History
USS Iowa
Spanish American War:
- 05/12/1898, Iowa, operating with the North Atlantic Squadron, searches the harbor of San Juan, Puerto Rico for Admiral Cervera's squadron. After finding the harbor empty the North Atlantic Squadron begins bombarding the port with Iowa leading the U.S line making several passes on Spanish defenses. During the bombardment Iowa would be hit once by Spanish fire, taking minor damage and suffering 3 wounded.
- 05/22/1898, Iowa is detatched from the North Atlantic Squadron and joins the Flying Squadron currently blockading Santiago de Cuba.
- 05/31/1898, In the afternoon of 31 May the Flying Squadron conducts an attack on Spanish ships located in the outer harbor of Santiago de Cuba. Iowa followed the battleship Massachusettes and crusier New Orleans and opened fire at long range at 14:05. The American shells would fall short and would score no damage on the Spanish vessels with Spanish return fire producing similar results.
- 07/01/1898 - 07/02/1898, The battleships Iowa, Oregon, and Indiana bombard Spanish coastal fortifications around Santiago de Cuba.
- 07/03/1898,
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1897-06-16 | 1908-06-30 | First Commissioning |
| 1910-05-02 | 1914-05-23 | Second Commissioning |
| 1917-04-23 | 1919-03-31 | Third Commissioning |
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Unknown
- Builder
- William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
- Keel Laid
- 1892-08-05
- Launch Date
- 1896-03-28
- Displacement
- 11,590 Tons
- Speed
- 16 Knots
- Power Plant
- 5 x Fire Tube Boilers, 2 x Triple-Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 14in - 7in, Deck Armor: 3in, Bulkhead Armor: 12in, Conning Tower Armor: 10in, Turret Armor (Main Guns): 17in - 2in, Barbette Armor (Main Guns): 15in - 12.5in, Turret Armor (8" Sec Guns): 8in - 6in, Barbette Armor (8" Sec Guns): 8in, Hull Armor (4", 57mm & 37mm Guns): 5in
- Final Disposition
- Sunk as a target ship by 14" gunfire from USS Mississippi BB-41, 23 March, 1923, Panama Bay.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 4 x 12"/35 Caliber Guns (2x2)
- Secondary
- 8 x 8"/35 Caliber Guns (4x2), 6 x 4"/40 Caliber Guns (6x1)
- Tertiary
- 20 x 6-Pounder (57mm) Guns (20x1), 4 x 1-Pounder (37mm) Guns (4x1)
- Additional
- 4 x M1895 Colt-Browning Machine Guns (4x1), 4 x 14" Torpedo Tubes
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship