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USS Iowa may refer to several vessels:

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U.S. military vessels

  • USS Ammonoosuc (1864), a monitor that was never commissioned and was renamed Iowa before being sold
  • USS Iowa (BB-4), a battleship that saw action during the Spanish–American War
  • USS Iowa (BB-53), a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by the Washington Naval Treaty
  • USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of the Iowa-class battleships that saw action during World War II and the Korean War
  • USS Iowa (SSN-797), a planned Virginia-class submarine
  • Iowa (steamboat), 1838, a Mississippi River boat that transported troops during the Civil War

    • Non-military vessels named Iowa

  • SS Iowan
  • A stern-wheel rafter/packet named Iowa plied the Mississippi 1865-1900.
  • A stern-wheel towboat named Iowa operated in the Mississippi 1921-1954; a contemporaneous dredge named Iowa also existed 1932-1956.
  • An ocean-going steamer named Iowa was in use in the late 19th century.
  • In 1898 an excursion steamboat named Iowa was launched in Independence, Iowa, after several years as a popular attraction, it was carried over the Independence dam by high water and was demolished.

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    USS Iowa Wikipedia
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