Battleship Iowa Gets New Mission In Hollywood

Richard Verrier, Los Angeles Times: Entertainment
Tue, 05/29/2012 - 4:45pm

The famous battleship Iowa, which once transported President Franklin D. Rooseveltto a summit with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in Tehran, is embarking on a new mission that would include a recurring role in Hollywood.

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