Kentucky BB-66 |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Iowa (Class Overview) |
Builder: |
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Portsmouth, Virginia |
Hull Number: |
BB-66 |
Ordered: |
September 9, 1940 |
Commissioned: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
March 7, 1942 (a) |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
January 20, 1950 |
Stricken: |
June 9, 1958 |
Fate: |
Sold Oct. 31, 1958 to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Maryland and scrapped. |
Construction notes: |
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(a): |
The first keel was scrapped and a new keel laid on Dec. 6, 1944. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance (as designed) |
Length: |
887' 7" |
Engines: |
4 Westinghouse geared steam turbines |
Beam: |
108' 2" |
Boilers: |
12 Babcock & Wilcox (oil fired) |
Draft: |
38' (full) |
Shafts: |
4 |
Displacement: |
48,425 std. / 57,350 full |
HP: |
200,000 std. / 212,000 max |
Speed: |
33 knots std. / 35 knots max |
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Crew: |
2,700 |
Range: |
15,000 NM @ 12 knots |
Armament (as designed) |
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Number Carried
|
Type
|
Arrangement |
Maximum Range / Ceiling |
9 |
16"/50 (406mm) Mk 7 |
3 triple turrets |
42,345 yards @ 45° (24 miles) 2,700 lb. HE shell Rate of fire 2 RPM |
20 |
5"/38 (127mm) Mk 12 |
10 twin turrets |
17,392 yards @ 45° (9.8 miles) AA ceiling 37,200' 53-55.18 lb shells Rate of fire 15-22 RPM |
80 |
1.57"/56 (40mm) |
20 quad mounts |
11,133 yards @ 45° (6.3 miles) AA ceiling 22,299' 1.985 lb. HE shell Rate of fire 130-160 RPM |
50 |
.79"/70 (20mm) AA machine guns |
single mounts |
4,800 yards @ 45° (2.7 miles) AA ceiling 10,000' .271 lb. HE shell Rate of fire 250-320 RPM |
2 |
Torpedo tubes |
single launchers |
N/A |
3-4 |
Aircraft |
History: |
|
June 10, 1942: |
Construction suspended and the keel was towed out of the slipway and scrapped. |
Dec. 6, 1944: |
New keel laid. |
Feb. 17, 1947: |
Construction suspended. |
Aug. 17, 1948: |
Construction resumed only to build up enough to pull out of the slipway. |
Jan. 20, 1950: |
The incomplete hull was pulled out of the slipway and construction was cancelled. |
Oct. 31, 1958: |
Sold to Boston Metals Co., Baltimore, Maryland. Towed from Portsmouth and scrapped. |
Notes: |
The engines from Kentucky were removed and installed in USS Sacramento AOE-1 and USS Camden AOE-2. |
Page created Sept. 9, 2007 |