How much does it cost to build a battleship?
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How much does it cost to build a battleship?
Iowa-class battleship
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by | South Dakota class |
| Succeeded by | Montana class (planned, never built) |
| Cost | US$100 million per ship |
| Built | 1940–1944 |
Can I buy a battleship?
It is legal to own a battleship, but not its weapons. It is also national policy to never sell a demilitarized warship that could be repurposed as a warship by a third party. The ships are usually sold to private owners for scrapping after the weaponry has been removed. Some are sold or donated to museums.
What are the barrels on a battleship made of?
The barrels are machined out of cylindrical forgings. The shaft that holds the tool that mills the inside of the barrel slides along a two slide guideway. The size of the “big guns” on the battleships defined the arms race until aircraft carriers and their airplanes proved battleships were obsolete.
How were the barrels of the American Civil War guns made?
The whole barrel was made in sections the area from the breech up to cover the shell and explosive did not have any rifling. Interesting photo as it shows all the different laminations. As I understand the barrels were made in the state of Washington at a naval gun armaments facility.
Were battleships obsolete in WW2?
(Battleships were obsolete before WWII, but some admirals had to see some sink during the war before they believed it. Fortunately, the Navy started designing and building purpose built aircraft carriers in the 1920s so we had some for WWII.
How were barrels rifled in the 1800s?
John Genna In most cases the rifling was cut into liners, and some by rifling machines, and almost all smaller barrels are broach rifled. many projectiles were made with a bronze rifling ring that took the rifling and most of the shell was smooth.