USS Iowa - BIARA
USS IowaFactswww .pacificbattleship.comChronologyDesigned: Ordered:Cost:Builder:Laid down:Launched:First Captain:Sponsored by:In attendance:pt Commissioned:Decommissioned:2"d Recommissioning:2"d Decommissioning: Recommissioning:Decommissioning: 3rd3rdTotal Service Years:Struck:Current Status:Early 1938Finalized June 1938At the same time the 1936 London Naval Treaty was amended to allowprevious agreed escalations clauses to occur1 July 1939 110 millionNew York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn, New York City27 June 194027 August 1942- New York Naval Shipyard in Brooklyn, New York CityCaptain John L. McCreallo Wallace (Native Iowan & wife of Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd U.S VPFirst Lady Eleanor Roosevelt22 February 194324 March 1949- San Francisco Naval Shipyard (3yrs)25 August 1951- San Francisco24 February 1958- Atlantic Fleet Reserve, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard(26yrs)28 April 1984- Pascagoula, MS26 October 1990- Norfolk, VAMoved to Newport, Rl, Sept. 1998 (10yrs)Moved to Suisun Bay, Benicia, CA- Arrived April 2001 (11yrs)20 years active50 years reserve17 March 2006Awarded to Pacific Battleship Center, September 2011Final tow to Port of Los Angeles, June 2012Arrival at current docking, 9 June 2012Moved 20" South, 2 April 2014
General Talking PointsNamesake:Nickname:Motto: Classification: Hull Number Facts: Honors and awards: The State of Iowa"The Big Stick"- Based on the saying "Speak softly and carry a big stick"made famous from a President Theodore Roosevelt speech ."Our Liberties We Prize, Our Rights We Will Maintain"Iowa Class BattleshipBB61- BB means battleship- 61 means the 6Pt battleship completedThe first ship of her class of battleship to be commissioned by theUnited StatesWas the lead ship of the 4 completed (6 authorized) Iowa ClassbattleshipsBB61- Iowa- Commissioned 22 February 1943BB62- New Jersey- Commissioned 23 May 1943BB63- Missouri- Commissioned 11 June 1944BB64- Wisconsin- Commissioned 16 April1944BB65 -Illinois- 22% completed, cancelledBB66- Kentucky- 73% completed, cance11edBow from Kentucky was used to repair Wisconsin's after acollision with destroyer Eaton - 1956Iowa class battleships were the largest battleships ever built by the USNavyThey were considered by many to be the greatest warships ever builtdue to their combination of great speed, armor protection, survivabilityand 16" main gun weapon systems11 Battle Stars- Awarded to US Navy warships for meritoriousparticipation in battle, or for having suffered damage during battleconditions :9forWWII2 for Korean WarOther awards:1.Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Navy E Ribbon w/ 3Battle E device2.American Campaign Medal3.Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 9 service starsWorld War II Victory Medal4.5.Navy Occupation Service Medal6.National Defense Service Medal w/ star7.Korean Service Medal w/ 2 service stars8.Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal9.Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon10.Philippine Presidential Unit Citation11.Korean Presidential Unit Citation12.Philippine Liberation Medal13.United Nations Korea Medal
Basic StatisticsLength: Beam: Displacement: Draft: Height: Speed: Wood Decks Overall fuel capacity:Crew Complement: 887' 3"216 hull frames with 4' frame spacing108' 2"Designed to travel through the 110' wide Panama Canal with a foot ofclearance on each side1945: 45,000 tons {standard), 57,540 tons {full load)Cold War era : 48,425 tons {standard), 57,540 tons {full load)Current: - 45,800 tonsDesign: 34'Full load : 38'Current : 27' forward, 32' aftFrom keel {bottom of hull) to top of mast- 209'From waterline to top of mast -174'From waterline to the top of the forward superstructure's MK 38 firecontrol is currently 126'33 knots {38 mph)Wood covers approximately 54,000 squaFe feet .Wooden decks provide insulation against hot sun and are not slipperywhen wetPlanks were originally all Teak but were replaced with more affordableDouglas Fir during her last commissioning2.4 million gallons1980's- 65 officers, 1,445 enlisted, plus 58 MarinesWWII- Close to 2,800 due to the great number of anti-aircraft gunsArmament 194316" 50 caliber Mark 7 guns5" 38 caliber Mark 12 guns40 mm 56 caliber "Borfors" {19 quads) AA guns20 mm 70 caliber " Oerlikon" AA gunsBGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missilesRGM-84 Harpoon Anti-Ship missiles20 mm/76 caliber Phalanx CIWSStinger surface-to-surface missile firing positions.50 cal heavy machine guns {4 per side)(R) Removed at the beginn ing of the Korean war because theywere con sidered obsolete against jets.9207652195592076{R)1980's9123216458
