Iowa would most likely have served as a training ship/spare parts hulk, her number two 16-inch turret was never operational again after the breech explosion.
The USN planned to use the battleships to support amphibious operations or as part of a Surface Action Group targeting Soviet warships. New Jersey (and Iowa) were assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and Wisconsin and Missouri were assigned to the Pacific Fleet. It would be possible to see New Jersey and/or Wisconsion in the Middle East with Missouri off Korea.
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