Battleship Iowa goes great guns on museum opening day

More than 3,000 people visit the vessel at its new home in San Pedro. About 15% of the ship is currently open to the public, but plans call for 95% to be accessible by 2015.

The fearsome guns of the battleship Iowa protected FDR from torpedo attacks and helped destroy the Japanese military in World War II. They shelled North Korea in the 1950s and patrolled the Central American coast during the Cold War.

L.A. Times – California | Local News

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