Iowa

  • EFFECTIVENESS IN GULF WAR TO BE EVALUATED G.A.O. Assesses The Overall Battleship Program, Safety And Their Planned DecommissioningThe ships of the Iowa class were the last battleships built by the United States. In addition to the U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61), the class includes the U.S.S. New Jersey (BB- 62), the U.S.S. Missouri (BB-63), and the U.S.S. Wisconsin (BB-64).

    The ships were originally commissioned between 1943 and 1944, were in active status during both World War II and the Korean conflict, and were decommissioned by 1958.

    Except for the New Jersey's short recommissioning during the Vietnam conflict, no battleships were in active status for almost a quarter of a century until the New Jersey, the first of the four to be reactivated, was commissioned in December 1982.

    The ships' principal armament, as built, was a main battery of nine 16- inch guns. Three guns are mounted, as illustrated in figure 1.2, in each of the three turrets. The guns, using several types of powder, fire a variety of projectiles that weigh up to 2,700 pounds and that have ranges in excess of 23 miles. The ships also originally carried 20 5-inch guns, which have a range of about 10 miles, in 10 guns mounts, two guns each. However, upon reactivation, four of these mounts were removed from each ship. With their variety of guns and missiles, the battleships provide an imposing array of firepower.

    The Tomahawk missiles give the ships a significant capability for attacking land targets and other surface ships at long ranges. The Harpoon missiles contribute to the battleships' capability to attack hostile surface ships.

    Of the guns in the Navy's inventory, the 16-inch guns are the best source of naval surface fire support for an amphibious assault and also are useful for attacking other land targets. They are, in fact, the only remaining guns on Navy ships that are larger than 5 inches. According to Navy officials, the 16-inch guns have some advantages over aircraft in attacking shore targets. When compared to air support in an amphibious operation, these guns, within their range limitations, can deliver more firepower under a wider variety of weather conditions. These guns also could have an advantage attacking shore targets in a crisis situation because the danger of losing an aircraft and its crew if it were shot down, as was the case in Lebanon in 1984, would not exist. The Navy considers the battleships to be uniquely qualified for demonstrating U.S. resolve in crisis situations and goodwill and support for U.S.

    allies. The Navy believes that a battleship's imposing size and configuration can be a strong deterrent in a third-world conflict. In addition to the 16- and 5-inch guns, the ships are now equipped to carry 32 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 16 Har- poon missiles. Each ship also is now equipped with four Close-In Weapons Systems and the AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Countermeasures equipment for self-defense. The ships are heavily armored with as much as 17 inches of steel armor plate protecting the ships' vital spaces. Because of the armor, the Navy considers the battleships to be the most survivable ships afloat.

    In the early 1980s, the Navy viewed reactivation of the battleships as a quick, near-term relief for force structure shortfalls using existing ships. One the the principal missions for the battleships was to provide naval gunfire support for amphibious assaults. The Navy requested initial funding to reactivate the Iowa and the New Jersey in the fiscal year 1981 budget. Funding to reactivate the other two battleships was requested in later budgets. The ships were recommissioned over a 6-year period. The New Jersey was first because it needed less work due to its reactivation during the Vietnam conflict.

    The dates the ships were recommissioned were December 28,1982, for the New Jersey; April 28,1984, for the Iowa; May 10, 1986, for the Missouri; and October 22,1988, for the Wisconsin. According to Navy officials, the cost of the reativations averaged about $435 million per ship.

    Because of budget constraints, the Secretary of Defense directed that the Navy decommission two battleships during fiscal year 1991. The Navy selected the Iowa and the New Jersey for decommissioning.

    The battleships' equipment failure reports disclosed no systemic material problems with the ships in general or the guns. When compared to similar data on other types of Navy ships, the battleship data indicated that the battleships did not present any undue problems from a maintenance or supply aspect.

    The planned decommissioning of the Iowa and the New Jersey raises questions about the usefulness and supportability of the Missouri and the Wisconsin in the active fleet and makes them candidates for decommissioning.

