Iowa-class battleships

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:antiAircraftArmament gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_guns
gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannons
gptkbp:armament 20 × 5-inch (127 mm) guns
9 × 16-inch (406 mm) guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 12.1 inches
gptkbp:armorDeck 6 inches
gptkbp:armorTurrets 19.7 inches
gptkbp:beam 108 feet
gptkbp:commissioned 1943
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,921 (wartime)
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:displacement 45,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 37 feet
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iowa-class battleships
gptkbp:length 887 feet
gptkbp:modernization gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
Harpoon missiles
1980s refit with Tomahawk missiles
gptkbp:museum USS Iowa – Los Angeles, California
USS Missouri – Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
USS New Jersey – Camden, New Jersey
USS Wisconsin – Norfolk, Virginia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:U.S._states
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:notableEvent USS Missouri hosted Japanese surrender ceremony in 1945
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:numberCompleted 4
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:South_Dakota-class_battleships
gptkbp:propulsion Steam turbines
gptkbp:range 15,000 nautical miles at 17 knots
gptkbp:shipsInClass gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
gptkbp:shipsPlannedButNotCompleted gptkb:USS_Illinois_(BB-65)
gptkb:USS_Kentucky_(BB-66)
gptkbp:speed 33 knots
gptkbp:status museum ships
gptkbp:successor Montana-class battleships (planned, not built)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Kentucky_(BB-66)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6