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Gun wise, was an Iowa class battleship. Most powerful (regardless of guns) was an aircraft carrier, most likely an Essex or Midway class during the war. The USS Enterprise was the most decorated USN warship of WWII, but was a Yorktown class carrier.

*It was the "Constitution"*

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Gun wise, was an Iowa class battleship. Most powerful (regardless of guns) was an aircraft carrier, most likely an Essex or Midway class during the war. The USS Enterprise was the most decorated USN warship of WWII, but was a Yorktown class carrier.

*It was the "Constitution"*

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The Constitution did not take part in WW2. -The most powerful WW2 ship, depending on how you assessed it, was the Iowa class Battleship or the Essex class aircraft carrier.

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