USS Iowa
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USS Iowa was a late 19th-century United States Navy battleship (BB-4) that served prominently in the Spanish–American War and became one of the Navy’s first modern steel warships.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Iowa (BB-4) | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
ⓘ
pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
1-pounder guns
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20 × 4-inch/40 caliber guns ⓘ 4 × 12-inch/35 caliber guns in 2 twin turrets ⓘ 4 × 14-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 6-pounder guns ⓘ 8 × 8-inch/35 caliber guns in 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 14 inches (356 mm) ⓘ |
| armorTurret | 15 inches (381 mm) ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Santiago de Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 72 ft 3 in (22.02 m) ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1897-06-16 ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| constructionProgram | part of U.S. Navy modernization in the 1890s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approx. 450 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1919-03-31 ⓘ |
| displacement | 11525 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1893-08-05 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterServiceRole |
recruit training and midshipman training
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training ship ⓘ |
| launched | 1896-03-28 ⓘ |
| length | 360 ft (110 m) ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| modernFeature | one of the U.S. Navy’s first modern steel battleships ⓘ |
| namesake | U.S. state of Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | engaged Spanish fleet off Santiago, Cuba, 1898-07-03 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| power | 11500 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 screw propellers
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2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ 8 coal-fired boilers ⓘ |
| range | 5000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| reasonForRenaming | to free the name Iowa for a new battleship (BB-53) ⓘ |
| recommissioned |
1910-05-23
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1912-05-02 ⓘ |
| renamed | Coast Battleship No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedDate | 1919-03-30 ⓘ |
| roleInSpanishAmericanWar | served as part of the North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ |
| serviceRole | front-line battleship ⓘ |
| shipClass | Iowa-class battleship (1896) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mary Lord Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stricken | 1923-03-27 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTarget | 1923-03-23 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 17 knots ⓘ |
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