(Vanilla) USS Wisconsin BB-64, 1956
Original Author: Andromeda(USS Louisiana BB-71) & CaptainTadakoro380.
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is the fourth Iowa-class battleship built for the United States Navy in the 1940s and is currently a museum ship. Completed in 1944, the ship was assigned to the Pacific Theater during World War II, where she participated in the Philippines campaign and the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. The battleship shelled the Japanese home islands shortly before the end of the war in September 1945. During the Korean War, Wisconsin shelled North Korean targets in support of United Nations and South Korean ground operations, after which she was decommissioned. She was reactivated in 1986; after a modernization program, she participated in Operation Desert Storm in January – February 1991.
Wisconsin was last decommissioned in September 1991 after spending a total of 14 years in active service. In that time, the ship earned six battle stars for service in World War II and Korea, as well as a Navy Unit Commendation for service during the January/February 1991 Gulf War. Wisconsin was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 17 March 2006, and was later donated for permanent use as a museum ship. As of now, Wisconsin is a museum ship operated by Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.
This ship was built based on Booklet Of General Plan in 1956.
(As built)
Displacement(Standard):45,000 tons
Displacement(Full load):57,540 tons
Length(Overall):270.44 m
Length(Waterline):262.1m
Beam:33m
Draft:11.5 m at 57,540 tons
Boilers:4 x Babcock & Wilcox dual-furnace controlled superheat boilers, working at 850°F (454°C) and 656psi (38.5atm)
Turbines:4 x General Electric geared turbine sets
Maximum machinery output:212,000shp
Maximum speed:33 knots
Range:Up to 20,150NM (37,318km) at 15 knots;Up to 4,830NM (8,945km) at 33 knots
Complement:117 officers, 1,804 enlisted men (designed)
Sensors and processing systems:
1 × SK-2 early-warning radar
2 × SG surface-search radars
2 × Mk-8 fire-control radars
4 × Mk-12 fire-control radars
4 × Mk-22 height-finder radars
1 × Mk-27 fire-control radar
Armament
3 × triple 16in(406 mm)/50 Mark 7 guns
10 × twin 5in(127 mm)/38 Mark12 DP guns
20 × quadruple 40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors Mk1,Mk2 AA guns
51 × single 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon Mark 4 AA guns
Armor Arrangement
Upper armour belt: 12.1in. + 1.5in. STS (307mm + 38mm STS)
Lower armour belt: 12.1in. tapering to 1.625in. below (307mm–41mm)
Decks: main deck 1.5in. STS (38mm STS); second deck 5.8in.–4.75in. + 1.25in. STS (147mm–121mm + 38mm STS);
splinter deck 0.625in. STS (16mm STS); third deck outside the citadel 6.2in. + 1.5in. STS (158mm + 38mm STS), 5.6in. +
0.75in. STS (142mm + 19mm STS)
Fore and aft transverse bulkheads: 11.3in.–8.5in. + 0.625in. STS (287–216mm + 16mm STS)
Main artillery turrets: front 17in. + 2.5in. STS (432mm + 64mm STS); sides 9.5in. + 0.75in. STS (241mm + 19mm STS);
rear 12in. (305mm); roof 7.25in. (184mm)
Main artillery barbettes: top to second deck 17.3in.–11.6in. (439–295mm); second deck to third deck 3in. STS (76mm STS);
below third deck 1.5in. STS (38mm STS)
Dual-purpose artillery mounts: 2.5in. STS (64mm STS)
Conning tower: sides 17.3in. (439mm); roof 7.25in. (184mm); bottom 4in. (102mm)
1885 Vanilla parts only, 660 physical parts. Low hardware requirements.
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