USS Iowa, 1868 - 1883

On display at the Iowa State Historical Building in Des Moines was the exhibit about the ships named for the state of Iowa. Iowa had 4 naval ships for the state. Three were put into service, one was scraped before her construction was finished. This is about the first USS Iowa, 1868 - 1883:

BB-61

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Submarine Memorial

The United States Submarine Veterans, Iowa Base, Placoderm Base proposed construction of a monument on the Iowa State Capitol Complex in Des Moines as part of a nationwide effort to establish memorials for each of the 52 submarines lost during World War II. The submarine assigned to the Iowa committee for this effort is S-36. The committee endorsed the concept of such a monument. It now stands on the grounds south of the Iowa State Capitol Building and is part of the Monuments and Memorials Tour.

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Allison Monument
American Revolution
Bicentennial Fountain
Bicentennial Time Capsule
Centennial Time Capsule
Christopher Columbus Memorial
Cornerstone
Crocker Memorial
Daniel Cooper Memorial Tree
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Flagpole
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Memorial Bench
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Sundial
Great Seal of Iowa
Japanese Bell and Bell House
Korean War Memorial
Liberty Bell
Lincoln and Tad
Martin Luther King, Jr. Tree
Memorial Bench
Mortar
Parrot Rifle
Peace Pole
Pioneer Statuary Group and Buffalo Head Drinking Fountain
Purple Heart Combat Veterans
Scott's Grave
Sesquicentennial Tree
Shattering Silence
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
Spanish-American War Trophy Cannon
Spanish-American War Monument
Statue of Liberty