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BB-4 USS IOWA
1893 - 1900


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1901 - 1919
1920 - 1923


Iowa Class Battleship; Displacement 11,410 Tons, Dimensions, 362' 5" (oa) x 72' 3" x 26' 10" (Max), Armament 4 x 12"/35 8 x 8"/35, 6 x 4"/40 4 x 14"tt, Armor, 14" Belt, 17" Turrets, 3" Decks, 10 " Conning Tower. Machinery, 11,000 IHP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws, Speed, 16 Knots, Crew 486.

Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Cramp, Philadelphia, on August 5 1893; Launched March 28, 1896, Commissioned June 16, 1897, Decommissioned June 30 1903, Recommissioned December 23, 1903, Decommissioned July 23, 1908, Recommissioned May 2, 1910, Decommissioned May 23, 1914, Recommissioned April 23, 1917, Decommissioned March 31, 1919, Stricken March 27, 1923. Reclassified IX-6, July 21, 1921 and used as Radio Controled Target Ship.
Fate: Sunk as target by Mississippi (BB-41), in the Gulf of Panama, March 23 1923.


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BB-4 Iowa 57k Cross section of the Iowa (BB-04) taken from a plan dated 1893. Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
BB-4 Iowa 46k Iowa (BB-04) as completed, line drawing by A.D. Baker III. Photo and text courtesy of U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman.
BB-4 Iowa 39k Drawing of the Outboard Profile of battleship Iowa (BB-04) corrected to 1910. This is an 1897 drawing which has been altered over the years, as is Navy practice to keep up wIth changes in the ship. The after bridge is gone, replaced by a cage mast with a spotting top. The two-level charthouse and bridge combination has been replaced by a single open bridge. USN photo courtesy of USNI.
BB-4 Iowa 85k The Iowa (BB-04) slides down the launching ways at Cramp Shipbuilding in Philadelphia, March 28, 1896. With temporary anchors ready for letting go if necessary to check her momentum, the Iowa enters her element for the next 27 years. USN / USNI photo.
BB-4 Iowa 60k Running trials in 1897. She is flying the flag of her builder, William Cramp & Sons, of Philadelphia, PA. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 73976.
BB-4 Iowa 37k Peeling spuds aboard the Iowa's (BB-04) mess, circa late 1890's. USN / USNI photo.
BB-4 Iowa 71k Photograph taken in 1897 or early 1898, with Columbia (C-12) in the right background. Halftone photograph, copied from the contemporary publication Uncle Sam's Navy, 1898. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 53257.
BB-4 Iowa 30k Iowa (BB-04) passing under Brooklyn Bridge between 1897 and 1901. Possibly by Edward H. Hart. LOC # LC-D428-648.
BB-4 Iowa 115k Painting entitled "Before the War" by Carlton T. Chapman, depicting the U.S. North Atlantic Squadron anchored in Hampton Roads, Virginia, circa late March or early April 1898. Iowa (BB-04) is seen very distantly, and partially, on the right side of the image. Ships present are (left to right: New York (CA-2), Indiana (BB-1), Texas, Massachusetts (BB-2), Columbia (C-12) and Iowa. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 78627-KN, courtesy of the Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC. Donation of Capt. R.G. Colbert, USN.
BB-4 Iowa 92k Iowa (BB-04) circa 1898. USN photo courtesy of "Battleships" by Anthony Preston, printed by Bison Books, Ltd, 1982.
BB-4 Iowa 95k Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898. Watching the battle from the deck of Iowa (BB-04). Note the volume of dense gun smoke around the ship in left center. Copied from the Journal of Naval Cadet Cyrus R. Miller. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 1132.
BB-4 Iowa 129k Robert Penn, Fireman Second Class, USN. "An explosion was averted by their quickness." Halftoned artwork by Bacon, depicting Robert Penn's heroism during a fireroom accident on board Iowa (BB-04) on 20 July 1898, during the Spanish-American War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in that incident. Copied from Deeds of Valor, Volume II, page 405, published in 1907 by the Perrien-Keydel Co., Detroit, Michigan. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 79957.
BB-4 Iowa 96k Underway off New York City during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, 20 August 1898. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 63500.
BB-4 Iowa 123k Steaming in New York Harbor, escorted by tugs, yachts and other craft, during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, 21 August 1898. Photographed by F.P. Jewett, Orange, New Jersey. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 1970.
BB-4 Iowa 76k In New York Harbor during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, August 1898. Photographed by E.H. Hart, Brooklyn, New York. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 61212.
BB-4 Iowa 116k In New York Harbor during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, August 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereograph card, copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 100299.
BB-4 Iowa 110k Off New York City during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, August 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereograph card, copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 100300.
BB-4 Iowa 87k Anchored off New York City during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, August 1898. New York(CA-2) is in the right distance. Photographed by George P. Hall & Son, New York. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 60635.
BB-4 Iowa 61k At anchor, circa August 1898. The original photograph was published on a stereograph card copyrighted by J.F. Jarvis, Washington, DC, 1898. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 93702.
BB-4 Iowa 110k Sailors and Marines of the ship's crew posed in front of her forward 12"/35 gun turret, circa August 1898. Photographed by William H. Rau. Note that Iowa (BB-04) has been partially repainted from wartime grey. Also note the ship's bell below the pilothouse. Brooklyn (C-3) is in the right distance. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 87.
BB-4 Iowa 102k Iowa's (BB-04) Marines drilling on deck with rifles and bayonets, 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereograph card, copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 82636.
BB-4 Iowa 176k Crewmen pose by the ship's forward 12"/35 gun turret, 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereograph card, copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 100302.
BB-4 Iowa 58k Entering drydock, Sept. 1, 1898. USN / National Archives # 181-NYS-29-97.
BB-4 Iowa 53k Photograph taken in 1898. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 61212.
BB-4 Iowa 64k Crewmen photographed in front of the battleship's forward 12"/35 gun turret, 1898. Note that the ship has been partially repainted to (or from) wartime grey. Also note the ship's bell below the pilothouse. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 87.
BB-1 Indiana & Iowa 119k Postcard photograph of the Indiana (BB-01), taken about 1899 or later. The Indiana is in the foreground and the Iowa (BB-04) is in the background. USN / USNI photo.
Return of the Conquerors, September 29, 1899 60k Oil on canvas painting entitled "Return of the Conquerors, September 29, 1899", by the artist Edward Moran (1829-1901), which appears in the collections of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, Maryland, features the Texas, Indiana (BB-01), Massachusetts (BB-02), Oregon (BB-03), Iowa (BB-04) and other ships of the victorious U.S. fleet. Partial text and drawing courtesy of USNI.
BB-4 Iowa 53k U.S. Pacific Station warships in Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, circa 1900. The ships are, from left to right: Marblehead (C-11), Philadelphia (C-4) and Iowa (BB-04). The original photograph was found in old Bureau of Navigation files in June 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 46633.
BB-4 Iowa 58k Iowa (BB-04) entering drydock at Port Orchard, Naval Station Puget Sound, Washington, 28 April 1900. USN / National Archives photo. Text i.d. courtesy of Nick Collecchi.

Additional Iowa Images
17 General Views Of Iowa From The Library Of Congress Server.
13 Crew Images Of Iowa From The Library Of Congress Server.
11 Interior Views Of Iowa From The Library Of Congress Server.
9 Battle Of Santiago From The Library Of Congress Server.

USS IOWA BB-4 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Not Applicable To This Ship
Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Battleship Pages By Andrew Toppan.
Links To Various Related Iowa Web Resources.

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