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Their service records have 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 include comments from shore parties observing the battleships' bombardments during their wartime service, such as those received by ''New Jersey'' in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.<ref name="DANFSNJ">{{cite web |title= USS New Jersey (BB 62) History |url= http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/battlesh/bb62.htm |work= [[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]] |publisher= United States Navy |accessdate=13 March 2017}}</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 |url= |location= |publisher=Pen & Sword Maritime |page=151 |isbn=978 1 78303 638 7 |author-link= }}</ref>|group=N}} Their reputation combined with the stories told concerning the firepower of these battleships' 16-inch guns<ref>Nelson, p. 142</ref> are 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 {{sclass-|Kirov|battlecruiser}}s<ref name="Bishop, p. 80" /><ref name="Miller and Miller, p. 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.<ref>Nelson, p. 73</ref>
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 in the anime series ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'',<ref>{{cite episode |title=Asuka Strikes!|series=Neon Genesis Evangelion |airdate=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">{{cite |url=http://military.discovery.com/convergence/topten/warships/slideshow/slideshow_10.html |title=Combat Countdown, Top 10 Fighting Ships |network=
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