The Iowa class was planned with a view to rival the super battleships (Yamato class-to-be) planned by Japan, which withdrew from Washington and London treaty in 1936. Its design represented that the class was 45,000 tons (the very limit to the London Treaty), nine 16in/50cal guns in three batteries, and speed 33 knots. The speed was decided under precautions against the Japanese Knots class battleships, which boasted of speed 30 knots. To fulfill the conditions, its engine compartment for a high-power engine needed to be large on however, the width of US warships was limited to 33m. Because the US faced two oceans and its ships had to pass through the Panama Canal. Inevitably, the waterline of the Iowa class was as long as 262m. Although the US navy at that time had the know-how of 18in guns, they could not be mounted on a ship under 33m-wide. And the fact that the Yamato class had 18in guns was not known to the US until the end of the World War.
Item No 05701
Item Name US Battleship BB-61 Iowa 1984
Scale 1:700
Item Type Static Kit
Model Brief L: 386 mm W: 47mm
Total Parts 223pcs
Metal Parts n/a
Photo Etched Parts 2pcs brass propeller
Total Sprues 8pcs + Waterline + Lower Hull
Paint Schemes For US Battleship BB-61 Iowa 1984
