House Resolution 35 - Introduced PAG LIN H.R. ________ S.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY ZIRKELBACH, WHITEAD, WINDSCHITL, D. TAYLOR, 1 3 BAILEY, FICKEN, KEARNS, BUKTA, MASCHER, 1 4 ALONS, SWEENEY, WATTS, VAN ENGELENHOVEN, 1 5 TYMESON, THOMAS, GAYMAN, and RANTS 1 6 A Resolution to protect and preserve the battleship 1 7 USS Iowa. 1 8 WHEREAS, in the late 1930s grave threats emerged to 1 9 America's seapower, as the Nazis began construction of 1 10 the 50,000=ton Bismarck and the Empire of Japan began 1 11 construction of a 71,000=ton leviathan, the Yamato; 1 12 and 1 13 WHEREAS, America countered those threats with the 1 14 45,000=ton "Iowa" class of fast battleships, the 1 15 ultimate in the evolution of the capital ship and also 1 16 its last hurrah; and 1 17 WHEREAS, BB=61, the USS Iowa, was commissioned in 1 18 1943 and was tasked to transport President Franklin D. 1 19 Roosevelt across the Atlantic to Casablanca, a mission 1 20 that resulted in the USS Iowa being the only American 1 21 warship to be equipped with a bathtub; and 1 22 WHEREAS, the USS Iowa completed her World War II 1 23 service in the Pacific theater, and later served in 1 24 the Korean War; and 1 25 WHEREAS, the USS Iowa earned nine battle stars for 1 26 World War II service and two for Korean War service; 1 27 and 1 28 WHEREAS, the venerable ship was decommissioned for 1 29 the last time in 1990 and is currently berthed with 1 30 the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay, near 2 1 San Francisco, California; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 3 That the House of Representatives supports all efforts 2 4 to preserve the USS Iowa as a museum ship and a living 2 5 memorial to all those who served on her. 2 6 LSB 2666HH 83 2 7 jr/rj/5