Uss georgia iowa class. Georgia american promo premium tier ix battleship. Uss iowa bb 61 is a retired battleship the lead ship of her class and the fourth in the united states navy to be named after the state of iowaowing to the cancellation of the montana class battleships iowa is the last lead ship of any class of united states battleships and was the only ship of her class to have served in the atlantic ocean during world war ii. In late 1942 she would redeploy to the mediterranean fleet while the uss wyoming and uss california.
The main battery comprised 457 mm guns placed in twin turrets which were developed alongside the project of the ship herself in 1938. The passage of the second vinson act in 1938 cleared the way for construction of the four south dakota class battleships and the first two iowa class fast battleships hull numbers bb 61 and bb 62. Uss georgia ssbn 729ssgn 729 an ohio class submarine is the second ship of the united states navy to be named for the fourth state contents 1 construction and commissioning.
Here is the upcoming new tier ix premium the uss georgia. They were initially intended to intercept fast capital ships such as the japanese kongo class while also being capable of serving in a traditional battle line alongside slower battleships and act as its fast wing. After some researches people agreed on the fact that the ship is based on a preliminary design of the iowa class.
A high speed battleship project which preceded the iowa class ships. More precisely she appears to be a somewhat modified bb61. There was a lot of head scratching around the georgia at the beginning because nobody really knew what she was.
The iowa class was a class of six fast battleships ordered by the united states navy in 1939 and 1940. Hull numbers bb 63 and bb 64 cleared for construction in 1940 were to have been the final members of the iowa class while bb 65 and bb 66 also cleared in 1940 were intended to be the first. The montana class battleships were planned as successors of the iowa class for the united states navy to be slower but larger better armored and with superior firepowerfive were approved for construction during world war ii but changes in wartime building priorities resulted in their cancellation in favor of continuing production of essex class aircraft carriers and iowa class battleships.
Georgia was first released for sale worldwide on 14 june 2019. This is the uss iowa the first of the largest most powerful battleship class ever in the united states navy equipped with nine 16 inch 406mm guns that could fire nuclear shellsthe only.