The main artifact at the USS "Iowa" Museum served in what war?
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USS Iowa Museum The USS "Iowa" Museum is a maritime museum located at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States. The museum's main artifact is the USS "Iowa" (BB-61), lead ship of the "Iowa" class of battleships.
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USS Iowa (BB-61) USS "Iowa" (BB-61) is the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the "Montana"-class battleship s, "Iowa" is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to have served in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
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USS Tappahannock (AO-43) USS "Tappahannock" (AO-43) was a "Kennebec"-class oiler in the United States Navy that served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. She was the only U.S. Navy ship named with the cognate name for the Rappahannock River in eastern Virginia.
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SS President Taylor President Taylor was a cargo—liner, ex "President Polk", ex "Granite State", requisitioned for war service in December 1941 and allocated by the War Shipping Administration (WSA) to the U.S. Army and operating as a troopship in the Pacific Ocean in World War II when grounded and eventually lost on 14 February 1942.
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USS Weaver USS "Weaver" (DE-741) was a "Cannon"-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She returned home after the war with nine battle stars, far more than the average for destroyer escorts.
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National Museum of the United States Navy The National Museum of the United States Navy, or U.S. Navy Museum for short, is the flagship museum of the United States Navy and is located in the former Breech Mechanism Shop of the old Naval Gun Factory on the grounds of the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., United States.
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USS Walker (DD-163) The first USS "Walker" (DD-163) was a "Wickes" class destroyer that saw service in the United States Navy during World War I. She was named for Admiral John Grimes Walker.
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Iowa State Guard The Iowa State Guard is the currently inactive state defense force of Iowa. The Iowa State Guard was organized during World War II in order to replace the Iowa National Guard which was federalized as a result of the war. The Iowa State Guard is recognized as a part of the organized militia of Iowa.
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USS Page County (LST-1076) USS "Page County" (LST-1076) was a "LST-542"-class tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Iowa and Virginia, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Initially known only as LST-1076, the ship was deactivated following the war. Renamed "Page County" in 1955, the ship was reactivated in 1960 and saw service during the Vietnam War. Decommissioned in 1971, "Page County" was transferred to the Hellenic Navy and renamed Kriti. Her fate is unknown.
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USS Ammonoosuc (1864) The USS "Ammonoosuc" (later renamed USS "Iowa") was a steam frigate laid down by the Boston Navy Yard during the American Civil War and was launched, apparently without ceremony, on 21 July 1864. She was intended to be used against the British should England decide to take the side of the Confederate States of America and attack the Northern part of the United States. However, as the war progressed, England's support of the Confederacy diminished, and the fast and powerful "Ammonoosuc" was never placed into service.
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USS Wakiva II (SP-160) USS "Wakiva II" (SP-160), often referred to as USS "Wakiva, was an armed yacht that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1918 and saw combat in World War I. She was originally the yacht SS "Wakiva II built for Lamon V. Harkness in Scotland.
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USS Mohican (1883) The second USS "Mohican" was a steam sloop of war in the United States Navy. She was named for the Mohican tribe.
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USS Western Star (ID-4210) USS "Western Star" (ID-4210) was a cargo ship of the United States Navy that served during World War I and its immediate aftermath.`
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USS Henry R. Mallory (ID-1280) USS "Henry R. Mallory" (ID-1280) was a transport for the United States Navy during World War I. She was also sometimes referred to as USS "H. R. Mallory or as USS "Mallory. Before her Navy service she was USAT "Henry R. Mallory as a United States Army transport ship. From her 1916 launch, and after her World War I military service, she was known as SS "Henry R. Mallory for the Mallory Lines. Pressed into service as a troopship in World War II by the War Shipping Administration, she was torpedoed by the  in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank with the loss of 272 men—over half of those on board.
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USS Essex (1856) USS "Essex" was a 1000-ton ironclad river gunboat of the United States Army and later United States Navy during the American Civil War. It was named for Essex County, Massachusetts. USS "Essex" was originally constructed in 1856 at New Albany, Indiana as a steam-powered ferry named "New Era".
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3rd Iowa Independent Battery Light Artillery The 3rd Iowa Light Artillery Battery was a light artillery battery from Iowa that served in the Union Army between September 24, 1861, and October 23, 1865, during the American Civil War.
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USS Hale (DD-133) The first USS "Hale" (DD–133) was a "Wickes"-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS "Caldwell" (I20). She was named for Senator Eugene Hale.
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Fred Moosally Fred P. Moosally (born 4 October 1944) is a former captain in the United States Navy. During his naval career, Moosally served in many different assignments, including commander of a destroyer and the battleship USS "Iowa" . Moosally was captain of the "Iowa" when the center gun of one of the ship's main gun turrets exploded on April 19, 1989, killing 47 crewmen.
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USRC Naugatuck USRC "Naugatuck" was a twin-screw ironclad experimental steamer owned by the US Revenue Cutter Service during the American Civil War. She served the U.S. Treasury Department as the USRC "E.A. Stevens" (later "Naugatuck"), a name she retained until sold in 1890. She was loaned to the Navy by the Treasury Department and thus mistakenly referred to in US Navy dispatches during early 1862 as "USS "Naugatuck"".
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USS Crux (AK-115) USS "Crux" (AK-115) was a "Crater"-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II, named after the constellation Crux. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the war zone.
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USS West Coast (ID-3315) USS "West Coast" (ID-3315) was a cargo ship for the United States Navy during World War I. The ship was laid down as SS "War Dagger but launched in July 1918 as SS "West Coast and reverted to that name at the end of her Navy service.
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USS Christabel (SP-162) USS "Christabel" (SP-162) was a civilian yacht purchased by the U.S. Navy during the start of World War I. She was outfitted with military equipment, including heavy 3" guns, and was then assigned to patrol duty in the North Atlantic Ocean. She served as a patrol craft with honor during the war, surviving an attack on a German U-Boat. Post-war she was stripped of her military hardware and sold in 1919.