The Pearl Harbor scenario raises a further problem if advanced radar and fire-control equipment are immersed in salt water. Restoring the ships would require replacement sets as the historical Iowa program progresses toward its first commissioning in 1943. Recoverable hulls could be made seaworthy for movement to a repair yard. The expectation that more ships could be recovered is qualified by the possibility of a magazine explosion.
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Repairing hypothetical Iowa-class casualties
Recovering a hull and restoring its advanced electronics are separate parts of returning it to service.