USS IOWA (BB-61) Commissioning
- Object Type
- Photograph
- Object ID
- 5881
- Date
- February 22 1943
- creator
- Naval Historical Foundation
- Description
- Officers of the ship's company and guests on deck after the ceremonies, 22 February 1943, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York. Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, is in the center (eyes closed). To his left is Rear Admiral E. J. Marquart, USN, Commandant, Third Naval District and the New York Navy Yard. Second man from Rear Admiral Marquart's left is governor Burton B. Hickenlooper of Iowa. To Knox's right is Captain F. E. Beatty, USN, Aide to the Secretary. Second man to Captain Beatty's right is Captain Lyman S. Perry, USN.
- Related Collection
- Naval History and Heritage Command’s Photo Archives
- Naval ID
- NH 70074
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