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The Iowa Class battleships had three main battery gun turrets, each with three guns. Two were forward and one aft. Turret Number Two, forward, was superimposed over the top of Number One. All propellant and projectiles were kept within the gun structure, which was actually five levels tall, all within a special round citadel armored with 15-inch thick special treatment steel, called a barbette. Turrets Number one and Three had a capacity to store 200 projectiles, plus propellant to fire them. Turret number two was one level taller and could store 240.

Battleships were built to combat enemy battleships. For that purpose the guns fired armor-piercing shells, which weighed 2700 pounds each. The guns could also fire "high-capacity" (high explosive) bombardment shells, which weighed 1900 pounds each. When they were designed though it was contemplated that their main purpose and use would be to fight enemy ships, so they were designed to carry enough propellant to fire a full load of the heavier armor-piercing shells. It took 330 pounds of propellant to fire the lighter "high-capacity" shell and 660 pounds to fire the heavier armor piercing shell. Thus propellant storage was 66 tons each for Turrets One and Three and 79.2 tons for Turret Two, or a total of 211.2 tons. The propellant was stored on the lowest level of the five story gun structure and raised to the gun house by an elevator.

For each type of shell six silk bags of propellant were used - 55 pound bags for the high-capacity shells, 110 pound bags for the armor piercing. The propellant was not actually powder, but nitro-cellulose, formed in round "grains" the thickness of a pencil, one and a quarter inches long, perforated with holes. For 55 pound bags these were dumped in the silk bag, for 110 pound bags they were stacked. Silk was used to insure complete combustion of the bag, to prevent flaming fragments from igniting the charge of the next shell when the gun was reloaded.

This main battery arrangement was identical on all the ten "fast battleships" the US built just before and during WWII. These were the last battleships the US ever built, and included the North Carolina Class and the South Dakota Class, in addition to the Iowas. The only difference was the barrels of the Iowas guns were eight feet longer, giving them a slightly longer range. The six built before the Iowas, with shorter barrels, had a steeper "plunging trajectory" though, which was more useful for smashing through the armored decks of enemy battleships.

The battleships also carried thousands of rounds for the secondary battery, which was twenty five inch guns, ten to a side, housed two each in five turrets on each side. It took seventy pounds of propellant to fire a shell from these guns. This propellant was stored in separate magazines.

2. There is always 2 senators in every state, but this does not go for representatives.

the statehood of Iowa is long ago when the Iowan'stribe was walking the patriots came and then they leaders of both tribes had disccused few things among themselves and they dissided to name their territory Iowa.:)!

James Monroe was President became a state in 1818

The Iowa Hawkeyes are a Big 10 football team. The men that made up their 1995 squad Included Plez Atkins, Tavian Banks, Mike Bartolini, George Bennett, Lloyd Bickham, Corey Brown, Michael Burger, Richard Carter, Brett Chambers, Jeff Clark, Raj Clark, Billy Coats, Terry Cooks, Ian Davis, Jared DeVries, Bob Diaco, Bobby Diaco, Ryan Driscoll, Tim Dwight, Mark Ede, Rodney Filer, Zeron Flemister, Nick Gallery, Damon Gibson, Ed Gibson, Mike Goff, Aaron Granquist, Willie Guy, Kory Hauser, Eric Hilgenberg, Jason House, Matt Hughes, Eric Hultgren, Brion Hurley, William Inge, Chris Jackson, Aron Klein, Tom Knight, Chris Knipper, Aaron Kooiker, Jon LaFleur, J. P. Lange, Jeremy McKinney, Mark Mitchell, Jon Moffitt, Marcus Montgomery, Mick Mulherin, Demo Odems, Jon Ortlieb, Brandon Phearse, Derek Price, Matt Purdy, Bill Reardon, Matt Reischl, Damien Robinson, Alexe Rodopoulos, Vernon Rollins, Todd Romano, Derek Rose,Ted Serama, Damani Shakoor, Sedrick Shaw, Zach Shay, Matt Sherman, Scott Slutzker, Tony Stratikopoulos, Eric Thigpen, Trent Tiessen, Ross Verba, Jason Wahls, Joel Walsworth, Evan Wardell, Jeff Westhoff, Casey Wiegmann, John Wilder, Reggie Williams, Richard Willock, and Scott Yoder.

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He was one of the most feared rebels in the 1800's and had a KDR of 5,000,000

The team name for the University of Iowa, being the largest and first recognized public college in the state of Iowa is based on the state nickname of the "Hawkeye State" which was first suggested by James G. Edwars as a tribute to Indian Chief Black Hawk.

In a custom based economy, goods are produced traditionally. The method of production is passed down from parent to children and rarely changes.

The parents have to appear at the time the minor applies for the marriage license. If the minor receives a license to marry then the ceremony can be done by a judge or magistrate. The licensing clerk can inform the couple of the cost of a civil ceremony.

Iowa is one of the few states that does not require the use of a helmet. There are no restrictions on the use of helmet speakers. Iowa allows two motorcycles per lane and has statutes against lane splitting.

If the minor is below the age of consent in her state, yes, then it's statutory rape. It's also possible the court would raise the age of consent in this case to 18 because of the adults age.

In the state of Iowa, theft in the second degree is a class D felony. The theft of more than $1,000 but less than $10,000 or the theft of a motor vehicle, is considered theft in the second degree.

Every state has two U. S. Senators.

Iowa controls five House seats from 1993 to 2013 and four House seats from 2013 to 2023.

NO. In all European countries 'stop means stop' (unless there's a filter light showing grees).

Iowa has 100 State Representatives in the Iowa General Assembly.

Probably NO. Anything that obscures the plate from being easily readable would be against the law. In some jurisdictions the charge is worded "Obscured Tag."

Iowa Code Section 321.37(3) states that "It is unlawful for the owner of a vehicle to place any frame around or over the registration plate which does not permit full view of all numerals and letters print on the registration plate."

Iowa was named after the Bah-kho-je Indians who lived there. The French explorers who cataloged the area referred to them as the "Ioway".

You can notarize for a family member, but it is not a good practice to do so. If the notarized document goes to court, the opposing lawyer will use the notarization to call the document into question and possibly invalidate the document.

According to the American Society of Notaries a notary cannot proceed with notarization if he/she is a named party in the transaction, or if he/she will derive a financial or material benefit.

The first legal same-sex marriage in the United States took place in Massachusetts on May 17, 2004. Several other states have legalized same-sex marriage since then. The federal government recognizes same-sex marriage effective June 26, 2013.

The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 4 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa. Therefore, Iowa has 6 electoral votes.

It always stays on your record, however the record is sealed to the public after you turn 18.

Yes, as long as you have 2 people above the age of 21 who have had their license for more than 2 years.

No. However, there is a three day waiting period from the time that you apply for your marriage license until the time that it is issued. You will need to show a picture ID and provide your social security number. Also, if you are a same sex couple, keep in mind that getting legally married in one state does not make you legally married in a state that has a ban on gay marriage.