Montana-class battleship Class Overview Technical Information Usage [Source] The Montana-class battleship was a class of planned battleships for the United States Navy. The class was designed to replace the Iowa-class battleships. It was not designed to counter the Yamato-class "super battleships" because it was designed before the war started and the United States did not know about the yamato at the time. Five vessels were approved for construction during World War II, but the heavier demand for aircraft carriers resulted in their cancellation before any work could begin.
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| - <default><b>Montana-class battleship</b></default> Class Overview Technical Information Usage [Source] The Montana-class battleship was a class of planned battleships for the United States Navy. The class was designed to replace the Iowa-class battleships. It was not designed to counter the Yamato-class "super battleships" because it was designed before the war started and the United States did not know about the yamato at the time. Five vessels were approved for construction during World War II, but the heavier demand for aircraft carriers resulted in their cancellation before any work could begin.
- The Montana-class battleships of the United States Navy were planned as successors to the Iowa class, being slower but larger, better armored, and having superior firepower. Five were approved for construction during World War II, but changes in wartime building priorities resulted in their cancellation in favor of the Essex-class aircraft carriers and Iowa class before any Montana-class keels were laid.
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| - Side belt: 16.1 inches tapering to 10.2 inches on 1-inch STS plate inclined 19°Lower side belt: 7.2 inches tapered to 1 inch inclined 10°Bulkheads: 18 inches fore, 15.25 inches aftBarbettes: 21.3 inches fore, 18 inches aftTurrets: up to 22.5 inchesDecks: up to 6 inches
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| - A 1944 model of a Montana-class battleship
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| - New York Naval ShipyardPhiladelphia Naval ShipyardNorfolk Naval Shipyard
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| - The Montana-class battleships of the United States Navy were planned as successors to the Iowa class, being slower but larger, better armored, and having superior firepower. Five were approved for construction during World War II, but changes in wartime building priorities resulted in their cancellation in favor of the Essex-class aircraft carriers and Iowa class before any Montana-class keels were laid. With an intended armament of 12 guns and a greater anti-aircraft capability than the preceding Iowa-class, as well as a thicker armor belt, the Montanas would have been the largest, the best-protected, and the most heavily armed battleships put to sea by the United States. They would have been the only US Navy battleship class to have rivaled the Empire of Japan's Yamato-class battleships in terms of armor, weaponry, and displacement. Preliminary design work for the Montanas began before the US entry into World War II. The first two vessels were approved by Congress in 1939 following the passage of the Second Vinson Act. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor delayed construction of the Montana class. The success of carrier combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea and, to a greater extent, the Battle of Midway, diminished the value of the battleship. Consequently, the US Navy chose to cancel the Montana-class in favor of more urgently needed aircraft carriers, amphibious and anti-submarine vessels; though orders for the Iowas were retained as they were fast enough to escort the new Essex-class aircraft carriers. The Montana class was the last US Navy battleship class to be designed, but their keels were never laid; the four completed Iowa-class battleships were the last to be commissioned.
- <default><b>Montana-class battleship</b></default> Class Overview Technical Information Usage [Source] The Montana-class battleship was a class of planned battleships for the United States Navy. The class was designed to replace the Iowa-class battleships. It was not designed to counter the Yamato-class "super battleships" because it was designed before the war started and the United States did not know about the yamato at the time. Five vessels were approved for construction during World War II, but the heavier demand for aircraft carriers resulted in their cancellation before any work could begin.
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