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USS "Louisiana" (BB-71) – pancernik amerykański, którego budowa została anulowana, zanim położono jego stępkę. "Louisiana" została zaplanowana jako pancernik typu Montana i była przeznaczona dla United States Navy. Byłaby czwartym okrętem nazwanym od stanu Luizjana.
Here is how one of the proposed 65,000-ton battleships would encompass one of the navy's largest modern warships now in service, the half-as-heavy Colorado (BB-45). Five super-battleships, to displace 65,000 tons when fully armed and loaded, are reported included in current naval appropriations.
As the US Navy's designers worked on proposals for the new ships, two distinct strains emerged: a comparatively slow, heavily armed and armored variant and a much faster, but lighter-armed and armored vessel that was primarily intended to catch Japanese cruisers and counter the fast Kongō-class battleships.
Website with searchable ship database about warships, passenger liners, merchant ships, photo galleries, technical details, stories, news and much more. Louisiana BB-71 Model of the proposed Montana Class.
9 paź 2024 · These steel beasts would have completely redefined America’s battleship capabilities. At full load, these boats would displace a whopping 70,000 tons. They would have come equipped with twelve...
21 paź 2024 · Initially, the US Navy planned to build five -class battleships: (BB-67), Ohio (BB-68), Maine (BB-69), New Hampshire (BB-70), and Louisiana (BB-71). The construction was set to take place at...
There was intended to be another class of five of these ships, the Montana class (BB-67 Montana through BB-71 Louisiana), but they were cancelled before being laid down in favor of a greater number of aircraft carriers.
