A total of 6 Iowa class battleships were ordered. Only the Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin were completed. The Illinois and Kentucky were cancelled after being partially completed as WWII was over. The bow of the Kentucky was used to repair the Wisconsin after a collision with the destroyer USS Eaton in 1956. Each 16" turret has 3 barrels and is capable of firing two rounds per minute from each barrel. The length overall is 887 feet 3 inches. Its 1945 standard displacement was 48,000 tons. Full load was 57,540 tons. The Cold War standard displacement was 48,425 tons. Full load was 57,500 tons. Its current displacement is +/- 45,800 tons.
Cant wait to go and visit. I went to visit the Battleship New Jersey, another Iowa class Battleship, last year on a trip back east and they are awesome ships its amazing how big they are and the firepower the could bring to bare.
I went on a gun tour of this ship recently. It was amazing. I was surprised by how cramped turret one was, even without the optical systems. It looks so much bigger from the outside
They will never see service again when they was reactivated in the 80is they were mothballed now the navy does not even own the ships, Missouri and Wisconsin served in the 90s war cause they were the last battleships that were reactivated.
@@onlythewise1Yes, but they still don’t own the ships and it would take more work than it’s worth to bring them back. Especially Iowa, which was never fully repaired after the turret explosion
I think the commentary contains a factual error. The USS Iowa was NOT the only US battleship to serve in the Atlantic during WWII. She was the only Iowa class battleship to operate in the Atlantic during the war.
Unlikely as battleships are obsolete in modern warfare. Plus, what would Ukraine do with a battleship anyway as the only open body of water near it is the Black Sea?