    While the Missouri and the Wisconsin have deployed to the Persian Gulf, the battleships' contributions cannot be evaluated at this time.

    However, reducing the battleship force to two ships does not limit their ability to respond rapidly to crisis situations. Although peacetime operating and personnel tempo restrictions may limit routine deployments, the two remaining battleships, like any Navy ship, can get underway and respond to a crisis within hours. The battleships, with their unique speed (greater than 30 knots) and endurance (unrefueled range of 15,000 miles at 17 knots), can transit quickly to where they are needed. Contrary to the GAO assessment, the assignment of a battleship on each coast allows the Navy to exploit the battleship mobility in responding to crises throughout the world.

    In the current security environment, the battleship provides additional flexibility in the structuring of naval forces to meet the full spectrum of requirements.

  • U.S. Navy battleship Iowa (BB- 61) being assisted by four Turecamo tugboats during recent visit to New York Harbor, which will become her home port in 1989 as nucleus of a Surface Action Group (SAG) that will also include one guided-missle cruiser and three destroyers. The SAG and two additional

  • Iowa Marine S h i p y a r d of Keokuk, Iowa, recently delivered the M/V Blanche V to Gibbons Marine of Beardstown, 111. The Blanche is an IM-60 class vessel, 60 feet by 24 feet by 8 feet with an operating draft of 6 feet. She is powered by twin Cummins KTA-1150M diesels developing 940 hp at 1

  • The battleship Iowa (BB 61) arrived at Ingalis Shipbuilding division of Litton Industries in Pascagoula, Miss., recently for completion of her modernization and reactivation. The 58,000-ton ship had been in New Orleans, La., since September 1982, where Avondale Shipyards Inc. performed drydocking work

  • Iowa Marine Repair, Keokuk, Iowa, recently delivered the M/V Tony H (shown above) to Morris Harbor Service, Morris, 111. The Tony H is the first of a new model developed by Iowa Marine and designed by Marine Power Inc., Gulf Breeze, Fla. She is particularly suited for the rough conditions of harbor

  • When the mammoth World War II battleship Iowa left drydocking facilities at Avondale Shipyard enroute to its second phase of facelifting at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss, it was towed downriver on the Mississippi by Gulf Fleet Marine's Gulf Ace II, a 5,600 hp class tug, while another Gulf

  • Iowa Marine Shipyard in Keokuk, Iowa, recently delivered the river towboat Betty Edwards to Morris Harbor Service of Morris, 111. Both companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Iowa Marine, which is also headquartered in Morris. The new vessel is named after the mother of Tom Edwards, Iowa

  • Alter Company of Davenport, Iowa, has announced the recent addition of two new river terminals in Rock Island, 111., and Omaha, Neb., and a third terminal soon to be constructed in Burlington, Iowa. The Rock Island river terminal handles dry bulk, liquids, steel, lumber, and other commodities.

  • Crown Center Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on April 25-27. The seminar, "Transportation Futures Markets— An Option for Tomorrow?" will be cosponsored by Iowa State University's Extension Service of Ames, Iowa, and the National Waterways Conference, Inc., Washington, D.C. It will deal primarily with barge

  • 57,355 tons and a draft of 36 feet. The ship has a crew of 67 officers and 1,460 enlisted personnel. Capt. William M. Fogarty, a native of Des Moines, Iowa, will command the New Jersey. The U.S. Navy plans to modernize and bring four battleships back into service. These include the USS New Jersey,

  • Robert's River Rides, which operates three other excursion/dinner boats on the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities, Dubuque and Bettendorf areas of Iowa and Illinois. By any standards, the West Virginia Belle is simply spectacular. Built by Patti Shipyards, Inc., Pensacola, Fla., and designed by

  • , Pensacola, Fla., recently delivered the largest passenger vessel and gambling boat on the Mississippi River to Roberts River Rides of Dubuque, Iowa. Built at a total cost of $12 million (including gaming equipment) and larger than a football field, the 387- foot riverboat has four passenger decks

