USS Kentucky (BB-66): Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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| network = The Discovery Channel

| url = http://military.discovery.com/videos/top-ten-fighting-ships-iowa-battleship.html

}}</ref> Accordingly, the United States accepted shortcomings in the armor of their {{sclass-|Iowa|battleship|2}}s in favor of additional speed, which could steam at a comparable speed with the ''Essex''-class and provide the carriers with the maximum amount of anti-aircraft protection.<ref name="discovery" /> As a result, construction of the {{sclass-|Montana|battleship|0}} was canceled before their keels could be laid.

== Construction ==