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'''USS Iowa (BB-53)''' Was the fifth ship of the proposed [[South Dakota-class battleship (1920)|South Dakota class Battleships]] for the United States Navy in the early 20th century. She and her sisters were built to a bigger and better design of the preceding [[Colorado-class battleship|Colorado class battleships]] with more armor, speed and armarment. Had they been completed they would have carried the new 16"/50 Mark 2 gun in 4 triple turrets and achieved a speed of 23 knots. Due to strict limitations of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] ''Iowa'' was scrapped on the builders ways being only 31.8% complete.<ref>http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/53.htm</ref> |
'''USS Iowa (BB-53)''' Was the fifth ship of the proposed [[South Dakota-class battleship (1920)|South Dakota class Battleships]] for the United States Navy in the early 20th century. She and her sisters were built to a bigger and better design of the preceding [[Colorado-class battleship|Colorado class battleships]] with more armor, speed and armarment. Had they been completed they would have carried the new 16"/50 Mark 2 gun in 4 triple turrets and achieved a speed of 23 knots. Due to strict limitations of the [[Washington Naval Treaty]] ''Iowa'' was scrapped on the builders ways being only 31.8% complete.<ref>http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/53.htm</ref> |
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 BB-53 Iowa
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| History | |
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| Name | Iowa |
| Namesake | State of Iowa |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co |
| Laid down | 17 May 1920 |
| Launched | Cancelled prior to launch |
| Fate | Sold for scrap on the builders ways 8 November 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | South Dakota class Battleship |
| Displacement | 43,200 tons standard / 47,000 tons full |
| Length | 684 ft (208 m) |
| Beam | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Draft | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h) |
| Armament | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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| Armor | list error: mixed text and list (help)
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USS Iowa (BB-53) Was the fifth ship of the proposed South Dakota class Battleships for the United States Navy in the early 20th century. She and her sisters were built to a bigger and better design of the preceding Colorado class battleships with more armor, speed and armarment. Had they been completed they would have carried the new 16"/50 Mark 2 gun in 4 triple turrets and achieved a speed of 23 knots. Due to strict limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty Iowa was scrapped on the builders ways being only 31.8% complete.[1]