Los Angeles, California - PPG Industries protective and marine coatings (PMC) business received the 2013 Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence from The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) during their 2013 trade show for work with the Battleship IOWA.
The award is given annually by SSPC to recognize exceptional coatings work performed on U.S. military ships, structures or facilities. Bay Ship & Yacht repainted the exterior of the historic Battleship IOWA using PPG PSX ONE coating, a one-component acrylic-siloxame coating introduced by PPG PMC business. Bay Ship & Yacht did all the repainting using PPG paints to meet the very tight timeframe in Richmond, CA to ready The Battleship of Presidents for its relocation.
The Battleship IOWA, which was originally commissioned in 1943 and served in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets during World War II. Nearly 900 gallons of PSX ONE coating, in standard naval Haze Gray as well as black, red, white and blue, were applied to the exterior surfaces of the 887-foot-long battleship to ready for its permanent installation at the L.A. Waterfront.
The Battleship IOWA is operated by the nonprofit Pacific Battleship Center (PBC). Opened on July 7, 2012 as an interactive naval museum at the L.A. Waterfront dedicated to Celebrating the American Spirit through the preservation and interpretation of the Battleship IOWA. To share the accomplishments and sacrifices of American patriots and to engage visitors in unique and exciting ways that bring the ship to life by connecting the past with the future is the goal of the PBC.
The Battleship IOWA is open to the public from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm (September through May); 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (June through August). For more information on the attraction, go to www.pacificbattleship.com.
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