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The Montana-class battleships were planned as successors of the Iowa class for the United States Navy, to be slower but larger, better armored, and with superior firepower.
by Robert Farley L. Here's What You Need to Know: The Montanas would have outclassed anything the British, French, or Italians had even conceived of building. In the early 1940s, the U.S....
The five battleships of the Montana class, authorized under the 1940 "Two Ocean Navy" building program and funded in Fiscal Year 1941, were the last of their kind ordered by the U.S. Navy....
In the annals of naval history, the Montana-class battleships stand as a testament to the zenith of US battleship design during World War II. Moreover, conceived as a more powerful version than the Iowa class, the Montanas became envisioned to be slower.
The Montana class battleships, designed but never built, would have been the largest and most powerful dreadnoughts of the United States Navy. They would have also represented the return to the heavily protected battleship designs favored by the United States Navy.
The Montana-class of battleships would go on to become the last battleships to be authorized for production by the United States Navy - not only in World War 2, but in its storied history. The USS Montana (BB-67) would naturally become the lead ship the class and her proposed sisters were designated as follows: USS Ohio (BB-68), USS Maine (BB ...
The Montana-class battleships, designed during WWII, aimed to surpass the Iowa-class with twelve 16-inch guns and enhanced armor. These super battleships were planned for a dual-theater...
The Montana-class of battleship (BB-67 to BB-71) was designed beginning in 1939 to be the US Navy's largest and most powerful ships of this type.
Congress approved the construction of five Montana-class battleships, which would have resulted in the commissioning of the USS Montana (BB-67), USS Ohio (BB-68, USS Maine (BB-69),...
BB-67 USS MONTANA. Radio Call Sign: November - Bravo - Quebec - Papa. Montana Class Battleship: Displacement: 60,500 tons (standard); 70,965 tons (full load). Dimensions: 921' 3" (length overall); 121' 2" (maximum beam). Powerplant: 172,000 horsepower steam turbines, producing a 28 knot maximum speed.