Ship Name: USS Kentucky(Formerly)HMS Goldenrod(Currently)
Motto: "We'll soften them up!"
Former Ship Class: Iowa-Class Battleship (Uncompleted)
Current Ship Class: Modified Vanguard Sub-Class Battleship(As labeled by the British Navy after 1959.)
Formerly a Iowa-Class Hull that was uncompleted and was purchased by the Royal Navy. After a 2 year rebuild and rebranded as a Sub-Class variant of the Vanguard-Class. Kentucky was then renamed and christened HMS Goldenrod, paying homage to his former ship names' state flower on March 8th. 1960
Armament
9 x BL 16-inch/45 Mark 1 Guns in 3 x triple turrets.(Note: Some of these guns were leftover from Rodney and Nelson or were in storage at the time.)
Homeport: Devonport, Scotland.
6 x Bethlehem Steel Works 18-inch (457mm)/47Calibur Mk2 Prototype Guns in 3 turrets.(Retrofit)
8 x 2 QF 6-inch Mark 8 guns in 4 twin turrets. (All removed after 1973 refit.)
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The British Iowa(Male Battleship x Azur Lane)
FanfictionBB-66. Does that hull number mean anything to you? In our world It belonged to the uncompleted ship of the USS Kentucky. Used as a spare parts hulk for his sisterships and most famously having his bow cut off to replace USS Wisconsin's damaged one...