Photos from Pacific Battleship Center – Battleship USS Iowa’s post

January 21, 2023 | News and Updates

Tidal extremes: Photo 1: Aft gangway this morning around 7:30 AM Photo 2: Same spot at 5 PM. SoCal experienced a -1.9 (you read that right: NEGATIVE 1.9) foot low tide today. The low photo was taken a few hours after the lowest low, but it’s still impressive. Our...

CEO Jonathan Williams on how Battleship IOWA weathered the crazy storm surge of the last couple of weeks and more. Find out here…

January 19, 2023 | News and Updates

CEO Jonathan Williams on how Battleship IOWA weathered the crazy storm surge of the last couple of weeks and more. Find out here: CEO Update – January 19, 2023 #BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #update #CEO #stormsurge #storm2023 (Feed generated with...

CEO Update – January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023 | News and Updates

Friends, We begin this week celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his extraordinary contributions to our nation’s civil rights in the past, present, and into the future. In 2023, one of our initiatives is to bring together leaders from the private...

Heeling During The Height Of The Storm Surge

January 17, 2023 | News and Updates

We got a shot of the ship’s clinometer (heel indicator) during the height of the record-breaking swell on Thursday, January 5, 2023. We were rolling a full degree in each direction. Pretty intense. Felt like we were underway! #BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #storm...

Tug Boat Helps With Mooring Lines

January 15, 2023 | News and Updates

The last two weeks have seen record-breaking tidal surges and waves in SoCal. They’ve had an affect on Battleship IOWA – so much so that we had to call our wonderful neighbors at Crowley Corporation to hold us against our dock while we adjusted our mooring...

Quick look at today’s storm. When the ship rolled on the beam (side to side), we got little waterfalls. More on the storm, the…

January 14, 2023 | News and Updates

Quick look at today’s storm. When the ship rolled on the beam (side to side), we got little waterfalls. More on the storm, the surge associated with it, and what we had to do tomorrow. #BattleshipIOWA #SurfaceNavyMuseum #stormwatch2023 #rain #stormyweather (Feed...