USN · BB
Idaho
Photos and infoNew Mexico-class battleship, BB-42. She was in the gunfire force off Okinawa and was not sunk. She was off Kwajalein early on 31 January 1944, replenished at Majuro, and then bombarded other islands in the group.
| Class | New Mexico class |
|---|---|
| Type | Battleship (BB) |
| Hull | BB-42 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Survived the war. |
| Armament (class) | Four triple 14-inch turrets. New Mexico, Mississippi, and Idaho. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
USS Idaho (BB-42) Fires the 14/50 guns of Turret Three at nearly point-blank range, during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Marshall Islands
1944-01-31 · off Kwajalein early on 31 January, then Majuro
Okinawa
1945-04-01 · in the gunfire force; not sunk
