Illinois BB-65

Type:
Battleship
Class:
Builder:
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Hull Number:
BB-65
Ordered:
September 9, 1940
Commissioned:
N/A
Keel Laid:
January 15, 1945
Decommissioned:
N/A
Launched:
N/A
Stricken:
N/A
Fate:
Construction cancelled Aug. 12, 1945 when the ship was 22% complete and was scrapped on
the ways.


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
Crew:
2,700
Range:
15,000 NM @ 12 knots


Armament (as designed)
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


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