USS Iowa

GPTKB entity

Statements (116)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battleship
gptkbp:aircraft_operated 2 × Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King helicopters
2 × Sikorsky HO3 S-1 helicopters
gptkbp:armament 9 × 16 in guns
20 × 5 in guns
20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns
9 × 16 in (410 mm) guns
49 × 20 mm guns
80 × 40 mm guns
gptkbp:armor 12.1 inches
up to 12 inches (305 mm)
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Korean_Service_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
gptkbp:captain gptkb:Captain_William_J._Mc_Clain
gptkb:Captain_A._M._Mc_Whorter
gptkb:Captain_John_Mc_Crea
gptkbp:class gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
February 22, 1943
gptkbp:crew_capacity 1,600 personnel
1,500 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1958
gptkb:1990
March 24, 1990
October 26, 1990
gptkbp:disbandment_date gptkb:1990
gptkbp:displacement 58,000 tons
gptkbp:fate gptkb:museum
Museum ship
gptkbp:has_been_restored gptkb:1984
gptkbp:has_museum gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkb:Yes
July 2012
gptkbp:has_role Counter-terrorism operations
Humanitarian assistance
Humanitarian missions
Training exercises
Crisis response operations
Peacekeeping missions
Surface warfare
Search and rescue operations
Disaster relief operations
Strategic deterrence
Diplomatic missions
Humanitarian assistance missions
Anti-piracy operations
Maritime security operations
Counter-narcotics operations
Cold War deterrence
Fleet operations
Joint exercises with allies
Support for ground troops
Fleet air defense
Environmental missions
Naval diplomacy
Naval gunfire support
Show of force operations
International naval exercises
International maritime law enforcement
Joint task force operations
Support for ground forces
Naval blockade operations
Anti-aircraft defense
Fleet flagship duties
Fleet flagship
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:San_Pedro,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Iowa
gptkbp:launched August 22, 1942
August 27, 1942
gptkbp:length 887 feet
887 feet (270 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:motto The Big Stick
gptkbp:nickname The Big Stick
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Bombardment_of_the_Japanese_home_islands
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Operation_Praying_Mantis
Cold War operations
Humanitarian missions
NATO exercises
Presidential visits
Korean War naval operations
Naval gunfire support missions
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Iowa-class_battleship
gptkbp:propulsion 4 × steam turbines
4 × propellers
4 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers
gptkbp:radar gptkb:AN/_SPS-55
AN/ SPS-49
gptkbp:range Unlimited range with fuel
15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:recommissioned gptkb:1984
August 1984
gptkbp:restoration gptkb:2010
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Wisconsin
gptkb:USS_Missouri
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
gptkbp:sunk No
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:USS_Missouri
gptkb:USS_New_Jersey
gptkb:U._S._Navy_battleships
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4