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* 1968–1969
* 1982–1992
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| Ship displacement = *{{cvt|48,110|LT|t|lk=on}} ([[Displacement (ship)#Standard displacement|standard]])
* {{cvt|57540|LT|t}} ([[full load]])<ref>[https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/BB/BB-61_Iowa.html Hyperwar: BB-61 USS Iowa] Retrieved 1/7/23</ref>
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* 49 × [[Oerlikon 20 mm cannon|{{cvt|20|mm|2}} AA guns]]
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* 16 × [[Harpoon (missile)|RGM-84 Harpoon]] launchers
* 4 × 20 mm [[Phalanx CIWS]]
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* [[Conning tower]]: {{cvt|17.3|in|0}}
* [[Deck (ship)|Decks]]: {{cvt|1.5|in|0}}, {{cvt|6|in|0}}, {{cvt|0.63|-|1|in}}
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* ''' Cold War/Gulf War:''' 5 × [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|UAVs]]
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The '''''Iowa'' class''' was a [[ship class|class]] of six [[fast battleship]]s ordered by the [[United States Navy]] in 1939 and 1940. They were initially intended to intercept fast [[capital ships]] such as the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese]] {{sclass|Kongō|battlecruiser|4}} while also being capable of serving in a traditional [[battle line]] alongside slower battleships and act as its "fast wing".{{sfn|Hough|1964|pp=214–216}}{{sfn|Sumrall|1988|p=41}} The ''Iowa'' class was designed to meet the [[Second London Naval Treaty]]'s "escalator clause" limit of {{convert|45000|LT|-2|adj=on}} standard displacement. Beginning in August 1942, four vessels, {{USS|Iowa|BB-61|2}}, {{USS|New Jersey|BB-62|2}}, {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|2}}, and {{USS|Wisconsin|BB-64|2}}, were completed; two more, {{USS|Illinois|BB-65|2}} and {{USS|Kentucky|BB-66|2}}, were [[Keel laying|laid down]] but canceled in 1945 and 1958, respectively, before completion, and both hulls were scrapped in 1958–1959.
The four ''Iowa''-class ships were the last battleships commissioned in the US Navy. All older US
Costly to maintain, the battleships were decommissioned during the post-[[Cold War (1985–1991)|Cold War]] drawdown in the early 1990s. All four were initially removed from the ''Naval Vessel Register'', but the United States Congress compelled the Navy to reinstate two of them on the grounds that existing NGFS would be inadequate for [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious operations]]. This resulted in [[United States battleship retirement debate|a lengthy debate]] over whether battleships should have a role in the modern navy. Ultimately, all four ships were stricken from the ''Naval Vessel Register'' and released for donation to non-profit organizations. With the transfer of ''Iowa'' in 2012, all four are [[museum ship]]s part of non-profit [[maritime museum]]s across the US.
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