USS Iowa
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USS Iowa was the lead ship of the Iowa-class fast battleships of the United States Navy, renowned for its World War II service and later Cold War deployments.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Iowa-class battleship
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United States Navy ship → battleship → |
| armament |
Harpoon anti-ship missiles (Cold War refit)
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Phalanx CIWS (Cold War refit) → Tomahawk cruise missiles (Cold War refit) → nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns → twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns → various 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns → |
| awards |
Navy Unit Commendation
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Presidential Unit Citation (Republic of Korea) → multiple battle stars for Korean War → multiple battle stars for World War II → |
| beam |
108 feet 2 inches
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| builder |
New York Naval Shipyard
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| category |
Cold War battleship of the United States
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World War II battleship of the United States → |
| commissioned |
1943-02-22
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| conflict |
Cold War
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Korean War → World War II → |
| country |
United States of America
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| crewComplement |
around 1,500 after 1980s modernization
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around 1,900 in World War II → |
| decommissioned |
1949-03-24
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1958-02-24 → |
| displacement |
about 45,000 long tons standard
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over 57,000 long tons full load → |
| draft |
37 feet 2 inches
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| finalDecommissioning |
1990-10-26
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| hullMaterial |
steel
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| laidDown |
1940-06-27
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| launched |
1942-08-27
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| leadShipOfClass |
Iowa class
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| length |
887 feet
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| managedBy |
Pacific Battleship Center
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| maximumSpeed |
about 33 knots
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| modernization |
received major weapons and electronics upgrade in the 1980s
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| museumBerth |
Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro
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| museumLocation |
Los Angeles, California
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| museumOpening |
opened to the public in 2012
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| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Iowa
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| notableEvent |
transported President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference in 1943
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| notableRole |
flagship for Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. in World War II
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| pennantNumber |
BB-61
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| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines → |
| recommissioned |
1951-08-25
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1984-04-28 → |
| shipClass |
Iowa class
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| status |
museum ship
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| theater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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USS Missouri
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USS Missouri ("USS Iowa (BB-61)") → USS New Jersey → USS Wisconsin → |
sisterShip |
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
("USS Iowa (BB-61)")
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builtShip |
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Iowa-class battleship
("USS Iowa (BB-61)")
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hasPart |
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Battleship USS Iowa Museum
("USS Iowa (BB-61)")
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operatesOnVessel |
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Battle off Cape Engaño
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U.S.BattleshipParticipated |
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Battle off Cape Engaño
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U.S.Flagship |