History
USS Indiana
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1942-04-30 | 1947-09-11 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
9 Battle Stars
- Navy Occupation Service Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- South Dakota-Class Fast Battleship
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia.
- Keel Laid
- 1939-11-20
- Launch Date
- 1941-11-21
- Displacement
- 45,233 Tons
- Speed
- 27 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Westinghouse Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 12.2in, 1st Armor Deck: 1.5in, 2nd Armor Deck: 6.05in - 5.75in, 3rd Armor Deck: 0.625in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in, Turret Armor: 18in - 7.25in, Barbette Armor: 17.3in - 11.3in, Secondary Battery Armor: 2in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 6 September, 1963.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 9 x 16"/45 Caliber Mark 6 Guns (3x3)
- Secondary
- 20 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (10x2)
- Tertiary
- 1942 Config: 28 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (7x4), 35 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (35x1) | 1944 Config: 48 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (12x4), 55 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (55x1)
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship