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2. Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The four Iowa-class ships operating as Battleship Division 2 off the Virginia Capes in 1954; from front to back is Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and New Jersey. When brought into service during the final years of World War II, the Iowa-class battleships were assigned to operate in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.

3. Armament of the Iowa-class battleship - Wikipedia

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   The first Iowa-class ship was laid down in June 1940; in their World War II configuration, each of the Iowa-class battleships had a main battery of 16-inch (406 mm) guns that could hit targets nearly 20 statute miles (32 km) away with a variety of artillery shells designed for anti-ship or bombardment work. The secondary battery of 5-inch (127 ...

4. 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun - Wikipedia

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   A cutaway of a turret mounting 16-inch guns. Due to a lack of communication during design in 1938, the Bureau of Ordnance assumed the Iowa class would use the 16-inch (406 mm)/50 Mark 2 guns constructed for the 1920 South Dakota-class battleships and Lexington-class battlecruisers.

5. USS Iowa (BB-61) - Wikipedia

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   USS Iowa (BB-61) is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa.Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.

6. Battleship - Wikipedia

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   USS Iowa fires a full broadside of her nine 16-inch / 50 caliber and six 5-inch / 38 caliber guns during a target exercise. Battleships were the embodiment of sea power . For American naval officer Alfred Thayer Mahan and his followers, a strong navy was vital to the success of a nation, and control of the seas was vital for the projection of ...

7. Can you guess which Iowa motorsport race is one of the best ...

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   This Iowa race beat out the Indianapolis 500 and the King of Hammers to land on USA TODAY 10Best's list of best motorsport races in the country.

8. USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - Wikipedia

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   USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy (USN) in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship.Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

9. Iowa high school football playoff schedule: Every Iowa City ...

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   *This is a second-round Class 1A playoff game *Regina Catholic at Woodward-Granger (Hawk Stadium) — 7:00 p.m. Waukee at Iowa City Liberty — 7:00 p.m. Iowa City High at Ankeny Centennial — 5: ...