USS Iowa (BB-61) Specifications
Displacement-Standard 45,000 Long Tons Maximum Armor Thickness 18" At Turret Face Plates
Displacement-Full Load (1942) 57,600 Long Tons Length Overall 888 Feet 7 Inches
Displacement-Full Load (1986) 58,000 Long Tons Mean Draught
Max. Draught
28 Feet 11 Inches
36 Feet 2 Inches
Main Guns (3)16"/50 Cal. MK7 3-Gun

1900lb Mark 13 AC Projectile

2700lb Mark 8 AP Projectile

Extreme Beam 108 feet 2 Inches
Builder New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn
Secondary Guns (10) 5"/38 Cal. Twin Mounts 

(15) 40mm Quadruple Mounts 

(60) 20mm Single Mounts

Original Engine Manufacturer General Electric Geared Turbines
Original Boilers Manufacturer Babcock & Wilcox
Weapons Modernizations (1980s) (8)  MK 143 Tomahawk ABLSs 

(4) MK 141 Harpoon 

(4) MK 15 CIWS

Original Fuel Oil (2,121,900 Gallons)
Designed Shaft Torque 212,000 Horsepower
Designed Speed 33 Knots
Original Cost $100,000,000