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IOWA (BB 53)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:
Class:BB 49 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:11/08/1923 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEWPORT NEWS/NEWPT
Delivery Date:
Award Date:10/27/1919 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):
Keel Date:05/17/1920 Commission Date:
Launch Date: Decommission Date:
Years from Commission to Decommission:
Stricken Date: 11/08/1923

Overall Length: Waterline Length:
Extreme Beam: Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft: Draft Limit:
Light Displacement: Full Displacement:
Dead Weight:
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers:
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: Enlisted:

Remarks: CONSTRUCTION WAS SUSPENDED ON 2/8/1922 WHEN 31.8% OF CONSTRUCTION WAS COMPLETE.
CONSTRUCTION WAS CANCELLED ON 8/17/1923 IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF THE WASHINGT
ON TREATY LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENTS. IOWA WAS SOLD FOR SCRAP ON 11/8/1923 AND SCR
APPED ON THE BUILDER'S WAYS.





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