MaritimeQuest - Iowa Class Battleships Class Overview

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Iowa Class Battleships Class Overview

Name	Builder	Launched	Fate
Iowa BB-61	New York Navy Yard	Aug. 27, 1942	Museum ship at Richmond, Ca.
New Jersey BB-62	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Dec. 7, 1942	Museum ship Camden, NJ
Missouri BB-63	New York Navy Yard	Jan. 29, 1944	Museum ship Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Wisconsin BB-64	Philadelphia Navy Yard	Dec. 7, 1943	Museum ship Norfolk, Va.
Illinois BB-65	Philadelphia Navy Yard	N/A	Cancelled Aug. 12, 1945 and scrapped
Kentucky BB-66	Norfolk Navy Yard	Jan. 20, 1950	Cancelled Feb. 17, 1947 hull launched only to clear slipway. Scrapped 1958.

Note: BB-65 and BB-66 were slower than the rest of the Iowa Class and are commonly referred to as
Iowa Class Slow.

New Jersey BB-62 and Wisconsin BB-64 were both launched on Pearl Harbor Day.

Missouri BB-63 was the last new US battleship commissioned and the last battleship in service with the US Navy when decommissioned for the final time.