Iowa-class battleship

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United States Navy ship class battleship class

The Iowa-class battleship is a class of fast, heavily armed U.S. Navy battleships built during World War II, renowned for their large 16-inch guns, thick armor, and long service lives extending into the late 20th century.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy ship class → battleship class →
armorBeltThickness	up to 12.1 inches →
commissioned	1943 →
conflict	Cold War → Gulf War → Korean War → Vietnam War → World War II →
countryOfOrigin	United States of America →
deckArmorThickness	up to 6 inches →
decommissioned	1992 →
designedAs	fast battleship →
designedFor	Pacific Theater operations →
displacement	about 45,000 long tons standard → over 57,000 long tons full load →
event	site of Japanese Instrument of Surrender in World War II →
hasPart	USS Illinois (BB-65) → USS Iowa (BB-61) → USS Kentucky (BB-66) → USS Missouri (BB-63) → USS New Jersey (BB-62) → USS Wisconsin (BB-64) →
hullMaterial	steel →
laidDown	1940 →
mainBatteryConfiguration	three triple turrets →
maximumSpeed	33 knots →
modernizationIncluded	Harpoon anti-ship missiles → Phalanx CIWS → Tomahawk cruise missiles →
modernized	1980s →
namedAfter	U.S. states →
notableShip	USS Missouri (BB-63) →
numberBuilt	4 →
numberOfMainGuns	9 →
numberPlanned	6 →
operator	United States Navy →
precededBy	South Dakota-class battleship →
primaryArmament	16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 gun →
propulsion	oil-fired boilers → steam turbines →
role	carrier task force escort → fleet flagship → shore bombardment →
secondaryArmament	5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose gun →
servicePeriod	1943–1992 →
status	all completed ships preserved as museum ships →
succeededBy	Montana-class battleship →
turretFaceArmorThickness	up to 19 inches →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS Missouri ("Iowa-class") → USS Wisconsin →	class
Battleship Missouri Memorial → USS Iowa ("Iowa class") →	shipClass
USS Iowa ("Iowa class") →	leadShipOfClass
USS New Jersey ("Iowa-class battleship group") →	partOf