In 1939, before the U.S. entered the war, plans for another class, the Montana-class battleship, made its way through the approval process. Unfortunately for that class, which would have produced ...

What You Need to Know: The Montana-class battleships, planned but never built, were intended to surpass the Iowa-class in size and firepower during World War II. With longer length, heavier ...

New designs like the Montana-class, which would have required more ... BB-65 was reordered and reconfigured as the fifth Iowa-class battleship, named after the 21st state of the Union.