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design; the first, referred to as design 404, was a battleship armed with eight 14-inch guns. The second, design 502, had an additional twin turret for a total of ten 14-inch guns. The third, design 601, would be fitted with twelve 12-inch guns. The General Board chose 601, since the design work for
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10.8 in (270 mm) for the Mark 5. The guns were mounted in the Mark IX gun turret, which allowed for elevation to 15 degrees and depression to −5 degrees. Unlike the turrets used on earlier dreadnoughts, the Mark IX turret required the guns to return to 0 degrees to reload.
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in February 1922, modernization work was strictly controlled. The treaty governed what modifications could be made to existing ships, and included restrictions on what could be changed or added. Displacement could rise by no more than 3,000 long tons (3,000 t) and no alterations of any kind
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The gun turrets had 12 in (305 mm) thick faces and 3 in thick roofs. Their supporting barbettes had 11 in thick sides where they were exposed; the portions that were masked by the armored belt were reduced to 4.5 in (110 mm). The lower half of the casemate armor was
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gun. The Mark 7 had significantly better armor penetrating capabilities, owing to its higher muzzle velocity (and thus higher striking velocity). At a range of 12,000 yd (11,000 m), the gun could penetrate 12.3 in (310 mm) of contemporary face-hardened armor, compared to
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11 in thick, and the upper half was reduced to 6.5 in (170 mm). Inboard of the casemate battery were longitudinal armored bulkheads; these were designed to protect the uptakes to the funnels. These were deemed important because during the
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was 25 ft (7.6 m) forward, 19 ft 2 in (5.84 m) amidships, 18 ft (5.5 m) at the aftmost turret, and 16 ft 3 in (4.95 m) at the stern. They had a crew of 58 officers and 1,005 enlisted men.
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for the Chilean president. Both battleships returned in service with the Atlantic Fleet in mid-1921. They returned to their peacetime routine of training and maneuvers and periodic maintenance. In the summers, the ships would generally take
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made 21.22 knots (39.30 km/h; 24.42 mph) from 25,546 shp (19,050 kW). Fuel capacity was 1,667 long tons (1,694 t) of coal and 266 long tons (270 t) of oil. This allowed the ships to cruise for
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meanwhile continued as a training ship, being modified further in 1944 to include the various types of anti-aircraft guns that trainees would operate in the fleet. Both ships were decommissioned shortly after the war, with
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mounted in casemates along the side of the hull. These guns fired a 50 lb (23 kg) shell with a charge of 24.5 lb (11.1 kg), at a muzzle velocity of 3,150 ft/s (960 m/s). As was standard for
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initially remained in the United States, training gun crews for the expanding wartime fleet. In July 1918, she too was sent to Britain. Neither ship saw action during the war, though they were present when the German
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was modernized at Norfolk Navy Yard from 12 January to 3 April 1944; the reconstruction removed the last of her three 12-inch gun turrets, and replaced them with four twin and two single enclosed mounts for
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returned for another stint in the Pacific Fleet, followed by another tour of Europe later in the year. After the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, she was assigned to the reserve force for the
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could be made to the main battery guns or mounts. The primary areas that could be improved were those that concerned defense against aerial and underwater attack, along with propulsion systems.
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for six guns was built into the hull abreast of the conning tower and the eight 3-inch anti-aircraft guns were moved to the top of the sponson. Both ships had their torpedo tubes removed.
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in 1919–21, before both returned to the Atlantic Fleet. Much of their time in the Atlantic Fleet was spent conducting peacetime training exercises, along with taking midshipmen from the
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were authorized in early 1909, and were built between 1910 and 1912. These were the fourth dreadnought design of the US Navy, but only an incremental improvement over the preceding
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were heavily modernized in the mid-1920s, receiving more efficient oil-fired boilers to replace their old coal-fired models, thicker deck armor to protect against plunging fire,
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nuclear tests in mid-1946. She survived the first test, an air-burst code-named ABLE, though the second experiment, an underwater detonation code-named BAKER, sank the ship.
