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Indiana

USS Indiana

Survived

United States Navy

TypeBattleship
ClassSouth Dakota
WarSecond World War
Main guns9 × 16″ guns

With Lee's battle line at the Philippine Sea, where a torpedo plane crashed into her side.

Steaming with Task Force 58.1 on 27 January 1944, en route to attack Taroa Island airfield, Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands. Taken by a USS Enterprise (CV-6) photographer. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 9 × 16 in (406 mm) guns
  • 20 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns
  • 7 × quad 40 mm (1.6 in) AA guns
  • 35 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) AA guns

Armour

  • Belt: 12.2 in (310 mm)
  • Deck: 6 in (152 mm)
  • Turrets: 18 in (457.2 mm)
  • Barbettes: 17.3 in (440 mm)
  • Conning tower: 16 in
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding
Laid down20 November 1939
Launched21 November 1941
Commissioned30 April 1942
DisplacementStandard: 37,970 long tons (38,579 t) Full load: 44,519 long tons (45,233 t)
Length680 ft (210 m) o/a
Speed27.5 knots (50.9 km/h; 31.6 mph)

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

21 November 1941

19–20 June 1944

A torpedo plane crashed into her