I was wondering when Iowa is going to show up

holy moly those curves

Wait, WHAT?

Iowa's getting a kid when she's technically still in service?

Eboreg said:

Wait, WHAT?

Iowa's getting a kid when she's technically still in service?

I don't think Iowa is being held in a state of half readiness (can be fully active in 6-9 months if needed) anymore, considering submarines are getting the names of the Iowa class BBs now. So safe to say Iowa isn't in service by any mean's now.

zankde said:

holy moly those curves

Nothing wrong with a girl having a bit of meat on her bones. Also that pool is looking really extreme right now.

Flabby, Old lady, Shots fired much? I guess America and Britain will never truly get along.

JohnFreeman said:

Nothing wrong with a girl having a bit of meat on her bones. Also that pool is looking really extreme right now.

I mean big Iowa

Well, with laser beams that can split open the ocean and disturb the gravity...

You don't mess with. Iona or Takao.

And that's one fine looking Iowa. She's not flabby - very curvy, yes.

RedMoonGod said:

Flabby, Old lady, Shots fired much? I guess America and Britain will never truly get along.

I think that just friendly banter thrown between two rivals, nothing serious.

Also, I expect to see Iowa be someone like some kind of historian to lampshade her current role as museum ship. But this one is okay too.

bombermania said:

I think that just friendly banter thrown between two rivals, nothing serious.

Also, I expect to see Iowa be someone like some kind of historian to lampshade her current role as museum ship. But this one is okay too.

No, no, no...

Dress her up like Indiana Jones.

NNescio said:

No, no, no...

Dress her up like Indiana Jones.

More like short shorts Lara Croft Iowa.

Monki said:

More like short shorts Lara Croft Iowa.

But Lara's a Brit. A nob, even (she's a countess).

NNescio said:

No, no, no...

Dress her up like Indiana Jones.

"It belongs in a museum!"

*Nom nom nom*

Skyragi said:

I don't think Iowa is being held in a state of half readiness (can be fully active in 6-9 months if needed) anymore, considering submarines are getting the names of the Iowa class BBs now. So safe to say Iowa isn't in service by any mean's now.

The issue of reactivation is settled with her and Whisky decommissioned in effect, but having lip service paid to the reactivation lobby through the whole "can be called back into service if needed" and "not make any change that would hamper reactivation" clauses. It means that Iowa in the story here is nominally a reserve officer on retired list maybe.

NNescio said:

But Lara's a Brit. A nob, even (she's a countess).

In that case how about Lara Croft Warspite and Indiana Iowa raiding tombs together?

Monki said:

In that case how about Lara Croft Warspite and Indiana Iowa raiding tombs together?

Brilliant.

Monki said:

In that case how about Lara Croft Warspite and Indiana Iowa raiding tombs together?

How do we fund this

But Indiana is a South Dakota class!

Krugger said:

How do we fund this

Art commission, clearly. Issue is finding an artist and paying for it.

Also: ga-damn, Iowa.

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The younger Iowa (SSN-797) isn't a younger version of the older Iowa (BB-61), despite their nearly-identical appearance, so removing the younger tag.

Also, nice touch on the conning tower hat.

Cliff_Edge said:

Also, nice touch on the conning tower hat.

It'd be cool if there were some touch to draw attention to the photonic mast. They're supposed to be so different from a standard periscope that seeing a photonic msat instantly identifies them as a Virginia-class submarine.

RedMoonGod said:

Flabby, Old lady, Shots fired much? I guess America and Britain will never truly get along.

Nah 'tis all good, HMS Warspite was known as The Grand Old Lady with affection because of her long and quite eventful service. And you gotta admit that Iowa is a little bit on the beamy (read: tubby) I mean she barely fits into size Panama canals these days.

I'm about to find a 25 to 38 year old MILF man!