The battleship gun barrel that the Navy used in WWII will get a second life in Virginia Beach. The historic armament will be relocated to Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story at Cape Henry soon. The last of nine gun barrels that were used on the Iowa battleship are in a storage facility. projectiles weighing 1,900 to 2,700 pounds were fired. The group of Iowa-class battleships were brought back into service in the 1980s, but the gun barrels were retired a decade later. The nonprofit stepped in to find new homes for the barrels when the Navy was about to destroy them. They enlisted the help of veterans groups and other organizations to preserve most of them, which are now on display at memorial and parks in various states. Terry McGovern is a spokesman for the Coast Defense Study Group. McGovern is working with a group associated with the ship to move the last barrel. It is no small feat. Lifting and transporting the barrel will require special permits and equipment. The battleship was based in Norfolk. The group wanted it to be moved to the memorial for the 47 sailors who died in a turret explosion during training in 1989. The group had limited public access to that naval installation, and unfavorable soil conditions made it difficult to display it there. The historic Cape Henry Lighthouse was chosen over Fort Story. The battleship barrel and two projectiles will be displayed in a field next to the lighthouse parking lot. The site will have signs about the heritage of the ship. The commander of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story said they were glad to give it a home. The English settlers arrived at Cape Henry in 1607 and moved on to Jamestown. The first public works project of the new U.S. government was the original Cape Henry Lighthouse. Virginia Beach has deep roots in Fort Story. It became a military installation in 1914. Fort Story was defended by American soldiers in WWII. McGovern thinks it's a good fit. The first barrel produced for the Iowa-class ships was mounted to the main turret in 1942. The barrel was removed after the ship returned from Korea. Over $100,000 has been raised for the project, which will be used to paint, transport and display the barrel. McGovern is trying to raise more money. Adding a 16-inch barrel to the current memorial area at Fort Story will honor the veterans that defended our homeland in both WWI and WWII, and will allow Fort Story visitors to experience the massive size and power of these coast artillery guns. There is a The Iowa-class battleship barrels that were at the St. Juliens Creek Naval Annex have been relocated. The last one will be in Virginia. A complete gun and carriage was sent to the Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware to be part of the Fort Miles Museum. Another barrel of the Missouri was sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife refuge at Cape Charles, Virginia, to be placed in the battery. The State Capitol in Arizona is home to a 14-inch barrel off the battleship Arizona, which is part of the World War II memorial. The former Battery Lewis at the Navesink Highlands Military Reservation in New Jersey was the location of the New Jersey barrel. The Philadelphia Navy Yard has a parade ground where the New Jersey barrel will be displayed. The Battleship New Jersey Memorial in Camden, New Jersey has a display of the New Jersey barrel. The fourth barrel from the New Jersey squadron went to New Jersey to be displayed with a truck and trailer that was used during WWII. In the 1990s, a barrel from the New Jersey was moved to a park. Terry McGovern is a member of the Coastal Defense Study Group. 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