“We do a lot of enlistments, re-enlistments, retirements and promotionĬeremonies. “We announce the arrival of every veteran who walks aboard.” JONATHAN WILLIAMSįact, the Battleship Iowa Museum already hosts junior naval officers attending theīasic division officer course at Surface Warfare Officers School who come upįrom San Diego for instruction in the history and heritage of the surface Navy.ĬPO selects come to the ship from Port Hueneme and San Diego each year for Most popular of 623 tourist attractions in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. According to TripAdvisor, theīattleship Iowa Museum is the fourth most popular museum of 131 and the sixth Oneĥ,000-square-foot former berthing compartment is now Robert Ballard’s “Lost at Is not just a Navy museum - it showcases other maritime themes as well. To Exhibits - and a Connection to Active-Duty Sailors The ship itself can serve to stimulate these We have our wardroomĪnd our CPO mess and our fantail available for meetings, Important facets of the surface Navy’s impact to society. International trade, safe and secure commerce at sea, disaster response, and “We want to become the place where we can have conversations about To Williams, the National Museum of the Surface Navy will be more than a Seven years from the natural affinity audience of veterans and history buffs to We have worked really hard to change our audience over the past The human connection versus technical facts, which drives a broader level of The majority of the general public is more interested in Realized that only ship lovers like us really care to go inside to see the nutsĪnd bolts of a ship. That component is a relevant aspect of maintaining the future of our country Why they’re important - not only reflecting on the past in the historicalĬontext of ‘look at this artifact,’ or ‘look at this historical story,’ but why Ultimately, will raise awareness about the relevancy of the surface Navy today.Īs we develop the National Museum of the Surface Navy concept, our capitalĬampaign package discusses each one of the components of the surface Navy and Transition will have a tremendous impact locally and regionally and,
“We’ve worked hard to change our audience from those with a natural affinity, such as veterans and history buffs, into public engagement.” Jonathan Williams, president and CEO, Pacific Battleship Center Package to raise the necessary funds,” Williams added. We’re in the final design process of our capital campaign This year, we announced plans to become the National Museum of the Surface NavyĪt Battleship Iowa. “ThereĪre young people who live 5 miles from here who have never been on a ship or The size of the port, most Los Angeles residents have never been inside it. United States, because our Navy helps maintain safe and secure sea lanes toĮnsure the passage of all that wonderful cargo that we enjoy as AmericanĬonsumers and the exports and humanitarian assistance that we send overseas andĪll of those different things that make our country what it is.” There’s no better place to do that than right here in the largest port in the Navy’s role and how it affects the average person’s life. Large percentage of the general public has no idea of the breadth of the surface The public on why the Navy and maritime commerce are so important. Veterans and naval buffs, it also serves a wider audience. Than a million cruise passengers each year. Terminals, and 75 container cranes and a cruise ship terminal that moves more In the world with 270 berths, 17 marinas with 3,800 boat slips, 20-plus cargo Next to the Port of Long Beach, the Port of Los Angeles is one of the busiest
Navy today and into the future.Ĭheck out the digital edition of the February/March Seapower magazine here. With its 16-inch guns, Tomahawk missiles and other weapons, the 45,000-ton Iowa was once a forceful and imposing instrument of “battleship diplomacy.” Even moored as a museum, Iowa still conveys a powerful message about the importance of the U.S. The Port of Los Angeles waterfront in San Pedro is home to the Pacific Battleship Center (PBC) and Battleship Iowa (BB 61) Museum. Fireworks over the Battleship Iowa during fleet week in Los Angeles.
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