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The USS Iowa firing during target exercises near Vieques, Puerto Rico.
USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth United States Navy ship with this name. Iowa was launched on 27 August 1942. As of 21 April 2001, Iowa is part of the Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, San Francisco.Photo credit: Naval Historical Center
