58,000-Ton US Navy Iowa-Class Battleship USS Kentucky: $55 Million Spent, She Was 72 Percent Complete and Used for ‘...
Summary and Key Points: The Navy ordered USS Kentucky (BB-66), the sixth and last Iowa-class battleship, in 1940; laid down at Norfolk Navy Yard in 1942; and abandoned at 72 percent complete after $55 million. The Navy studied finishing her as a carrier …