USS ''Iowa'' may refer to several vessels:
U.S. military vessels
Vessels named USS ''Iowa''
* , a
battleship
A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...
that saw action during the
Spanish–American War
, partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence
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* , a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by the
Washington Naval Treaty
* , the lead ship of the that saw action during World War II, the Korean War, and the Gulf War
* , a planned
Other vessels
* , 1838, a Mississippi River boat that transported troops during the
American Civil War
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* , a
monitor
Monitor or monitor may refer to:
Places
* Monitor, Alberta
* Monitor, Indiana, town in the United States
* Monitor, Kentucky
* Monitor, Oregon, unincorporated community in the United States
* Monitor, Washington
* Monitor, Logan County, West Vir ...
that was never commissioned and was renamed ''Iowa'' before being sold
*
USS ''Iowan'' (ID-3002), 1914 cargo ship used by the U.S. Navy in World War I for cargo and troop transport.
Non-military vessels named ''Iowa''
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Maid of Iowa
''Maid of Iowa'' was a steamboat first owned and captained by Dan Jones. It was first launched in 1842, and was used as a passenger ship on the Mississippi river. The boat is best known for transporting British Mormon converts to settle in Nauvo ...
'', 1842 steamboat
* A stern-wheel rafter/packet named ''Iowa'' plied the Mississippi River from 1865–1900.
* A stern-wheel towboat named ''Iowa'' operated in the Mississippi River from 1921–1954; a contemporaneous dredge named ''Iowa'' also existed from 1932–1956.
* An ocean-going steamer named ''Iowa'' was in use in the late 19th century.
* In 1898 an excursion steamboat named ''Iowa'' was launched in
Independence, Iowa, after several years as a popular attraction, it was carried over the Independence dam by high water and was demolished.
References
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United States Navy ship names