Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgård), is the commanding officer of the USS Sampson. Unknown to Alex, Stone or the rest of the U.S. Navy, a...
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Class and type: North Carolina-class battleship
(In 1941, the USS North Carolina was considered the "greatest sea weapon in the world." Built at a cost of $70 million, the new "super-dreadnought" was as long as two city blocks, as tall as a 15-story building, and 35,000 tons in weight. It held nine 16-inch guns and carried 1,800 officers and sailors.)
Size comparison to the Statue of Liberty.
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Displacement Standard: 35,000 long tons (36,000 t) Full load: 44,800 long tons (45,500 t)
Propulsion 4 × General Electric steam turbines 4 × screw propellers
Speed 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range 17,450 nmi (32,320 km; 20,080 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement 1,800
Armament 9 × 16 in (406 mm)/45 caliber Mark 6 guns (still powerful enough to kill IJN Yamato with one clean broadside fire into her weaker side armor.)
20 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 caliber dual-purpose guns (Anti-Cruiser and Destroyer guns and AA batteries)
16 × 1.1 in (28 mm) anti-aircraft guns
18 × .50-cal machine guns
Armor Belt: 12 in (305 mm) Gun turret: 16 in (406 mm) Deck: 5.5 in (140 mm) Conning tower: 14.7 in (373 mm)
