Iowa-class battleships of the United States Navy

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Iowa-class_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament 20 × 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber guns
9 × 16-inch (406 mm)/50 caliber Mark 7 guns
gptkbp:armorBelt 12.1 in (307 mm)
gptkbp:armorDeck 6 in (152 mm)
gptkbp:armorTurrets 19.7 in (500 mm)
gptkbp:beam 108 ft 2 in (32.97 m)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 1,921 (wartime)
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Bureau_of_Ships
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:displacement 45,000 tons (standard)
gptkbp:draught 37 ft 9 in (11.51 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iowa-class battleships of the United States Navy
gptkbp:length 887 ft 3 in (270.43 m)
gptkbp:member gptkb:USS_Illinois_(BB-65)
gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
gptkb:USS_Kentucky_(BB-66)
gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
gptkbp:modernization 1980s
gptkbp:museumShip gptkb:USS_Iowa_(BB-61)
gptkb:USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
gptkbp:nickname The Fast Battleships
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Desert Storm
gptkbp:notableEvent USS Missouri hosted Japanese surrender ceremony
gptkbp:notableFeature Fastest battleships ever built
gptkbp:numberBuilt 6
gptkbp:numberCompleted 4
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy South Dakota-class battleship
gptkbp:propulsion 8 boilers, 4 steam turbines, 4 shafts
gptkbp:range 15,000 nautical miles at 15 knots
gptkbp:speed 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
gptkbp:successor Montana-class battleship
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:flag
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Wisconsin_(BB-64)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6