USS Iowa BB-61

USS Iowa

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Commissionings

Awards

• American Campaign Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  9 Battle Stars
• Korean Presidential Unit Citation
• Korean Service Medal
  2 Battle Stars
• National Defense Service Medal
  1 Star
• Navy E Ribbon
  With 3 "Battle E" Devices
• Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
  1 Star
• Navy Occupation Service Medal
• Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
  2 Stars
• Philippine Liberation Medal
  2 Stars
• Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
• United Nations Korea Medal
• World War II Victory Medal

Overview

Class

Iowa-Class Fast Battleship

Builder

New York Naval Shipyard

Keel Laid

1940-06-27

Launch Date

1942-08-27

Displacement

58,460 Tons

Speed

33 Knots

Power Plant

8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x General Electric Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws (2 x 4-Blade, 2 x 5-Blade)

Armor

Belt Armor: 12.1in, 1st Armor Deck: 1.5in, 2nd Armor Deck: 6in, 3rd Armor Deck: 0.63in, Conning Tower Armor: 17.3in - 7.25in, Turret Armor: 19.5in - 7.25in, Barbette Armor: 17.3in - 11.6in, Secondary Battery Armor: 2.5in, Propulsion & Steering Gear Compartment Armor: 13.5in - 6.2in

Final Disposition

Museum Ship in San Pedro, California. 7 July 2012 - Present

Armament

Primary

9 x 16"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Guns (3x3)

Secondary

1943 Config: 20 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (10x2) | 1951 Config: 20 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (10x2) | 1984 Config: 12 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (6x2)

Tertiary

1943 Config: 76 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (19x4), 52 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (52x1) | 1951 Config: 76 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (19x4), All 20mm Guns Removed | 1984 Config: 4 x 20mm/76 Caliber Phalanx CIWS

Additional

1984 Config: 32 x BGM-109 Tomahawk Cruise Missile (8x4), 16 x RGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile (4x4)

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