The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...

Key Points and Summary - The USS Illinois (BB-65) was the fifth Iowa-class battleship, ordered in 1940, with its keel laid in late 1942. -However, the ship was never completed. By 1943, the decisive ...