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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.
The design staff estimated that more than 2,000 long tons (2,032 t) would be needed to protect the ship against the heavier shells. A second variant, "BB 65B" substituted twelve new 6 in (152 mm) /47 guns in place of the existing twenty 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns for their secondary batteries, but this increased displacement even further ...
Montana Class Battleship: Displacement: 60,500 tons (standard); 70,965 tons (full load). Dimensions: 921' 3" (length overall); 121' 2" (maximum beam). Powerplant: 172,000 horsepower steam turbines, producing a 28 knot maximum speed. Armament (Main Battery): Twelve 16"/50 guns in four triple turrets.
Louisiana (BB-71), to be built at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Montana class design characteristics: Displacement: 60,500 tons (standard); 70,965 tons (full load)
The Louisiana is one of five Montana-Class Battleships planned by the US Navy during World War II; and the last ship of t...
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...
USS Louisiana (BB-71) [] Louisiana was to be the fifth and final Montana-class battleship. She was to be named in honor of the 18th state and assigned to the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Louisiana would have been the third ship to bear that name had she been commissioned.