USS ''Iowa'' may refer to several vessels:

U.S. military vessels

Vessels named USS ''Iowa''

* , a

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that saw action during the

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* , a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by the

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* , the lead ship of the that saw action during World War II, the Korean War, and the Gulf War * , a commissioned on 5 April 2025.

Other vessels

* , 1838, a Mississippi River boat that transported troops during the

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* , a

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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 Independence is a city in, and the county seat of, Buchanan County, Iowa, Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,064 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Independence was founded on June 15, 1847 near t ...

, after several years as a popular attraction, it was carried over the Independence dam by high water and was demolished.

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