Iowa Class Battleship

Iowa class battleships

In the period 1939 to 1942 was at least four units of the Iowa class battleships. Warships of this type required by the U.S. government in 1939 as the ultimate weapon for controlling power hitter fleet in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Indeed the U.S. government planned to make six warships of this type, but because of the large costs required at that time it was decided to only make four boats only. Ship types Iowa started the task of the entire fleet units on 22 February 1943, and now all of his unit had to retire in March 2006.The cost of making a ship at that time (1943) is about 1.8 billion USD (about 17 trillion USD). The actual cost would be kept confidential, but this is the calculation of some economic observers at the time that has considered the factors of inflation and dollar depreciation. With the establishment of four ships worth 1.8 billion USD, means the total cost is $ 7.2.