USS Indiana (BB-58)

Battleship

United States | 1942

"USS Indiana BB-58 did not let a short service life in World War 2 keep her from receiving nine Battle Stars for service in the conflict."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Indiana (BB-58).

8 x Babcock & Wilcox boiler units feeding 4 x General Electric steam turbines developing 130,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts under stern.
Propulsion

27.5 kts
31.6 mph
Surface Speed

14,773 nm
17,000 miles | 27,359 km
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Indiana (BB-58).

2,500
Personnel
Complement

680.0 ft
207.26 meters
O/A Length

108.1 ft
32.95 meters
Beam

29.3 ft
8.93 meters
Draught

40,000
tons
Displacement

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Indiana (BB-58).

9 x 16" (410mm) /45 caliber Mark 6 main guns.
20 x 5" (130mm) /38 caliber Dual-Purpose (DP) secondary guns.
6 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft (AA) guns in quad-gunned mountings.
16 x 20mm Oerlikon AA guns.

Air Arm
Available supported fixed-wing / rotary-wing aircraft featured in the design of USS Indiana (BB-58).

3 x Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplane (recoverable); 2 x Launch catapults.

Ships-in-Class (4)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Indiana (BB-58) family line as relating to the South Dakota-class group.

USS South Dakota (BB-57); USS Indiana (BB-58); USS Massachusetts (BB-59); USS Alabama (BB-60)

Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS Indiana (BB-58). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

[ United States ]

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