Typically, battleships would accompany Essex-class ... These guns would have fired shells weighing up to 2,700 lbs. at a maximum effective range of 27 miles at a rate of two rounds per minute.

These turbines were designed to provide a maximum speed of 32.5 knots, and the battleships had a cruising range of 15,000 nautical miles. Like its battleship predecessors, the Iowa-class featured ...