Stop in for a cup of coffee
Too bad the the Iowa class never got to fight the Bismarck Class gun to gun. Would have been a HELL of a fight. Bismarcks guns were slightly more accurate and packed higher velocity than the Iowa class but the Iowas could put more rounds on target in less time. Plus they had 9, 16 inch guns versus Bismarcks 8, 15 inch, long barreled guns. Armor wise, slight edge to the Bismarck, 12.5 inches versus 11 inches of the WW2 configurations of the Iowas, further armor added post WW2.however the steel of Germanys Bismarck was slightly better grade than any ally armor at the time and the low, wider platform made her a harder target to hit.
Fear factor: goes to the Bismarck as it literally scared the British so badly they sortied an entire fleet to find it. And then, it was 80+ against 1 and took HOURS to silence Bismarcks guns, and they didn’t could sink her. Germans scuttled it.
I think it’d been a historic battle and probably would have gone to the Iowa class just cause they could put those extra rounds on target. But man it would be close