Class: South Dakota Type: Battleship Launched: February 16, 1942 At: Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia Commissioned: August 16, 1942 Length: 680 feet Beam: 108 feet Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 35,000 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber, twenty 5-inch/38 caliber, forty-eight 40mm... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 27 August 1942 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: 22 February 1943 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 58,000 tons Armament: Three 16"/50 triple main gun turrets (9 guns total). Eac... read more
Class: South Dakota Type: Battleship Launched: September 23, 1941 At: Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts Commissioned: May 12, 1942 Length: 680 feet Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 36 feet Displacement: 35,000 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: January 29, 1944 At: New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: June 11, 1944 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 37 feet, 9 inches Displacement: 57,500 tons Armament: (1988) Nine 16-inch/50 caliber guns; twelve 5-inch/38... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 7 December 1942 At: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Commissioned: 23 May 1943 Length: 887 feet, 7 inches Beam: 108 feet, 1 inch Draft: 38 feet Displacement: 57,200 tons Armament: Nine 16"/50 caliber guns; 12 5"/38 caliber guns; 32 Tomahawk missile launchers; 16... read more
Class: North Carolina Launched: June 13, 1940 At: New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York Commissioned: April 9, 1941 Length: 728 feet, 9 inches Beam: 108 feet, 3 inches Draft: 35 feet Displacement: 36,600 tons Armament: Nine 16-inch/45 caliber guns; twenty 5-inch/38 caliber guns; sixty 40mm ... read more
Class: New York Battleship Launched: May 18, 1912 At: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, Virginia Commissioned: March 12, 1914 Length: 573 feet Beam: 106 feet Normal Draft: 28 feet, 6 inches Displacement: 34,000 tons Speed: 21 knots Crew: 1,810 Armament: (Dece... read more
Class: Iowa Battleship Launched: 7 December 1943 At: Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Commissioned: 16 April 1944 Length: 887 feet, 3 inches Beam: 108 feet, 2 inches Draft: 36 feet, Max. Displacement: 57,500 tons (1988 Full Load) Armament: (1988) Nine 16"/50 cal. guns; tw... read more