USS Illinois,
Battleship (BB-65)
The fourth ship named Illinois would have been Iowa Class Battleship BB-65. Her keel was laid January 15, 1945, however, construction was canclled on August 12, 1945. Her hull was broken down in place and scraped.
USS Illinois, Battleship (BB-65) Specifications
1945
  • Length Overall: 887'3"
  • Extreme Beam: 108'3"
  • Standard Displacement:
    • Tons: 45,000
    • Mean Draft: 28'11"
  • Designed Complement:
    • Officers: 117
    • Enlisted: 1,804
  • Armor:
    • Belt: 12.125"
    • Turrets: 17"
    • Deck:
      • Main: 1.5
      • 2nd: 6"
      • 3rd: .625"
    • Conning Tower: 17.25"
  • Designed Speed: 33
  • Designed Shaft Horsepower: 212,000
  • Engines:
    • Manufacturer: Westinghouse
    • Type: Turbine, geared drive
  • Screws: 4
  • Boilers:
    • Manufacturer: BW
    • No.: 8
  • Fuel :
    • Fuel Oil: 7,251 Tons
  • Drive: TRD
  • Class: Iowa
Armament:
  • Main:
    • (9) 16"/50
  • Secondary:
    • (20) 5"/38
    • (15) quad 40 mm.
    • (60) 20 mm.
  • Torpedo Tubes:
    • none
  • Catapults: (2) aft.
Bibliography
Larry W. Jewell, Who's Who of United States Battleships, (Internet publication), edition: 30 August, 1993.
Max R. Newhart, American Battleships (Missoula, Montana: Pictorial Histories Publishing Co., Inc., 1995).

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