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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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698k | HOW THE NEW $3,000,000 WARSHIP IOWA (BB-04) WILL GO TO SEA (The keel blocks have been cut and the sliding ways are carrying the vessel to the ocean.) |
Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA. Photo & text by The Times. (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 18 March 1896, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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85k | The Iowa (BB-04) slides down the launching ways at Cramp Shipbuilding in Philadelphia, 28 March 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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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360k | Running trials in 1897. She is flying the flag of her builder, William Cramp & Sons, of Philadelphia, PA. | Photo by A. Loeffler. LOC LC-USZ62-60462. Photo courtesy of Tom Kermen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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619k | THE SWIFT NEW BATTLESHIP IOWA (BB-04). On a recent trial trip the battleship Iowa, Uncle Sam's latest and strongest pet in the way of fighting machines, averaged 16.7 knots per hour, a knot and a quarter more than her contract calls for. She is a very formidable ship. |
Image and text provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI & Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by The Hawaiian Gazette.(Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 02 February 1897, Image 5, & New-York Tribune (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 04 April 1897, Image 29, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.41k | THE LATEST ADDITION TO UNCLE SAM'S NAVY. The Battle-ship Iowa (BB-04) at the Conclusion of Her Trial Trip, Just After Passing Cape Ann. THE IOWA HAS SPEED TO SPARE Fast Time Made by the Battle-Ship on Its Trial Trip. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 08 April 1897, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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432k | A line drawing of the Iowa (BB-04) as completed. | Photo courtesy of Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, collection of Robb Jensen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 chart-house and bridge combination has been replaced by a single open bridge. | USN photo courtesy of USNI. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 589k | Post card of the Iowa (BB-04) in battleship gray. Image from a photo by William H. Raines, 1897. | Photo courtesy of SK/3 Tommy Trampp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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238k | New York (CA-2), Newport (PG–12), Brooklyn (CA-3), Iowa (BB-04) in 1897 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. | Photo by William H. Rau submitted by Ron Reeves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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37k | Peeling spuds aboard the Iowa's (BB-04) mess, circa late 1890's. | USN / USNI photo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30k | Iowa (BB-04) passing under Brooklyn Bridge between 1897 and 1901. Possibly by Edward H. Hart. | LOC # LC-D428-648. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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696k | THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON, NOW BLOCKADING CUBAN PORTS. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 23 February 1898, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. PDF added 01/08/12. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1.09k | READY TO FREE CUBA WHEN NECESSARY. New York (CA-2), Columbia (C-12), Indiana (BB-1), Ericsson (TB-02), Texas, Montgomery (C-09), Iowa (BB-04), Cushing (TB-01), & Massachusetts (BB-2). | Image and text provided by Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA.
Photo from Richmond Dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 27 March 1898, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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525k | WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A MODERN MAN OF WAR GOES INTO BATTLE A Naval Expert Describes the Preparations For Actual Conflict and the Battle AFTER DECK OF THE IOWA (BB-04) STRIPPED FOR ACTION |
Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library Photo & text by The Salt Lake Herald. (Salt Lake City [Utah) 1870-1909, 03 April 1898, Image 24, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo & text bythe N.Y.Times via Bill Gonyo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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92k | Iowa (BB-04) circa 1898. | USN photo courtesy of "Battleships" by Anthony Preston, printed by Bison Books, Ltd, 1982. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.46k | THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON NOW BLOCKADING HAVANA. The ships include the Indiana (BB-01) & Iowa (BB-04) |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The Herald. (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 23 April 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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163k | The Iowa (BB-04) was the biggest battleship in the U.S. fleet. It was involved in the first bombardment of the fort near Santiago. It cost three million dollars to build and was equipped with 11,000 horsepower. | Photo & text courtesy of Photographic History of the Spanish-American War, p. 147. New York: Pearson Pub. Co., 1898. LC CALL NUMBER: E 735.P5 Hispanic Division – Library of Congress. Submitted by Bill Gonyo. |
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1.23k | THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO,DE CUBA, JULY 3, 1898. A PAINTING OF THE ENGAGEMENT PLACED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CONSTRUCTOR OF THE NAVY | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 17 February 1901, Image 28, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | 4.91k | THE SQUADRON THAT IS TO ATTACK SPANISH SEAPORTS. The cruiser Newark (C-1), flagship; the battleships Iowa (BB-04) and Oregon (BB-03), the auxiliary cruisers Yosemite, Yankee and Dixie (AD-1) and the colliers Scindia, Abarenda,and Alexander compose the squadron under Commodore John Crittenden Watson that is to bombard Spanish cities and capture the Canary islands. Commodore Watson's command is to be known as the eastern squadron, and its best all around ship is undoubtedly the battleship Iowa..... Commodore Watson was the gallant young officer who lashed Admiral Farragut to the rigging during the battle of Mobile Bay. | Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Photo from The Record-Union.(Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 04 July 1898, Image 7, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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491k | IT WAS A GLORIOUS VICTORY ! Sampsons Flotilla gives Ceveras fleet Hail Columbia. Destroys every vessel and captures the Spanish Admiral and 1600 sailors and marines. The battleship Iowa (BB-04) under commander Bob Evans takes 600 Spaniards captive The greatest naval victory in history. Fairly eclipses Deweys feat and makes July 4 1898 a day that will go down in history with July 4 1776. |
