Federal regulations currently state that the Navy must retain 2 Iowa-class battleships for retention and service should the need to recall them ever occur. The USS New Jersey (BB-62) and the USS Missouri (BB-63) are both currently serving as museum ships. The USS Iowa (BB-61) and the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) are currently the only 2 that could be recalled. However, given the damage sustained by the Iowa as a result of her powder charge explosion in the forward gun turret, it's likely the Wisconsin would be the likely first choice for any recall, since she's in much better shape.
The explosion is that in 1917, in Helifax.
John Ericsson's original design for the USS Monitor had the turret shaped much like a dome. He changed the turret to a more easily constructed cylinder form.
The USS Maine was in the Havana Harbor and not at Guantanamo Bay.
It suffered from a mysterious explosion and sank.
It was the USS Maine, a battleship that was anchored in Havana Harbor when it unexpectedly blew up. The cause of the explosion is still not certain, but it was a catastrophe. The unexplained explosion was used as a catalyst to precipitate the US and Spain into a war.It
The Iowa-class battleships, four of which were built: USS Iowa (BB-61) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Missouri (BB-63) USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
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Havana Harbor
Havana Harbor, Cuba.
Havana Harbor, Cuba.
No one was reponsible for the uss main explosion. United states says it was spain but I think it was really an issue witht he ship and it misht have exploded by itself.