MONTANA (BB-67)


Length Overall: 925"
Extreme Beam: 121'2"
Standard Displacement: Tons: 63,221; Mean Draft 36'2"
Designed Complement: Off.: 2149
Armament:
Main:
(12) 16"/50
Secondary:
(20) 5"/54 AA
Armor : Belt: 16 1/8"
Turrets: 22 1/2"
Deck:
Main: 2 1/4"
2nd (armor) deck: 7 1/3"
3rd (splinter) deck: 3/4"
Conning Tower: 18"
Designed Speed: 28
Designed Shaft Horsepower: 172,000
Engines: Type: Turbine, geared drive
Screws: 4
Boilers: No.: 8
class. MONTANA


The name MONTANA was assigned to BB-67 on 28 December 1940; but Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pa., was canceled 21 July 1943, before her keel was laid. [Of the original 48 states, Montana has never had an active duty battleship named after that state. (Alaska and Hawaii were territories during the days of battleship building and each had a "Large Cruiser", also called "battle-cruiser" named for them.)