16' Main Gun Battery TurretsCaliber: Number of guns:Turret crew:Total gun weight:Fire control system: Rotating weight:Projectiles in storage:Overall gun length:Overall barrel length:Vertical elevation: .Turret traverse:Max gun range: Rate of fire:Firing order:Recoil: Face plate armor: Side plate armor:Back plate armor:Top:Notable battle"scars11 : 16" 50 caliber Mk 7 gunCaliber is the ratio between bore diameter & barrel length16" X 50 800" 66.6'9 guns mounted in three gunned armored turrets77 assigned crew positions in each turret292,000 lbsMain fire control system:Mark 38 director; "Spot 1 on top of forward conning tower & spot2 top of after tower perform the functions of ganging and spotting,feeds into Fire Control RoomBack-up fire control systemLarge side "hoods" are rangefindersUpper small"ears" for the trainerLower "hoods" for the pointer1JOO tons without ammunition2,000 tons with ammunitionTurret 1: 390, Turret 2: 460, Turret 3: 370 1,220 tetal68' including breech44' length outside the turretTurrets 1 & 3: From -2 to 45 @ 12 per secondTurret 2: From 0 to 45 @ 12 per secondEach gun can be raised separatelyFull elevation in just under 4 secondsEach turret has a 300 turning arc@ 4 per second; full arc in 75 seconds24 miles depending on many variablesFlight time to target: 1.5 minutesOn 20 January 1989, Iowa fired a 16" shell 26 .9 mi (43 .3 km)2 rounds per minute (each gun)Left, Right, Center, 0.60 seconds apart47"Contrary to myth, the ship does not move sideways when firingthe main guns because the ship has so much mass . Blast pressurepushes out the water giving an illusion of sideways movement17" Class B armor on 2.5" of STS plate inclined at a 36 angle (19 .5"total)9.25" Class A armor over 0.75" STS plate (10" total)12" Class A armor7.25" Class B armorTwo port side hits from a Japanese 4.7" shore battery during shelling ofMiki Atoll in the Marshall Islands during WWII in 1944Turret 2's port side has an impact markPort side upper hull 30" X 50" hole deemed minor & repaired .
16' 50 caliber ProjectilesConventional: Mark 8 AP (Armor Piercing) Projectile2, 700 lbs X 72" tall Muzzle velocity 2,500 ft/secCan penetrate 30' of reinforced concreteCan penetrate 18"of armor on enemy vessels depending on distancefired & angle of penetrationMark 13 HC {High Capacity)1,900 lbs X 64" tallMuzzle velocity 2,690 ft/secUsed for shore bombardment or soft targ tsCan create a crater SOft) wide, 20ft deep with 200 yrd burstingIn Korea, Iowa class battleships were used to destroy enemy ports,trains, train tunnels, bridges, and protect troops under attackIn Vietnam, a single HC round fired into the jungle created ahelicopter landing zone over 200 yds) in diameter and defoliated treesfor 300 yrds beyond thatAt night a 16" salvo would light p the sky like sunriseThe shell sounds like a train going overheadAt extreme distance, a 16" projectile will take 1.5 minutes to reachthe target.Mark 23 "Katie" nuclear projectile64" tallYield: 15- 20 kilotons1955- 1963The Navy never confirmed their presence on Iowa"Firecracker" anti-personnel cluster roundsScattered 400 anti-personnel grenades over 9 acresSeveral other rounds were available for practice Full charge of propellant was 6 1101b bags of powderReduced charges were also used Nuclear: Other: Propellant & velocity
5., Secondary Gun Battery 5" 38 caliber Mk 12 gunsCaliber is the ratio between bore diameter & barrel length5" X 38 190" 15.8'12gunsinMk 28 Mod 2 Twin enclosed mount (not turret)Number of guns: 2.5"Armor:Crew: 27 in the mount and upper handling room plus personnel in themagazineTotal gun weight:Each twin mount weighs 3,990 lbTotal mount weight: Each twin mount weighs 170,635 lbOverall gun length: 18.65'Vertical elevation: Both guns raise and lower together from -15 to 85 Rate of Fire: 15 rounds per minute but could surge up to 21 depending on the level ofcrew trainingRecoil: 15"Simi-fixed meaning the 55 lb projectile is separate from the 28 lb brassAmmunition:or steel alloy powder case Each magazine held 595 projectiles and 595 powder canistersPurpose: Dual purpose surface action & anti-aircraftEffective Range: 10 mi- surface 7 mi or 37,000' -anti-aircraftFire control system: Mk 37 directors Located forward, aft, port and starboardPerforms the function of ranging and bearing and elevation data to theplot rooms Tracks both ground targets and aircraftFour of the twin 5" mounts were removed during the 1908's Cold War conversion tomake room for the addition of Harpoon & Tomahawk missiles and Phalanx CIWS gunsThe 5" 38 gun was considered the "gun that won the Pacific and were carried onalmost every U.S. warshipCaliber:
