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 | 810k | A port amidships view of the Iowa (BB-61) during its reactivation at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Between the stacks is a new deck space for four armored box launchers (ABLs). Just forward of the aft stack is a new structure to house magazine and maintenance spaces for two 20 mm close-in-weapons-systems, 23 Sep 1983. | Official U.S. Navy photo # DN-ST-85-03272, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. Photo i.d. courtesy of David Walsh. | |
 | 521k | A starboard bow view of the Iowa (BB-61) just two weeks prior to its third commissioning at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp, 23 Sep 1983. | Official U.S. Navy photo # DN-ST-85-03278, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 780k | A port amidships view of the superstructure on the Iowa (BB-61) during reactivation at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. From the left, in green paint, is the mounting structure for whip antennas, the armored conning tower known as Spot 3, and covered with a tarp is SKY-1, the forward 5-inch gun director, 23 Sep 1983. | Official U.S. Navy photo # DN-ST-85-03274, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 66k | A view of the Mark 37 gunfire control system with Mark 25 radar, left, the Mark 38 gunfire director with Mark 13 radar, and a QE-8L satellite communications antenna, right, aboard the battleship Iowa (BB-61) at a NAS Norfolk VA, 8 Oct 1983. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-85-11659, by Don S. Montgomery, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 166k | A view of a conical-monopole high frequency antenna mounted on the bow of the battleship Iowa (BB-61) | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-85-11658, by Don S. Montgomery, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 34k | Invitation to the commissioning ceremony aboard the Iowa (BB-61), 28 Apr 1984. | Photo contributed by Robert M. Cieri. | |
 | 108k | A port bow view of the Iowa (BB-61) moored at the dockside prior to its recommissioning ceremony for the ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, at Pascagoula, Mississippi, 28 Apr 1984. The seating area for guests is on the right. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-85-02678, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 76k | Vice President George Bush reviews an honor guard from the US Marine detachment assigned aboard the Iowa (BB-61), prior to the recommissioning ceremony for the ship at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Litton, at Pascagoula, Mississippi, 28 Apr 1984. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SN-84-10147, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 101k | Members of the first watch run to take their positions during the commissioning ceremony for Iowa (BB-61). Two of the Iowa's 16-inch gun turrets are behind them. This is the third time the Iowa has been put into active service. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SN-84-12078, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 346k | Cover of Iowa's (BB-61) Third Commissioning Program, 28 April 1984. | Photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. | |
 | 33k | The Iowa (BB-61) off Virginia Capes & inbound to Norfolk for first time since final decommissioning, May 28 1984. | Copyright AFS / Nobe Smith, submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 177k | July 1984 Caribbean Sea - Starboard bow view of the battleship Iowa (BB-61) and the Colombian frigate Caldas (CM-52) underway off the coast of Colombia. The ships are participating in Operation Unitas XXV. | USN photo # DN-ST-85 08408 courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Darryl Baker. | |
 | 184k | Fireing a full broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Photographed by PHAN J. Alan Elliott. Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil. Note Harpoon Missile launchers installed between her stacks and Helo landing pad on her stern. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USNHC # DN-ST-85-05379, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection. | |
 | 267k | The Iowa (BB-61) is partially hidden as it is lowered through a lock of the Panama Canal, 6 Aug 1984. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-88-01948, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 65k | An electronic warfare technician (EN) examines the SLQ-25 (NIXIE) torpedo countermeasures equipment installed aboard the battleship Iowa (BB-61), 17 Aug 1984. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-85-07861, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 82k | This photo was taken when Iowa (BB-61) fired a broadside during gunnery exercises, while operating off the Pacific coast of Central America in August 1984. You can see the new enclosure around the forward portion of the air defense level. On which you can see the port and starboard SLQ-32(v)3 ECM antennas and in the center is the AN/WCS-3 dish antenna for the OE-82 satellite communications system. Also can be seen the forward port and starboard 20mm MK-15 Phalanx CIWS mounts. An interesting note about this photo is that you can see that the MK-38 main battery director and its MK-13 radar, atop the fire control tower, are trained with the guns. | Photo courtesy of Dean C. Andrus. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. | |
 | 50k | Mark-36 rapid bloom offboard countermeasures (RBOC) launchers aboard the battleship Iowa (BB-61) on 1 Nov 1984. They are used as defensive weapons against incoming heat-seeking missiles. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-85-05387, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 123k | A crew member monitors the SPS-49 radar screen aboard the battleship Iowa (BB-61) on 1 Dec 1984. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-86-02535, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 39k | A crew member services the SLQ-32 radar antenna aboard the battleship Iowa (BB-61) on 1 Dec 1984. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-86-02538, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 398k | Silhouetted port bow view of the battleship Iowa (BB-61) decorated with Christmas lights, 15 Dec 1984 at NAS Norfolk, VA. | Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-85-07859, by PH1 Jeff Hilton, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
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