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No, originally only 4 Iowas were ordered the last two, Illinois and Kentucky were ordered when the navy deemed more battleships were needed. The Montana class started their life as Design BB-65 not BB-67!

[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Illinois_(BB-65)[/URL]

Here:

Montana preliminary as BB65 from 1940 February way before even the 2nd pair of Iowas ordered:

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.shipscribe.com/styles/S-511/images/s-file/s511-11c.htm[/URL]

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.shipscribe.com/styles/S-511/images/s-file/s511-11.jpg[/URL]


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