Iowa class battleship
Four battleships of the Iowa-class battleships (BB-61 through BB-64) were built in the early 1940s in the United States.
The Iowa class were constructed at two Navy Yards:
All four ships were recommissioned in the 1980s, only to be decommissioned after a few short years of service.
Currently, three of the ships are on display at the following locations:
USS NEW JERSEY
On October 14, 2001, USS NEW JERSEY opened as a museum at Campden, NJ.
USS MISSOURI
Located 1,000 yards from USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Missouri was opened as a museum 29 Jan 1999. The museum is operated by the USS Missouri Memorial Association, a non-profit organization.
USS WISCONSIN
Berthed in Norfolk, VA.
General Characteristics (USS Iowa)
- Displacement: 45,000 tons
- Length: 887'3"
- Beam: 108'2"
- Draft: 37'9"
- Speed: 33 knots
- Complement: 2,800
- Armament: Nine 16" guns; twenty 5" guns
Referenced By
16-50 Mark 7 | Battleship | Battleships | Caliber | Calibre | Charles Edison | Dreadnought | Maximum battleship | Montana class battleship | U.S.S. Missouri | U.S. Navy | USS Illinois | USS Illinois (BB-65) | USS Iowa (BB-61) | USS Kentucky | USS Kentucky (BB-66) | USS Missouri | USS Missouri (BB-63) | USS New Jersey (BB-62) | USS Tennessee (BB-43) | USS Tennessee (BB-43) Part 3 | USS Wisconsin | USS Wisconsin (BB-64) | US Navy | United States Navy | United States battleships
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