Iowa-class battleship

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 battlecruisers and serve as the "fast wing" of the U.S. battle line. The Iowa class was designed to meet the Second London Naval Treaty's "escalator clause" limit of 45,000-long-ton (45,700 t) standard displacement. Beginning in August 1942, four vessels, Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri, and Wisconsin, were completed; two more, Illinois and Kentucky, were laid down but canceled in 1945 and 1958, respectively, before completion, and both hulls were scrapped in 1958–1959.

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speed 33 knot, beam 32.92 metre, draft 10.97 metre, 10 5"/38 caliber twin gun mount, 9 16 inch/50 Mark 7 gun, 
fast battleship, United States Navy, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 

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  USS Illinois ⓘ
  cancelled Iowa-class battleship

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  USS Kentucky ⓘ
  1944 uncompleted Iowa-class fast battleship

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  USS Wisconsin ⓘ
  1943 Iowa-class battleship

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ONI identification image Iowa class battleship

Pattern sheet, MS-32 7A for Iowa class

USS Meredith (DD-890) at sea c1946

USS Iowa (BB-61) during World War II, c. 1944.

Iowa class aircraft carrier

Pattern sheet, MS-32 22D for Iowa class

Iowa classe battleships drawing

Iowa-class Battleships- Docking Plan - DPLA - 056455bec1fe2a9e64e40fe46da3a010 (page 1)

All Four Iowas

All Four Iowas (cropped)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		USS Illinois	abandoned entity, Iowa-class battleship, fast battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Kentucky	Iowa-class battleship, fast battleship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Wisconsin	fast battleship, Iowa-class battleship	Wikidata
commons	image		ONI identification image Iowa class battleship		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-32 7A for Iowa class		Commons
commons	image		USS Meredith (DD-890) at sea c1946		Commons
commons	image		USS Iowa (BB-61) during World War II, c. 1944.		Commons
commons	image		Iowa class aircraft carrier		Commons
commons	image		Pattern sheet, MS-32 22D for Iowa class		Commons
commons	image		Iowa classe battleships drawing		Commons
commons	image		Iowa-class Battleships- Docking Plan - DPLA - 056455bec1fe2a9e64e40fe46da3a010 (page 1)		Commons
commons	image		All Four Iowas		Commons
commons	image		All Four Iowas (cropped)		Commons