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[[File:USS Missouri (BB-63) arrives in Pearl Harbor.jpg|thumb|alt=A large gray ship moves toward the camera and slightly to the left. On the right, a number of people on a beach are observing the ship as she moves in to pass them with the aid of a tugboat.|''Missouri'' enters Pearl Harbor to become a [[museum ship]]]]

The ''Iowa'' class became culturally symbolic in the United States in many different ways, to the point where certain elements of the American public – such as the United States Naval Fire Support Association – were unwilling to part with the battleships, despite their apparent obsolescence in the face of modern naval combat doctrine that places great emphasis on [[air supremacy]] and missile firepower. Although all were officially stricken from the ''Naval Vessel Register'' they were spared scrapping and were donated for use as museum ships.<ref name="NVR New Jersey">{{cite web |title= New Jersey (BB 62) |date= 19 July 2002 |url= {{Naval Vessel Register URL |BB-62}} |website= Naval Vessel Register |publisher= NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office |access-date= 20 November 2020 }}</ref><ref name="NVR Missouri">{{cite web |title= Missouri (BB 63) |date= 19 July 2002 |url= {{Naval Vessel Register URL |BB-63}} |website= Naval Vessel Register |publisher= NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office |access-date= 20 November 2020 }}</ref><ref name="NVR Wisconsin">{{cite web |title= Wisconsin (BB 64) |date= 28 December 2009 |url= {{Naval Vessel Register URL |BB-64}} |website= Naval Vessel Register |publisher= NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office |access-date= 20 November 2020 }}</ref><ref name="NVR Iowa">{{cite web |title= Iowa (BB 61) |date= 29 August 2015 |url= {{Naval Vessel Register URL |BB-61}} |website =Naval Vessel Register |publisher= NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office |access-date= 20 November 2020 }}</ref>

Their service records added to their fame, ranging from their work as carrier escorts in World War II to their shore bombardment duties in [[North Korea]], [[North Vietnam]], and the [[Middle East]], as well as their service in the Cold War against the expanded Soviet Navy.{{refn|Praise for the service of these battleships includes comments from shore parties observing the battleships' bombardments during their wartime services, such as those received by ''New Jersey'' in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.<ref name="DANFS New Jersey">{{cite DANFS |title= New Jersey II (BB-62) |date= 13 August 2015 |url= https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/n/new-jersey-ii.html |access-date=20 November 2020}}</ref> When reactivated in the 1980s [[Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union]] [[Sergey Gorshkov]] stated that the battleships "...are in fact the most to be feared in [America's] entire naval arsenal..." and that the Soviet's weaponry "...would bounce off or be of little effect..." against the ''Iowa''-class battleships.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kaplan |first=Philip |date=2014 |title=World War Two at Sea: The Last Battleships |publisher=Pen & Sword Maritime |page=151 |isbn=978-1-78303-638-7 }}</ref>|group=N}} Their reputation combined with the stories told concerning the firepower of these battleships' 16-inch guns{{sfn|Nelson|1982|p=142}} were such that when they were brought out of retirement in the 1980s in response to increased Soviet Naval activity – and in particular, in response to the commissioning of the [[Kirov-class battlecruiser|''Kirov''-class battlecruisers]]{{sfnm |1a1=Bishop|1y=1988|1p=80 |2a1=Miller|2a2=Miller|2y=1986|2p=114}} – the United States Navy was inundated with requests from former sailors pleading for a recall to active duty so they could serve aboard one of the battleships.{{sfn|Nelson|1982|p=73}}

In part because of the service length and record of the class, members have made numerous appearances in television shows, video games, movies, and other media, including appearances of the ''Kentucky'' and ''Illinois'' in the anime series [[Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime)|''Neon Genesis Evangelion'']],<ref>{{cite episode |title=Asuka Strikes!|series=Neon Genesis Evangelion |air-date=1995-11-22 }}</ref> the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]] documentary series [[Battle 360°|''Battle 360: USS Enterprise'']],<ref>[[Battle 360°|Battle 360°: USS Enterprise]], [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel]]</ref> the [[Discovery Channel]] documentary ''The Top 10 Fighting Ships'' (where the ''Iowa'' class was rated Number 1),<ref name="Discovery">{{citation |url=http://military.discovery.com/convergence/topten/warships/slideshow/slideshow_10.html |title=Combat Countdown, Top 10 Fighting Ships |work=The Discovery Channel |access-date=12 January 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325002644/http://military.discovery.com/convergence/topten/warships/slideshow/slideshow_10.html |archive-date=25 March 2007 }}</ref> the book turned movie ''[[A Glimpse of Hell (book)|A Glimpse of Hell]]'',{{sfn|Thompson|1999}}<ref>{{Cite AV media |date=18 March 2001 |title=A Glimpse of Hell |title-link= A Glimpse of Hell (film) |medium= Motion picture }}</ref> the 1989 music video for the song by [[Cher]] "[[If I Could Turn Back Time]]",<ref>Stillwell, p. 295{{Incomplete short citation|date=November 2020}}<!--Ambiguous, there are two Stillwells (1986, 1996) cited in article--></ref> the 1992 film ''[[Under Siege]]'',<ref>{{Cite AV media |date=1992 |title=Under Siege |medium=Motion Picture |publisher=[[Warner Bros.]]}}</ref> the 2012 film [[Battleship (film)|''Battleship'']],<ref>{{Cite AV media |date=2012 |title=Battleship |medium=Motion Picture |publisher=[[Universal Pictures]]}}</ref> among other appearances. Japanese rock band [[Vamps (band)|Vamps]] performed the finale of their 2009 US tour on board ''Missouri'' on 19 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.runaroundnetwork.com/2009/09/vamps-concert-on-uss-missouri.html |title=VAMPS Concert on the USS Missouri |publisher=runaroundnetwork.com |date=18 September 2009 |access-date=2011-07-27| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111129132312/http://www.runaroundnetwork.com/2009/09/vamps-concert-on-uss-missouri.html| archive-date=2011-11-29}}</ref>