U.S.S. Iowa
BB-4
1897
(Navis 316)
- Class: Iowa - 1 battleship of 1892
- Displacement: 11,410 tons
- Dimensions: 360' x 72' x 24'
- Machinery: twin screw, vertical triple-expansion, I.H.P. 11,000 = 16 knots
- Armor: Main belt 15". turrets 15", secondary turrets 6-8", C.T. 10 in.
- Armament: 4-12"/35 (2x2), 8-8"/35 (4x2), 6-4"/40, 20-6 pdr., 4-1 pdr.; 4-14 in. T.T.
- Complement: 36+469
- Builder: William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, PA
- Laid down: 5 Aug 1893
- Launched: 28 Mar 1896
- Commissioned: 16 Jun 1897
- Service: Took part in the Battle of Santiago, 3 Jul 1898, in the Spanish-American War. Modernized in 1911 with secondary armament increased to 10-4". Renamed Coast Battleship No.4 30 Apr 1919. Unclassified as IX-6, Sep 1920. Sunk as radio-controlled target ship during fleet battle practice off Panama, 23 Mar 1923.
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