  • MN Aug-23#9  Enterprises, Inc., of Dubuque, Iowa, will re-
820-ton variable)
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    Works, LLC, of Chula Vista, Ca- orderbook capacities. lif., will receive $1,142,447 to support the purchase of an Sun? ower Enterprises, Inc., of Dubuque, Iowa, will re- 820-ton variable width marine travelift. ceive $599,840 to support the purchase of a 100-ton ma- Mike’s, Inc., of South Roxana, Ill. on the

  • MN Nov-22#38  partnership 
• In Davenport, Iowa, negative soybean basis)
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    conditions and plan ac- Negative corn basis was $1.02; normal is $0.25-$0.35. cordingly, both for operations and rates. This partnership • In Davenport, Iowa, negative soybean basis has supported increased funding to maintain Missouri was $0.90; normal is $0.30 to $0.45. For corn, River navigation

  • MN Nov-22#37  Coalition based in Ankeny, Iowa, keeps a close eye on 
the)
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    to the reservoir release rates.” Food: national impacts Mike Steenhoek, Executive Director of the Soy Transpor- tation Coalition based in Ankeny, Iowa, keeps a close eye on the inland waterways, particularly the Mississippi. In early October, Steenhoek commented that “conditions continue to deteriorate

  • MN Nov-22#35  runoff above Sioux City, Iowa was 0.6 mil-
it then takes)
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    ? rst week in ening drought conditions in the upper Missouri. October that water was reaching Cairo, Ill. Graschel said September runoff above Sioux City, Iowa was 0.6 mil- it then takes about 10 days for water from Cairo to reach lion acre-feet (MAF), 47% of the long-term average. Soil New Orleans. However

  • MN Oct-22#58  is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa,  industry. Its systems)
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    man overboard recovery products, designed by a tugboat captain, speci? cally for the tugboat C PARVER UMP Carver Pump is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, industry. Its systems allow for an underway one-person re- where its pumps are engineered and manufactured. The covery of a helpless person from

  • MT Nov-21#16 , 
Staying with a relative in Iowa, Neba Mforsoh decided to)
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    exposure to seawater and ultraviolet radia- Germany at the time. tion,” said Neba Mforsoh. “I studied the changes in elasticity, Staying with a relative in Iowa, Neba Mforsoh decided to adhesion to surfaces and energy absorption capabilities.” enroll in a doctoral program, which is when she met Arun In practical

  • MN Nov-21#34  and Mississippi Rivers.
Ankeny, Iowa. The inland waterways are)
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    Port, in Granite City, Ill. state soybean boards and soy trade associations, based in at the con? uence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Ankeny, Iowa. The inland waterways are critical to the co- “Flows out of reservoirs into the river system are declin- alition and its agricultural base. ing at a

  • MN Oct-21#62  is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa,  industry. Its system)
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    man overboard recovery products, Carver Pump designed by a tugboat captain, speci? cally for the tugboat Carver Pump is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, industry. Its system allows for an underway one-person re- where its pumps are engineered and manufactured. The covery of a helpless person from

  • MT May-21#55 , providing an-
tween Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois)
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    is designed to terrent System, or uADS, at Mississippi River Lock 19 be- be more selective and not affect native species, providing an- tween Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois, Feb. 3. The de- other tool for resource managers to deter Asian carp.” ployment is part of a study to understand how invasive

  • MR Dec-20#29 Great
Ships
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USS Iowa (BB-61) Fires a 
full broadside)
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    Great Ships of all time USS Iowa (BB-61) Fires a full broadside of nine 16/50 and six 5/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. [Note concussion ef- fects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.] Of? cial U.S. Navy Photograph

  • MN Aug-20#65  company based in Muscatine, Iowa builds 
U.S. Coast Guard)
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    Mexico and offshore South America; telescoping and fold- ing boom cranes along with other deck equipment for the family-owned company based in Muscatine, Iowa builds U.S. Coast Guard; knuckle-telescoping boom cranes for pumps for handling water, oil, chemicals and slurries for 65 www.marinelink.com MN

  • MR Jun-20#20   System across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and)
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    (AWIA) spans the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois Waterway of 2020. This cost-share adjustment tracks the same formula System across Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and Wiscon- used for the construction of the majority of the nation’s coastal sin. This funding is for the continuation of the

