Battleship Division Two

Battleship Division Two

In line abreast formation, 7 June 1954, in the Virginia Capes operating area. The only occasion that all four Iowa class battleships were photographed operating together....

Ship closest to the camera is USS Iowa (BB-61).

The others are (from near to far):

USS Wisconsin (BB-64);

USS Missouri (BB-63)

USS New Jersey (BB-62).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.