How far could a Ww2 battleship fire?

They fired 2,700 pounds (1,225 kg) armor-piercing projectiles at a muzzle velocity of 2,500 ft/s (762 m/s), or 1,900 pounds (862 kg) high-capacity projectiles at 2,690 ft/s (820 m/s), up to 24 miles (21 nmi; 39 km).

What was the range of the Bismarck’s guns?

Bismarck’s main battery guns had a maximum ballistic range of 42,000 m (45,932 yards) at a elevation of 52° using the standard 4,4 crh APC shell. However, the turret mounts only allowed for an elevation of 30°. At this elevation, the range for APC was 36,520 m (39,589 yards).

What was the fastest battleship ever built?

In 1968, during a shakedown cruise, the Iowa-class USS New Jersey achieved a top speed of 35.2 knots (65.2 km/h) which it sustained for six hours. As part of a brutal test of the ship’s engines, the captain then ordered the ship to go instantly from “all ahead flank” to “all back emergency”.

Was the Bismarck a super heavy battleship?

Bismarck and her sister ship Tirpitz were the largest battleships ever built by Germany, and two of the largest built by any European power.

What was the original name of the Knox class frigates?

Knox-class frigates were United States Navy warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts (formerly called destroyer escorts), but were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975 in the 1975 ship reclassification plan and their hull designation changed from DE to FF.

What was the anti-submarine armament of the Knox-class ship?

Anti-submarine armament was to consist of RUR-5 ASROC anti submarine missiles together with the QH-50 DASH drone helicopter, while defensive armament was to be the RIM-46 Sea Mauler short range anti-aircraft missile backed up by a single 5-inch/54 caliber Mark 42 gun. Drawing of a Knox -class frigate as built.

What was the last destroyer to be redesigned as a frigate?

Originally laid down as ocean escorts (formerly called destroyer escorts ), they were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975, in the 1975 ship reclassification plan and their hull designation changed from ‘DE’ to ‘FF’. The Knox class was the Navy’s last destroyer-type design with a steam turbine powerplant.

Why was the Knox class called McNamara’s Folly?

The Knox class was the Navy’s last destroyer-type design with a steam turbine powerplant. Due to their unequal comparison to destroyers then in service (larger size with lower speed and only a single screw and 5-inch gun), they became known to a generation of destroyermen as “McNamara’s Folly.”