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From: DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS, James L. Mooney, ed., Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington
KENTUCKY (BB-66)
Length Overall: 887'3"
Extreme Beam: 108'3"
Standard Displacement: Tons: 45,000; Mean Draft 28'11"
Designed Complement: Off.: 117
Enl.: 1804
Armament:
Main:
(9) 16"/50
Secondary:
(20) 5"/38
(15) quad 40 mm.
(60) 20 mm.
Torpedo Tubes: None
Catapults: (2) aft
Armor : Belt: 12 1/8"
Turrets: 17"
Deck:
Main: 1 1/2"
2nd (armor) deck: 6"
3rd (splinter) deck: 5/8"
Conning Tower: 17 1/4"
Designed Speed: 33
Designed Shaft Horsepower: 212,000
Engines: Manufacturer: Wstgh.
Type: Turbine, geared drive
Screws: 4
Boilers: Manufacturer: BW
No.: 8
Fuel (oil): Tons: 7251
Drive: TRD
class. IOWA
laid at Norfolk Nary Yard, Portsmorth, Va., 6 December 1944.Construction was suspended 17 February 1947 when the battleship was 72.1 percent complete. Her name was struck from the Navy List 9 June 1958; and her uncompleted hulk was sold for scrapping to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Md., 31 October.