Anti-aircraft Weapons -194540mm Bofors anti-aircraft gunsCaliber:: Number of guns:Rate of fire: Projectile weight:40mm 56 caliber Bofors anti-aircraft guns19 quad mount (76 barrels) Bofors 40 mm gunsUp to 160 rounds per barrel per minute2 lbVertical elevation:-15 to 90 Effective AA ceiling: 22,000'Other Iowa class battleships had one additional 40 mm quad atop Turret 2. Since Iowawas a fleet flagship with an extra bridge level (03 Level) to accommodate an admiral, aquad 40 mm on Turret 2 would have impaired visibilityDesigned in the 1930's by Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors20mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns20mm 70 caliber Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns52 single barrels 8 twin barrelsRate of fire: Up to 450 rounds per minute .25 lbProjectile weight:Vertical elevation: -15 to 90oEffective range: 0.6 mi (0.96 km) against low-flying aircraftMaximum range: Maximum range at 45 : 2.7 miIn later years of WWII this weapon became less effective especially against Kamikazeattacks. All were removed during Iowa's 2nd commissioningThe 20mm caliber cannon was originally designed in Germany during WWIOriginally known as the 20mm Becker (designer's name)Oerlikon was the Zurich suburb and name of the company that produced the weaponCaliber::Number of guns: Missiles Systems- 1980'sRGM-84 Harpoon:Type:Quantity:Range:Location: Radar guided anti-ship missile, over-the-horizon strike capability16 missiles launched from 4 quadruple Kevlar-armored Mk-142Canister Missile LaunchersRange: 75 miLocated on the port and starboard sides of the 2nd funnelBGM-109 Tomahawk:Configurations: 1) Anti-ship 2) land attack 3) land-attack nuclear32 missiles launched from 8 Armored Box Launchers (ABL's)Range based on configuration:Range:250 mi to 1,500 miLocation: Located 4 aft & 4 amidshipsThe Harpoon and Tomahawks launched initially using solid-propellant rocket boosteruntil the turbofan jet engine takes overType:Quantity:
Defensive Systems- 1980's20 mm Phalanx CIWS:Type: Quantity:Bullets:Rate of fire:Gun locker:Range:Fire Control: Mk 1S Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems, a six barrel Gatling-typegun. Often called "sea whiz" or R2D24Depleted uranium3,000 rounds per minute1,000 round magazinesRange: 1.1 miClosed -loop radar system capable of tracking its own bullets to thetargetFIM-92 Stinger:Type:Quantity:Range:Fire Control: Portable shoulder fired surface-to-air missile (SAM)Five firing positions with stored weapons and ready service roundsEffective firing range : 3.0 milesInfrared homingSRBOC- Chaff & Decoy:Type: Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Countermeasures48- 24 port side, 24 starboard sideQuantity: OS Level port and starboardLocation:A typical round is rocket launched to an altitude of 1,300 ft 0.9 miles from the ship,where decoy devices such as flares or aluminum foil are deployed Electronic Warfare:Type: Location:These units tryboth CIWS andSLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System011 Level port and starboard sideto jam or confuse incoming missiles. The SLQ-32 system is tied intoSRBOC50 caliber Guns:Type: Quantity:Location: SO caliber guns used for protection against attacks from small craft(such as what occurred against the destroyer USS Cole)84 port and 4 starboard
Armor ProtectionIowa is designed to withstand the following types of attacks:Gun fireTorpedoesAerial bombardmentTriple bottom: Torpedo bulkheads: The citadel: Immune zone: MinesProtection against near-miss bombs mines and torpedoes explodingunder the shipTorpedo protection is multilayered. Three bulkheads between theouter hull and the ship's interior form four voids for absorbing anddissipating the explosion. Torpedo Bulkhead No. 3 is the 19 inclinedarmored beltAn armored "box" protecting the ship's boilers, engine rooms, gunmagazines and fire control systems. It runs from Frame 50 (forward ofTurret 1) to Frame 166 (aft of Turret 3). The belts form the sides, 2nddeck the overhead, triple hull the bottom and the transverse bulkheadsthe ends (Frames 50 and 166, respectively)Iowa is designed to withstand hits from 16" or smaller guns. However,protection is not defined by armor thickness but by something called theimmune zoneIt is impractical to protect Iowa in all circumstances because the armorwould be too thick and heavy. If an enemy was too close, direct firefrom large caliber guns could penetrate Iowa. If the enemy was far awaybut within gun range, the plunging fire could penetrate the deck Types of armor:Between these two extremes is an area where Iowa is reasonably wellprotected. The original Iowa-class design specified protection against16"/45 caliber shells between 18,000 yrds (10 miles) and 30,000 yrds(17 miles). One battle strategy