USS Iowa (BB-61) is the lead ship of her class of battleship.
USS Iowa (BB-61)
Laid down: June 27, 1940
Launched: August 27, 1942
Commissioned: February 22, 1943
Decommissioned: March 24, 1949
Recommissioned: August 25, 1951
Decommissioned: February 24, 1958
Recommissioned: April 28, 1984
Decommissioned: October 26, 1990
Struck: March 17, 2006