wilson@b11.b11.ingr.com (Jon Wilson) (05/27/91)
From: wilson@b11.b11.ingr.com (Jon Wilson) In Muir's _Iowa-Class Battleships_ it is stated that the Navy considered armoring the bottom of the hull on the (never-built) Montana class, but rejected the idea because it would have increased draft and displacement significantly on an already-overloaded design. Jonathan Wilson DEC Systems Support Intergraph Corporation email: uunet!ingr!b11!wilson