Image and text provided by University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Photo & text by The Breckenridge News.(Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 06 July 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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129k | Robert Penn, Fireman Second Class, USN. "An explosion was averted by his quickness." Halftone artwork by Bacon, depicting Robert Penn's heroism during a fire-room 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. |
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339k | GREAT NAVAL VICTORY Fighting Bob Evans Graphically Describes the Annihilation of Cerveras Proud Fleet THE BATTLESHIP IOWA (BB-04) |
Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 20 July 1898, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.44k | GLORIOUS HOME-COMING OF THE SANTIAGO SQUADRON THE GREAT NAVAL PARADE ON THE HUDSON. JUST BEFORE IT REACHED CASTLE WILLIAM, FROM WHICH THE FIRST SALUTE WAS FIRED GUNS OF SAMPSON'S SHIPS THUNDER IN PEACEFUL WATERS |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo from The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 21 August 1898, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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116k | In New York Harbor during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, August 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereographic card, copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 100299. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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234k | Steroscopic view of the Iowa (BB-04) anchored off New York City during the Spanish-American War Victory Fleet Review, August 1898. | Photo courtesy of SK/3 Tommy Trampp. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 gray. Also note the ship's bell below the pilothouse. Brooklyn (CA-3) is in the right distance. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 87. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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102k | Iowa's (BB-04) Marines drilling on deck with rifles and bayonets, 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereographic card, copyright 1899 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 82636. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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176k | Crewmen pose by the ship's forward 12"/35 gun turret, 1898. The original photograph was printed on a stereographic card, copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer & Wyman, New York. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 100302. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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58k | Entering drydock, 1 Sept. 1898. | USN / National Archives # 181-NYS-29-97. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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830k | BATTLESHIP IOWA'S (BB-04) NEW COMMANDER, SILAS WRIGHT TERRY | Image and text provided by University of North Texas; Denton, TX. Photo & text by The Houston Daily Post. (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 25 September 1898, Mailable Edition, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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239k | The victorious United States fleet off Tompkinsville, S.I. 8 October 1898 features the Iowa (BB-04) right center, and two armored cruisers of the New York class (CA-2) (left & center) and other ships of the victorious U.S. fleet. | Library of Congress photo by A. Loeffler, courtesy of Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C., submitted by Tom Kermen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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139k | Marines having fun with "Billy", 1898. | Photo courtesy of timepassagenostalgia.com via Tom Kermen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 gray. Also note the ship's bell below the pilothouse. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 87. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.55k | HELPED DESTROY CERVERA'S FLEET The Battleship Iowa (BB-04) Arrives in Port After Covering the Distance Between New York and San Francisco in 117 Days. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 08 February 1899, Image 9, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4.17k | CROWDS RUSH TO INSPECT THE IOWA (BB-04) The Water front Was Thronged With Thousands Anxious to Get Aboard. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 13 February 1899, Image 8, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3.51k | IN HONOR OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. "EVERY ship in port flew her colors yesterday out of respect for the natal day of "the father of his country." The battleship Iowa (BB-04) was decked from stem to stern with fiags, and a short distance from her the British ship Centesima made an equally good showing, while the British steamer Moana at Pacific-street wharf and the transports Roanoke and Connemaugh were covered with bunting. During the day the Mexican war veterans visited the Iowa. At noon the battleship fired a national salute, as did also the batteries at Fort Point, Black Point and Alcatraz. |
Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. Photo & text by The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.] 1895-1913, 23 February 1899, Image 9, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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BATTLESHIP IOWA (BB-04) FIRES THE ADMIRAL'S SALUTE. |
CALIFORNIANS DO HONOR TO GEORGE DEWEY Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. | Photo & text by The San Francisco Call.(San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 02 May 1899, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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NEWSBOY A PASSENGER ON BATTLESHIP IOWA (BB-04) |
Willie Barlow, Guest on the Man-of-War. Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. | Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 20 June 1899, Image 12, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.  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.
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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. |
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SAN FRANCISCO WAS AT THE MERCY OF THE IOWA (BB-04) |
For the First Time in the History of the Port a Warship Clears for Action Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside. | Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 14 October 1899, Image 14, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.  193k | THE OPERATION OF COALING THE BATTLESHIP IOWA (BB-04). |
THE record of the coast was broken yesterday in the supplying of the big warship with fuel. A thousand tons was put aboard in eight hours, or an average of 125 tons an hour. It was a case of rivalry between the port and starboard watches, and the officers were as much interested in the contest as the men. A blackboard was hung on the fighting mast, and every hour the tally of each watch was given. When the day's work was done it was about a standoff between the two gangs. From here the Iowa goes in company with the cruiser Philadelphia (C-4) to San Diego, where the ship will be joined by the Marblehead (C-11). The three warships will then go to Magdalena Bay for gun practice. Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; |
Photo courtesy of The San Francisco Call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 12 December 1899, Image 7, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. | ||||||||||
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.
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