USS Indiana (BB-58)

Battleship [ 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.

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Specifications

United States
Operators

1942
Commissioned

United States
National Origin

Decommissioned, Out-of-Service
Project Status

2,500
Complement

South Dakota-class
Hull Class

4
Number-in-Class

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

Offshore Bombardment
Offshore bombardment / attack of surface targets / areas primarily through onboard ballistic weaponry.

Land-Attack
Offshore strike of surface targets primarily through onboard missile / rocket weaponry.

Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.

Airspace Denial / Deterrence
Neutralization or deterrence of airborne elements through onboard ballistic of missile weaponry.

Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.

Flag Ship / Capital Ship
Serving in the fleet Flag Ship role or Capital Ship in older warship designs / terminology.

680.0 feet
(207.26 meters)
Length

108.1 feet
(32.95 meters)
Beam

29.3 feet
(8.93 meters)
Draught

40,000
tons
Displacement

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 knots
(31.6 mph)
Surface Speed

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

1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 km

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.

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

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