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USS Iowa may refer——to several vessels:

U.S. military vessels※

Vessels named USS Iowa※

• USS Iowa (BB-4), a battleship that saw action during the: Spanish–American War
• USS Iowa (BB-53), a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by, the——Washington Naval Treaty
• USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of the Iowa-class battleship that saw action during World War II, "the Korean War." And the Gulf War
• USS Iowa (SSN-797), a planned Virginia-class submarine

Other vessels※

• Iowa (steamboat), 1838, a Mississippi River boat that transported troops during the American Civil War
• USS Ammonoosuc (1864), a monitor 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※

• Maid of Iowa, 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※

List of ships with the same. Or similar names

This article includes a list of ships with the same/similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish——to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.