Last update: 22.02.2001
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Iowa class
General Info
Fleet / Country: United States Navy / United States In service from: 1943 Complement (officers/enlisted): 1851: 91/1760

Dimensions
(metres)
Lenght overall / waterline:
270,40  /   262,30
Beam overall / wl.:
33,00  /  
Draft overall / wl.:
11,0  /  

Displacement
(English tons = 1016 kg)
Standard
48110
Full loaded
57600

Armament
Main guns
9x406/50 Mk7
Secondary guns
20x127/38 Mk12, 60-80x40/56, 49-60x20/70
Planes
4
Radars
Air Search: SK-2,SC-2; Surface: SG, SU

Engines
Boilers
8 x Babcock & Wilcox 600 PSI
Turbines
4-General Electric(Iowa,Miss),Westinghause(NJ,Wi)
Shafts
4

Endurance
Top speed (kts)
33,0
endurance
18000 miles @ 12 kts
Engines load
155925 kW
Fuel
9520 tons
Aircraft gasoline (liters)
34068

Armor
(milimetres)
Side belt
307
Decks
1)38, 2)120,65, 3)15
Conning tower
444-side,
Main Battery turrets
Faces: 439,42
Sides: 241,3
Roof: 184,15
Back: 304,8
Barbettes: 439,4 maxi
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