Homecoming: 1980s Crew Members Return To Battleship IOWA

April 29, 2022 | History, Experience, Museum

If you’ve been following this podcast, you know that April 19 is an important date for our organization. It is our time to celebrate the lives of 47 sailors lost on that day in 1989.For the last two years, Covid forced us to hold the ceremony as a mainly virtual...

Surface Navy Heroes

November 9, 2020 | History, Experience, Museum

Surface Navy Heroes Diversity, Leadership, and Bravery. View our first exhibit for the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA online and in-person.  Each display covers an individual that served in the Surface Navy and proudly represents the ideals...

This Date In USS IOWA History: 30 August, 1945

August 30, 2020 | History, Experience, Museum

USS IOWA follows sister ship USS MISSOURI into Tokyo Bay, 29 Aug 1945 We continue to follow USS Iowa through 1945, moving toward the 75th commemoration of the signing of the instrument of surrender and the official end of World War II. Curator Dave Way is constantly...

Battleship IOWA Tours: You Never Know Who You’ll Meet

August 29, 2020 | History, Experience, Museum

Battleship IOWA is full of inspiring surprises. When our tour guides arrive to the ship every morning, they never know who they’ll encounter during the day. And while each guest is special, every so often, one stands out. IOWA volunteer Christ Malburg had such...

101 Things to Do Los Angeles – Battleship USS IOWA Museum

July 22, 2020 | History, Experience, Museum

San Pedro’s Battleship IOWA Museum now offers educational Gun Tour, with a closer look at Turret No. 1

July 22, 2020 | Education, History, Experience, Museum, Uncategorized

December 12, 2019 | The Daily Breeze https://www.dailybreeze.com/san-pedros-battleship-iowa-museum-now-offers-educational-gun-tour-with-a-closer-look-at-turret-no-1