IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIPS ON DECK
(Paperback)
SS26007

By David Doyle

The Iowa-class battleships were America's – and the world’s –
last active battleships, serving as recently as 1995. Back in the


World War II era, six of the class were ordered, and four
completed: Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri and Wisconsin. The Missouri


rose to fame as the site of the Japanese surrender ending WWII.
Each armed with nine 16-inch rifles able to hurl 2,700-lb shells
more than 23 miles, the Iowa’s were capable of combating
formidable sea-going foes. In actuality, however, their huge main


guns were used instead, to shell enemy land positions during
WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf War. In later years their
original arrays of 16-inch and five-inch guns were augmented with


missiles, including the Harpoon as well as the Tomahawk cruise
missiles. Explore the decks and depths of these mighty warships,
once home to thousands of sailors, 88 pages packed with over 270
color photos, carefully chosen to show the subtle differences
between these four near-identical ships.

ISBN = 978-0-89747-751-2 Soft Cover