would have been to keep the ship in theimmune zone when engaging an enemyFour types of armor are used on the ship. Each with characteristicsdesigned to meet specific threatsClass A armor: Class A is surfaced hardened on the outside face,the idea being to "de-cap" or strip the armor piercing cap off theprojectile before it can penetrate into the ship. Case hardenedsteel tends to be brittle, but the cracks on the sides of the Turret 2barbette are from the quenching process used in manufacturingClass B armor: Class B or homogeneous armor is not surfacehardened and so, has some "giveSTS armor: Special Treatment Steel or STS is homogeneous armorplate under 4" thick intended for splinter protection. STS is similarto Class Band is used in the ship structuresCast armor: Cast directly into its final shape such as rangefindersand sight hoods
Types of armor: 16" turret gun (gun house)The gun house is the rotating portion of the turret that extendsabove the barbette and contains the 16" guns. The armor is acombination of Class A, Class Band STS plateFace plate: 17" Class B armor on 2.5" of STS place inclined ata 360 angle; 19.5" totalSide plates: 9.25" Class A armor over 0.75" STS plate; 10"totalBack plates: 12" Class A armor 16" BarbetteThe barbette is the armored, non-rotating portion of the turretdirectly under the gun house and is 11.6" to 17.3" Class A armorThe abeam portion is 17.3" tapering at the quarters to 14.8" andfinally tapering to 11.6" dead ahead and astern 5" enclosed mounts2.5" STS plate Armored conning tower17.3" Class B armor. Each door weighs 4,000ib or 2 tons. Iowa isunique because the armored conning tower has 3 levels; 03 Level,04 Level and OS Level. Iowa's sisters do not have an armored 03Level BeltsThe belts from both sides of the citadel are a combination of ClassA and Class B armor. Each belt runs horizontally on the port andstarboard sides of the ship from Fram 50 just forward of Turret 1to Frame 166 just aft of Turret 3 and vertically from 2nd Deck to thetriple bottom. Each belt is 12.2" thick starting ad 2nd Deck, taperingto 1.62" at the triple bottom and slanted at a 19 angle Transverse bulkheads11.3" Class A armor protecting the forward and aft ends of thecitadel Armor deck2nd Deck is 4.75" Class B armor laid on top of 1.25" STS plate (6"total) running from Frame 50 to Frame 166. The is the overhead ofthe citadelSplinter Deck/3rd DeckProtected within a 13.5" Class A armored compartment Steering gearBetween 2nd Deck and 3Rd Deck is a splinter deck consisting of0.625" STS plate. The purpose of this.deck is to catch spa II orsplinters from hits on the armor deck (2nd Deck) above. 3rd Deck isalso 0.625" STS plateCritical communications and fire controlProtected within 15 armored tubes inside the superstructure withvarying armor protection from 2" to 16" thick
Aft Main DeckIowa' s aft deck is currently configured for helicopter landingsOver 6 different types of helicopters could land on her aft deck during the 1980's. Mostcommon was the CH-53 Sea Stallion. The "helo" control station is above Turret 3The remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) Pioneer used for observation with a camera and as alaser designator was also launched and recovered here in a net during the 1980'sDuring WWII floatplanes were used for reconnaissance, fall of projectiles spotting, andrescuing downed aviatorsInitially Iowa was built with 2 catapults, aft, port & starboard, used to launch floatplanes . 3were carried on board. The Vought OS2U Kingfisher was carried in the first part of WWII andlater the Curtiss SC-1 Sea hawkTwo catapults were removed during the Korean War (1950), a"s they interfered with thehelicopters landing (the early days of helicopters at sea)The stern crane was removed during the Cold War conversionWWII: 1943-1945 Three Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes 1945-1948 Curtis SC-1 Seahawk floatplanesKorea: Piasecki HUP-1 helicopterSikorsky H035-1 helicopterCold War: 5 R0-2 Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) Supported the following helicopters : 11UH-11roquis " Huey"CH-46 Sea KnightSH-2 SeaspriteSH-3 Sea KingCH-53 Sea StallionSH-608 SeahawkBull's Eyes"1-119-60FR 119-127Note: The ship has 217 hull frames spaced 4' apart andnumbered sequentially starting at frame 0 near the bowX-21-119-601Level or deck-Called a "tack"This compartment is onthe Main DeckThe furthest forward fromin the compartmentFrame 1196Location of thecompartment relative to thecenterline of the ship. Evennumbers to·the port, oddnumbers to starboardThis is the 6thcompartment outboardfrom the centerline to theport side0Compartment useMiscellaneous119
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