Battleship Illinois (replica)

Replica Battleship Illinois
Replica Battleship Illinois
General characteristics
Length348 ft 11 in (106.35 m)
Beam69 ft 3 in (21.11 m)
Armament
  • four 13-inch (330 mm) guns (simulated)
  • eight 8-inch guns (simulated)
  • four 6-inch (150 mm) guns
  • twenty 6-pounder guns
  • six 1-pounder guns
  • two Gatling guns
  • Six torpedo tubes

Illinois was a detailed, full-scale mockup of an Indiana-class coastal defense battleship, constructed as a naval exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, United States, in 1893. It was built alongside a pier of stuccoed brick atop wood pilings, with a stucco covered wood-framed superstructure, and outfitted with limited mechanical systems and displays.