday, we were privileged to host the release party for the book. We also sat down with Dale and a panel of speakers for a preview of this...

Finding Treasures: How Missing Pieces Return To The Ship

November 22, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum

Battleship IOWA has an uncanny knack for attracting historical treasures of all shapes, sizes, and several eras. From a guest book signed by FDR and his war cabinet to a Mark-48 bombardment computer, we’re always on the lookout for things with relevance to the...

No Higher Honor: RADM Sam Cox, USN (Ret.) on the Battle Off Samar

November 1, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum

Every so often, an event of truly epic proportions becomes the stuff of legend. The engagement off Samar during the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf on Oct. 25, 1944 is such an event.Full of humbling, heroic sacrifice, this incredible naval engagement resulted in a U.S....

Dave Way & Jim Kurrasch: A Curatorial Conversation Part II – “Artifact #1”

September 20, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum

The second half of our conversation with Dave Way (Battleship IOWA historian and curator) and Jim Kurrasch centers on “Artifact Number 1” – which is the ship itself.When you have a ship that has served during three different eras, what ethos do you...

Dave Way & Jim Kurrasch: A Curatorial Conversation (Part I)

September 13, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum

Battleship IOWA is home to thousands of artifacts.  From the ship herself to a chair from NAGATO – the last Japanese battleship, from physical objects to digital images, all of these artifacts must be cataloged and stored.Dave Way is the ship’s historian...