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with the forward-most main battery barbette, while the aft end of the belt was connected with a 9 in bulkhead. The main armored deck was 2.5 in (64 mm) of
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on the main deck. They were too easily washed out in even moderate seas, making them unusable. Some officers at the Newport Conference had advocated placing them in the
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three years before had highlighted the risk of a destroyed exhaust system. The designers also emphasized the need for improved underwater protection. As a result, the
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would have increased more dramatically with the larger gun, requiring extensive improvements to harbor facilities; design 502 would have only been able to dock in
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was reduced to a training ship in 1931 in accordance with the London Naval Treaty, and she spent the next decade conducting training cruises for midshipmen and
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on American battleships. The Navy considered using more powerful 14-inch (356 mm) guns, but this would have caused delays and required larger docks.
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approved two new battleships, BB-32 and BB-33, on 3 March 1909. Design 502 later proved to be the basis for the subsequent class of battleships, the
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s, were heavily modernized in the 1920s. All six ships were converted to completely oil-fired boilers with equipment taken from the cancelled
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remained in service briefly after the war, though she was decommissioned in August 1947. She was sold for scrap in October and subsequently
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received a new tripod foremast and bridgework, along with more anti-aircraft guns throughout the war. By 1945, she carried nine quadruple
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received general instructions from the Newport Conference; those at the conference favored adopting the 14-inch gun, as the British
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to North Africa. By 1944, she served as a coastal bombardment vessel; in this role, she supported Allied landings at Normandy (
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for their actions during the initial occupation of the city. After the United States declared war on Germany on 6 April 1917,
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to train anti-aircraft gunners with the most modern equipment they would use while in combat with the fleet. Modifications to
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forward. The other four turrets were placed aft of the superstructure in two superfiring pairs. These guns fired a 870 
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armor was increased by an inch compared to an earlier version of the twelve-gun battleship. A new protection scheme for the
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of BatDiv 6. During this time, the ships made a tour of Central and South American countries, culminating in a visit to
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the 14-inch gun had not begun, and adopting it would have caused the class to be delayed. In addition, the ships'
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and had a range of 4,000 yd (3,700 m) at a speed of 26.5 kn (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph).
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Friedman, Norman (1980). "United States of America". In Gardiner, Robert & Chesneau, Roger (eds.).
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Friedman, Norman (1986). "United States of America". In Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal (eds.).
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was reassigned as a gunnery training ship, a role she served in for the duration of the war.
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in the 1910s. Both vessels were deployed to British waters after the United States entered
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Both ships were significantly modified throughout their careers. During and shortly after
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8,000 nmi (9,210 mi; 14,820 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
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was permitted to continue in service with the fleet. After the United States entered
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visited European waters on midshipmen cruises; she made stops in several countries.
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had 11.5 in (292 mm) thick sides and a 3 in (76 mm) thick roof.
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had already traded their 12-inch guns for 13.5-inch (343 mm) pieces. The
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Struck 15 August 1946; Sunk on 25 July 1946, as part of Operation Crossroads
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Many of these figures changed dramatically during the careers of the ships.
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of the period, they carried a pair of submerged 21-inch (530 mm)
