Uss Iowa (bb-53)

USS ''Iowa'' (BB-53) was a
''South Dakota''-class Battleship , the
second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of
The 29th State . Her keel was laid down
on 17 May 1920 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company.
Her construction was suspended on 8 February 1922
at 31.8 percent complete, and canceled 17 August 1923
in accordance with the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty .
She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 24 August 1923
and sold on 8 November 1923 to be scrapped.

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