Web Site
On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 John E. Schultz Email address wrote: I am the web-master for two web-sites which might be of interest to you. The Veteran's Assocaition of the USS IOWA(BB-61) We have over 500 full size pictures and well over 100 pages of html that describes everything the browsing public ever needed to know about the battleship IOWA. I served on the ship from 1983-1987 and am a member of the association. The IOWA is currently in "reserve status" and the city of San Francisco is trying to obtain her for a museum/disaster coordination center.
Partial History
From DANFS: Arriving Seattle, Wash., 15 October 1945, Iowa returned to Japanese waters in January 1946 and became flagship of the 5th Fleet. She continued this role until she sailed or the United States 25 March 1946. From that time on, until September 1948, Iowa operated from West Coast ports, on Naval Reserve and at sea training and drills and maneuvers with the Fleet. Iowa decommissioned 24 March 1949. After Communist aggression in Korea necessitated an expansion of the active fleet, Iowa recommissioned 25 August 1951, Captain William R. Smedberg III in command. She operated off the West Coast until March 1952, when she sailed for the Far East. On 1 April 1952, Iowa became the flagship of Vice Admiral Robert T. Briscoe, Commander, 7th Fleet, and departed Yokosuka, Japan to support United Nations Forces in Korea. From 8 April to 16 October 1952, Iowa was involved in combat operations off the East Coast of Korea. Her primary mission was to aid ground troops, by bombarding enemy targets at Songjin, Hungnam, and Kojo, North Korea. During this time, Admiral Briscoe was relieved as Commander, 7th Fleet. Vice Admiral J. J. Clark, the new commander, continued to use Iowa as his flagship until 17 October 1952. Iowa departed Yokosuka, Japan 19 October 1952 for overhaul at Norfolk and training operations in the Caribbean Sea.
Web Site
On Fri, 11 Dec 1998 John E. Schultz Email address wrote: I am the web-master for two web-sites which might be of interest to you. The Veteran's Assocaition of the USS IOWA(BB-61) http://www.ussiowa.org We have over 500 full size pictures and well over 100 pages of html that describes everything the browsing public ever needed to know about the battleship IOWA. I served on the ship from 1983-1987 and am a member of the association. The IOWA is currently in "reserve status" and the city of San Francisco is trying to obtain her for a museum/disaster coordination center. The USS WISCONSIN(BB-61) Assocaition http://www.usswisconsin.org This web-site has MANY pictures of the'whiskey' from her various activations and an online ship's store for folks to get cool "WISCONSIN" stuff! I did not serve on the ship - and am only their web-master. Since you dont have a USS Wisconsin link - thought this may be good. Curently, BB64 is in Porstmouth Naval Reserve Fleet in Virginia. The City of Norfolk wants to put the ship at the Nauticus Maratime Center at the waterfront as an attraction. This is all but approved and is pending the navy to move the ship across the harbor and dredge out her berth. Very Respectfully, John E. Schultz