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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIP TYPES -- BATTLESHIPS --
Iowa Class (BB-61 through BB-66) --
Drawings
This page presents drawings of Iowa class battleships.
For more images related to the Iowa class battleships,
see: Iowa Class (BB-61 through
BB-66).
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a larger view of the same image.
Photo #: NH 44528
Iowa class (BB-61--66) battleship
World War II era recognition silhouette of the ships as first
completed.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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The following images are World War II era preliminary design drawings, one comparing the Iowa and Montana class hulls and the other presenting a scheme to convert Iowa class battleships to aircraft carriers:
Photo #: S-511-21
"Battleship Study, BB 65 - Scheme 1 and BB 61-64 (Incl{usive})"
Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board comparing
the outboard profile (including superstructure) of the Iowa
(BB-61) class battleships with the hull profile of the Montana
class.
This plan is dated 9 July 1940 and shows the Iowa class
outboard profile in solid lines and the hull of the Montana
class in dashed lines.
At the time, the Montana class was planned to begin with
hull number BB-65, rather than BB-67 as it became after two more
Iowas were ordered as BB-65 and BB-66.
Scale of the original drawings is 1/32" = 1'.
The original plan is in the 1939-1944 "Spring Styles Book"
held by the Naval Historical Center.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: S-511-54
"Aircraft Carrier, Converted from BB 61-66 Class"
Preliminary design plan prepared for the General Board as part
of an exploration of carrier conversions of warship hulls then
under construction.
This plan, dated June 1942, represents the conversion of Iowa
class battleship hulls. It would have produced a ship somewhat
similar in external appearance to the Essex (CV-9) class,
but with lower freeboard, only two aircraft elevators, one catapult,
and an 864' long flight deck set well back from the bow.
The drawing bears the handwritten notation, dated 12 June 1942,
"This conversion apparently will not materialize."
The original plan is in the 1939-1944 "Spring Styles Book"
held by the Naval Historical Center.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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For more images related to the Iowa class battleships,
see: Iowa Class (BB-61 through
BB-66).
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Page made 14 May 2000
Photo captions & data updated 28 March 2005