USSIowa may refer to several vessels:

• USS Iowa (BB-4), abattleship that saw action during theSpanish–American War
• USS Iowa (BB-53), a battleship already under construction when she was canceled by theWashington Naval Treaty
• USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of theIowa-class battleship that saw action during World War II, the Korean War, and the Gulf War
• USS Iowa (SSN-797), aVirginia-classsubmarine commissioned on 5 April 2025.

• Iowa (steamboat), 1838, a Mississippi River boat that transported troops during theAmerican Civil War
• USS Ammonoosuc (1864), amonitor that was never commissioned and was renamedIowa before being sold
• USSIowan (ID-3002), 1914 cargo ship used by the U.S. Navy in World War I for cargo and troop transport.

• Maid of Iowa, 1842 steamboat
• A stern-wheel rafter/packet namedIowa plied the Mississippi River from 1865–1900.^[1]
• A stern-wheel towboat namedIowa operated in the Mississippi River from 1921–1954; a contemporaneous dredge namedIowa also existed from 1932–1956.^[2]
• An ocean-going steamer namedIowa was in use in the late 19th century.^[3]
• In 1898 an excursion steamboat namedIowa was launched inIndependence, Iowa, after several years as a popular attraction, it was carried over the Independence dam by high water and was demolished.^[4]

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