  • MN Jul-19#49  practices.
University of Iowa published a study comparing)
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    commitments to employee safety, career pathways, out that the answer to both questions is “yes.” In 2013, the and innovative practices. University of Iowa published a study comparing a blended training approach (50% VR and 50% traditional) with tra- Proven Value ditional training methods. As predicted

  • MP Q1-19#22  Lunas, New Mexico; Middletown, Iowa; 
of three major Class)
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    , New Mexico, Great Falls, Montana; ment noted that the Dallas-Fort Worth area is at the confuence Greenville, Illinois; Los Lunas, New Mexico; Middletown, Iowa; of three major Class I railroad networks — Union Pacifc, BNSF Minot, North Dakota; Newton, Kansas; Shafter, California; Shel- and Kansas City Southern

  • MN Aug-18#68 , Wisconsin, 
and Janesville, Iowa.
 According to Fireboy-Xintex)
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    are located in Itasca, IL and their manufacturing, engineering and research and development operations are in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and Janesville, Iowa. According to Fireboy-Xintex, nothing has changed – just the addition of still more industry contacts, opportu- nities and growth. PRIMARY PRODUCT

  • MR Mar-17#83  and the historic Battleship Iowa a 
m museum unveiled a)
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    is currently in discussions C C C Cavotec: Shore Pow- e e er Exhibit at POLA Cavotec, the Port of Los Angeles s ( (POLA) and the historic Battleship Iowa a m museum unveiled a public Alternative e M Maritime Power (AMP) educational ex- - h hibit during a reception commemorat- - ing Battleship USS IOWA’s

  • MN Jan-17#18  criteria and 
University of Iowa to run very complex hull)
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    to task ferry design- ing super-computer space from tech capitals such as the ers to meet a speci? c set of wake wash energy criteria and University of Iowa to run very complex hull design cal- provide the testing for adequate con? rmation. culations> Now, boat builders have in-house capability ERRY OMPLICATED

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  • MR Jun-16#24  at-sea portion of accep-
PCU Iowa (SSN 797) – Keel Lay TBD
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    Contract Delivery Date - 28 February 2021 state Ford Class procurement plan designed to deliv- (DDG 1000) completed the at-sea portion of accep- PCU Iowa (SSN 797) – Keel Lay TBD er each new ship in close alignment with the Nimitz tance trials, demonstrating her systems for the Navy’s Delivery Yard

  • MN Feb-16#39  River near Gutten-
berg, Iowa – required some additional)
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    Buhr’s second job – the McMillan Island Unloading project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the Upper Mississippi River near Gutten- berg, Iowa – required some additional re-out? tting of the dredge, including the addition of the custom-built thrust- ers for work along this section of the Mississipp

  • MT Jan-16#13 . Kikendall received a BSEE from Iowa 
State University in 1980)
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    Instrument Group with responsibility for RD Instru- ments, Oceanscience and Teledyne’s minority share in Ocean Aero. Mr. Kikendall received a BSEE from Iowa State University in 1980 and a MBA from the University of Dallas in 1986. His career began in 1980 with Geo- physical Service Incorporated (a division

  • MN Aug-15#36  Works factory in Wa-
terloo, Iowa. The ? rm manufactures)
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    J DOHN EERE this year a signi? cant anniversary – in its case, the 40th P SOWER YSTEMS anniversary of John Deere Engine Works factory in Wa- terloo, Iowa. The ? rm manufactures and markets indus- 3801 West Ridgeway Avenue trial, marine, and generator drive diesel engines, as well as Waterloo, Iowa 50704

  • MR Jun-15#70   Y Y N  N  Y
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  • MT Mar-15#44 , onto a truck, into WalMart in Iowa.  All  collect, and the)
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    on time. A product which is going to come off It is critical that the data and observations that we the boat, onto a rail, onto a truck, into WalMart in Iowa. All collect, and the models that we develop, are state-of-the-art. of this is very dependent on the intermodal transportation. But also the way