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Why a 28-knot Montana could still be reactivated

Montana's lower speed would not automatically prevent later modernization for the roles performed by Iowa.

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Question

Could a 28-knot Montana have been reactivated and modernized as the Iowas were?

Short answer

Yes. Speed was secondary to the later missions for which the Iowas were returned to service.

Notes

A 28-knot Montana would still have useful roles after the war. Iowa's speed was incidental to the purposes behind its later reactivation and modernization. The difference in maximum speed would not by itself rule out a comparable return to service for Montana.