On which "Iowa"-class battleship did Robert C. Peniston serve as a high ranking officer?
Robert C. Peniston Robert C. Peniston (October 25, 1922 – August 2, 2014) was a career United States Navy officer who rose to the rank of captain and commanded the battleship USS "New Jersey".
USS Connecticut (BB-18) USS "Connecticut" (BB-18), the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Connecticut, was the lead ship of her class of six battleships. Her keel was laid on 10 March 1903; launched on 29 September 1904, "Connecticut" was commissioned on 29 September 1906 as the most advanced ship in the U.S. Navy.