Iowa-class battleship
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The Iowa class was a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940. They were initially intended to intercept fast capital ships such as the Japanese Kongō-class bat
USS Iowa (BB-61) fires a full broadside on 15 August 1984 during a firepower demonstration after her recommissioning
USS Iowa in World War II configuration and wearing Measure 32 Design 1B camouflage pattern, c. 1944
USS Iowa fires a full broadside of nine 16-inch and six 5-inch guns during a gunnery exercise (1984)
16"/50 gun projectile with six propellant bags (display) aboard USS Iowa (BB-61)
The South Dakota class was a group of four fast battleships built by the United States Navy. They were the second class of battleships to be named after the 40th state; the first were designed in the
Iowa-class battleship
…line that could bring the Japanese fleet into battle. Even the new standard battle line speed of 27 knots, as the preceding North Carolina-class and South Dakota-class battleships were designed for, was not considered enough and during their development processes, designs that could achieve over 30 knots in order to…
Alabama in Casco Bay, Maine, circa December 1942
South Dakota under construction in April 1940
South Dakota shows the range of independent elevation of her main guns
Massachusetts' 5-inch gun battery