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USS IOWA MUSEUM LAUNCHES PLANK PROGRAM

Battleship USS Iowa Museum, the historic U.S. Navy battleship that has become an iconic landmark and a top five museum and attraction in the Los Angeles area, recently announced the launch of the Plank Owner program for the future National Museum of the Surface Navy.

“Plank Owner” is an honorary title given to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard sailors who are assigned to a in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles.

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