Plan To Bring USS Iowa To Los Angeles Steams Ahead
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bid to bring an historic World War II battleship to the Port of Los Angeles is steaming ahead. Port officials on Thursday announced that they’d like the USS Iowa to be relocated to...
View ArticleU.S.S. Iowa To Be Museum At Port Of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The World War II-era battleship U.S.S. Iowa will become a permanent museum at the Port of Los Angeles. The U.S. Navy announced Tuesday that it is donating the 887-foot ship to the...
View ArticleUSS Iowa Making Slow Journey To SoCal
SAN PEDRO (CBS) — The USS Iowa — a World War II era battleship — is about to become a floating museum in San Pedro. But first, she has to get here from San Francisco Bay where the Iowa has been in...
View Article‘Avengers’ Sinks ‘Battleship’ To Remain No. 1
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Avengers” continues to muscle out everything else Hollywood throws at it, easily sinking naval rival “Battleship” and other new releases. With $55.1 million domestically,...
View ArticleUSS Iowa Begins Final Voyage To Port Of Los Angeles
RICHMOND (CBS) — The USS Iowa left the Port of Richmond Saturday morning for Los Angeles where it will become a floating museum. Robert Kent, president of the Pacific Battleship Center in Los Angeles,...
View ArticleUSS Iowa Arrives Off Coast Of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — The USS Iowa has arrived off the coast of the Port of Los Angeles, where the country’s last World War II-era battleship will become a floating museum. The 887-foot, 45,000-ton...
View ArticleBattleship USS Iowa To Move Into Final Berth In Port Of LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The decommissioned battleship USS Iowa will be moved to its final berth in the Port of Los Angeles, where the warship will become a museum and tourist attraction. Four tugs will pull...
View ArticleSan Pedro Officially Welcomes USS Iowa To Southern California
SAN PEDRO (CBS) — A big celebration was held in San Pedro Friday night to officially welcome the legendary battleship USS Iowa to Southern California. The retired battleship also opens to the public...
View ArticleHistoric Battleship In Port Of LA Getting Ready For Overnight Guests
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — A historic battleship in the Port of Los Angeles is getting ready for some overnight guests. The operators of the USS Iowa have received a $250,000 grant from the Crail-Johnson...
View ArticleIowa Battleship Adding Historic Shells To Its Collection
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — The Battleship Iowa Museum in San Pedro is getting some authentic additions to its historic collection. The military is adding 76 huge shells, once fired from the ship’s giant...
View ArticleBattleship IOWA Marks Presidents Day With Dockside Festival
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — A U.S. Navy boat know as the “Battleship of Presidents” hosted a dockside festival at the Los Angeles Waterfront in San Pedro in honor of the Presidents Day holiday. The...
View ArticleSan Pedro Woman Launches Petition To Cancel Trump Speech On USS Iowa
SAN PEDRO (CBSLA.com) — A planned speech by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in San Pedro next week isn’t sitting well with some residents. KNX 1070’s Margaret Carrero reports Trump is...
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