The ship had been docked in the Suisun Bay mothball fleet since 2001, and some naval enthusiasts hoped to transform it into a museum on San Francisco's waterfront. The city's Board of Supervisors voted against the idea in 2005, however, with opponents saying such a museum amounted to an endorsement of sorts for the Iraq war and for the ban that existed at the time on gays and lesbians in the military.
Read more: The Iowa, last U.S. battleship, leaving Bay Area
The Iowa, last U.S. battleship, leaving Bay Area
Read more: The Iowa, last U.S. battleship, leaving Bay Area
The Iowa, last U.S. battleship, leaving Bay Area
