Iowa class battleship

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Four battleships of the Iowa-class battleships (BB-61 through BB-64) were built in the early 1940s in the United States. Two other Iowa-class ships, Illinois and Kentucky, were scrapped prior to completion.

The Iowa class were constructed at two Navy Yards:

Iowa (BB-61), built at the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York;
New Jersey (BB-62), built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard;
Missouri (BB-63), built at the New York Navy Yard; and
Wisconsin (BB-64), built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard

All four ships were recommissioned in the 1980s, only to be decommissioned after a few short years of service.

Currently, three of the ships are on display at the following locations:

USS NEW JERSEY
On October 14, 2001, USS NEW JERSEY opened as a museum at Camden, NJ.

USS MISSOURI
Located 1,000 yards from USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Missouri was opened as a museum 29 Jan 1999. The museum is operated by the USS Missouri Memorial Association, a non-profit organization.

USS WISCONSIN
Berthed in Norfolk, VA.

General Characteristics (USS Iowa)

Displacement: 45,000 tons
Length: 887'3"
Beam: 108'2"
Draft: 37'9"
Speed: 33 knots
Complement: 2,800
Armament: Nine 16" guns; twenty 5" guns

Iowa class battleship

List of battleships of the United States Navy