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USS Iowa (BB−61) − A Visit in History
by Tommy Anderson

USS Iowa (BB-61) was the lead ship of her class of battleship and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named in
honor of the 29th state. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, 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.
During World War II, she carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to
Algeria, en-route to a crucial 1943 meeting in Tehran with British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin. She has a bathtub—an amenity installed for
Roosevelt, along with an elevator to shuttle him between decks.

Above, FDR's bathtub. To the left, his
shipboard Stateroom.

To the left, FDR's
sleeping quarters,
and to the right,
his meeting room.
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