The armor box, referred to as the citadel, extends from just forward of Turret 1 to just aft of Turret III. The second is the below water armor (side protective and triple bottom armor), which is designed to protect the vessel from mines, near miss bombs and of course, torpedoes.Īll the systems needed to keep these ship's combat effective such as magazines, engineering spaces, steering, plotting rooms, command & control, weapons, etc. First is the above water armor, which is designed to protect the ship against gun fire and aerial bombing. The armor systems of the Iowa Class ships can be divided into two basic sections. Iowa Class Battleships are an excellent example of superior armor protection and high top speed. The process of protecting a battleship is an art that has been perfected over decades of battleship design. Simply adding armor can not be done since this greatly increases weight and reduces the top speed of the ship. The decision of where to armor and how much armor to use is a very complicated and sometimes frustrating process.
Few ships from the past and no modern ships can equal the survivability of the Iowa Class Battleships. One of the main characteristics of a battleship is its ability to withstand an attack.
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