 On May 23 , 1988 , Moosally took command of Iowa at Norfolk , Virginia . Reportedly , Moosally favored Iowa 's missile and engineering systems and deemphasized 16 @-@ inch gunnery . A week after taking command , Moosally and his executive officer , Mike Fahey , canceled a planned one million dollar repair package for Iowa 's main gun batteries , including repairs to the main gun turrets ' lighting , electrical , powder hoists , and hydraulic systems ; seventy @-@ five detailed deficiencies in all . Instead , the funds were spent on overhauling the ship 's powerplant . 
