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Iowa

USS Iowa

Survived

United States Navy

TypePre-dreadnought battleship
WarSpanish–American War
Main guns4 × 12 in (305 mm)/35 caliber guns

Fought at Santiago.

(Battleship # 4) In a harbor, circa the early 1900s. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

  • 4 × 12 in (305 mm)/35 caliber guns
  • 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/35 cal guns
  • 6 × 4 in (102 mm)/40 cal guns
  • 20 × 6-pounder guns
  • 4 × 1-pounder guns
  • 4 × M1895 Colt–Browning machine guns
  • 2 x 14-inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

  • Belt: 14–4 in (356–102 mm)
  • Barbettes: 15–12.5 in (381–318 mm)
  • Turrets : 15–17 in (432 mm)
  • Conning Tower: 10 in (254 mm)
  • Deck: 3 in (76 mm)
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Laid down5 August 1893
Launched28 March 1896
Commissioned16 June 1897
DisplacementNormal: 11,410 long tons (11,590 t) Full load: 12,647 long tons (12,850 t)
Length360 ft (110 m) (lwl) 362 ft 6 in (110.49 m)(loa)
Speed16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement36 officers 540 enlisted men

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

Career

Launched

28 March 1896

3 July 1898

Fate

Survived

Sunk as a target ship, 23 March 1923