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2. Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The Iowa class was a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940. They were initially intended to intercept fast capital ships such as the Japanese Kongō class and serve as the "fast wing" of the U.S. battle line. [3][4] The Iowa class was designed to meet the Second London Naval Treaty 's "escalator clause ...

3. USS Missouri (BB-63) - Wikipedia

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   USS Missouri (BB-63) is an Iowa -class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is a museum ship. Completed in 1944, she is the last battleship commissioned by the United States. The ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and shelled ...

4. USS Iowa (BB-4) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Iowa. (BB-4) For other ships with the same name, see USS Iowa. USS Iowa was a pre-dreadnought battleship built for the United States Navy in the mid-1890s. The ship was a marked improvement over the previous Indiana -class battleships, correcting many of the defects in the design of those vessels.

5. USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - Wikipedia

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   Designated VLR. 15 December 2011 [2] USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa -class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

6. Armament of the Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The primary armament of an Iowa -class battleship consisted of nine breech-loading 16 inch (406 mm)/50-caliber Mark 7 naval guns, [1] which were housed in three 3- gun turrets: two forward and one aft in a configuration known as "2-A-1". The guns were 66 feet (20 m) long - 50 times their 16-inch (406mm) bore, or 50 calibers, from breechface to ...

7. USS Iowa (BB-61) - Wikipedia

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   USS. Iowa. (BB-61) USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana -class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in ...