USS Iowa (BB-61) Third Commissioning April 28, 1984 Navy Challenge Coin

USS Iowa (BB-61) Third Commissioning April 28, 1984 Navy Challenge Coin
USS Iowa (BB-61) Third Commissioning April 28, 1984 Navy Challenge Coin

USS Iowa (BB-61) Third Commissioning April 28, 1984 Navy Challenge Coin
Condition : Used and in good condition. This coin is 1 1/2 inches diameter. And the fourth in the. To be named in honor of the 29th state. Owing to the cancellation of the. During World War II, she carried President Franklin D. Roosevelt across the Atlantic to. Algeria, en route to a crucial 1943 meeting in Tehran with Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Britain and Josef Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union. She has a bathtuban amenity installed for Roosevelt, along with an elevator to shuttle him between decks. When transferred to the. In advance of Allied amphibious landings and screened. She also served as the Third Fleet flagship, flying Adm. S flag at the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay. Was involved in raids on the. Coast, after which she was. United States Navy reserve fleets. Better known as the mothball fleet. She was reactivated in 1984 as part of the. Plan and operated in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets to counter the recently expanded. An explosion of undetermined origin. 2 gun turret, killing 47 sailors. Was decommissioned for the last time in the year 1990, and was initially stricken from the. She was reinstated from 1999 to 2006 to comply with federal laws that required retention and maintenance of two. Was donated to the. Based non-profit Pacific Battleship Center and was permanently moved to Berth 87 at the. Port of Los Angeles. In 2012, where she was opened to the public as the. Never personally given any of the coins. All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition unless otherwise specified above. The free listing tool. The item “USS Iowa (BB-61) Third Commissioning April 28, 1984 Navy Challenge Coin” is in sale since Monday, December 21, 2015. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\Current Militaria (2001-Now)\Original Items\Challenge Coins”. The seller is “rolyat11″ and is located in Panama City, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
USS Iowa (BB-61) Third Commissioning April 28, 1984 Navy Challenge Coin