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for action against the Japanese. She bombarded Japanese positions on
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On 22 July 1908, the Newport Conference was held; this included the
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The ships' armor protection was improved over earlier designs. The
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were the only ships of the US Navy to receive the gun; earlier
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of 28 ft 7 in (9 m). The ships displaced 26,000
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BuOrd argued that at likely battle ranges, 8,000 to 8,500 
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and improved armor protection, including the first use of a
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later in the month. Her next bombardment mission came with
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Struck 16 December 1947; Sold for scrap, 30 October 1947
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After entering service, both ships were assigned to the
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be demilitarized; she accordingly was converted into a
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to increase their resistance to underwater damage, and
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The two ships frequently served together, first in the
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Dreadnought battleship class of the United States Navy
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arrived later to support the operation. Two men from
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all on the centerline, two of which were placed in a
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Their transverse 597:, the staff of the 540:was used to escort 518:London Naval Treaty 507:anti-torpedo bulges 4004:Battleship classes 2348:Protected cruisers 2026:-class battleships 1491:, pp. 81, 85. 1411:was employed with 1358:Neutrality Patrols 1349: 1234:Mexican Revolution 1218: 1192:17 September 1912 1160:25 September 1912 1106:Construction data 1105: 1027:-class battleships 1014:s, along with the 1008: 989:anti-aircraft guns 969:Russo-Japanese War 856: 783:metacentric height 712:Battle of Tsushima 619:Bureau of Ordnance 603:Theodore Roosevelt 546:Operation Overlord 511:anti-aircraft guns 437:United States Navy 261:water-tube boilers 86:United States Navy 3989: 3988: 3351:Destroyer escorts 2746:Aircraft carriers 2706: 2705: 2089: 2088: 1984:978-1-85170-378-4 1965:978-0-85177-245-5 1944:978-0-87021-715-9 1925:978-0-87021-913-9 1906:978-1-84832-100-7 1527:, pp. 89–93. 1515:, pp. 87–89. 1390:Operation Dragoon 1202: 1201: 741:The ships of the 681:Great White Fleet 677:secondary battery 599:Naval War College 550:Operation Dragoon 422: 421: 105:Succeeded by 50:-class battleship 4026: 3950:Submarine tender 3895:Destroyer tender 3870:Floating drydock 2872:Commencement Bay 2733: 2726: 2719: 2710: 2709: 2307:Armored cruisers 2116: 2109: 2102: 2093: 2092: 2016: 2009: 2002: 1993: 1992: 1988: 1969: 1948: 1929: 1910: 1889:Friedman, Norman 1884: 1882: 1880: 1854: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1796: 1787: 1774: 1768: 1759: 1753: 1736: 1730: 1724: 1718: 1712: 1706: 1700: 1694: 1685: 1679: 1673: 1667: 1661: 1655: 1649: 1643: 1637: 1631: 1625: 1619: 1606: 1600: 1594: 1588: 1579: 1573: 1552: 1546: 1540: 1534: 1528: 1522: 1516: 1510: 1504: 1498: 1492: 1486: 1470: 1463: 1457: 1454: 1307:US Naval Academy 1216:underway in 1920 1189:14 January 1911 1186:25 January 1910 1154:9 February 1910 1116: 1108: 1104: 1041:lost their cage 872:superfiring pair 853: 720:torpedo bulkhead 495:US Naval Academy 468:torpedo bulkhead 269:(20,880 kW) 253:12 × coal-fired 84: 82: 81: 28: 21: 20: 4034: 4033: 4029: 4028: 4027: 4025: 4024: 4023: 3994: 3993: 3990: 3985: 3959: 3945:Seaplane tender 3915:Ice cream barge 3857:Auxiliary ships 3851: 3737: 3709: 3590: 3535: 3452: 3427: 3406:Patrol frigates 3400: 3345: 3333:Robert H. Smith 3326:Allen M. Sumner 3206: 3123: 3056: 2987: 2967: 2877: 2828:Escort carriers 2822: 2795: 2740: 2737: 2707: 2702: 2676: 2649: 2555: 2458: 2438: 2418: 2342: 2301: 2281: 2222:Pre-dreadnought 2216: 2123: 2120: 2090: 2085: 2076: 2050: 2028: 2020: 1985: 1966: 1945: 1926: 1907: 1878: 1876: 1870:Navy Department 1841:. Garden City: 1827: 1825: 1819:Navy Department 1804: 1799: 1788: 1777: 1769: 1762: 1754: 1739: 1731: 1727: 1719: 1715: 1707: 1703: 1695: 1688: 1680: 1676: 1668: 1664: 1656: 1652: 1644: 1640: 1632: 1628: 1620: 1609: 1601: 1597: 1589: 1582: 1574: 1555: 1547: 1543: 1535: 1531: 1523: 1519: 1511: 1507: 1499: 1495: 1487: 1483: 1479: 1474: 1473: 1464: 1460: 1455: 1451: 1446: 1441: 1271:High Seas Fleet 1260:, stationed in 1207: 1205:Service history 1131:Decommissioned 1103: 1095:20 mm Oerlikons 977: 945: 888:muzzle velocity 851: 842: 739: 591: 248:Installed power 79: 77: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4032: 4022: 4021: 4016: 4011: 4006: 3987: 3986: 3984: 3983: 3980: 3977: 3974: 3971: 3968: 3964: 3961: 3960: 3958: 3957: 3952: 3947: 3942: 3937: 3932: 3927: 3922: 3917: 3912: 3907: 3902: 3897: 3892: 3887: 3882: 3877: 3872: 3867: 3861: 3859: 3853: 3852: 3850: 3849: 3842: 3835: 3828: 3821: 3814: 3807: 3800: 3793: 3786: 3779: 3772: 3765: 3758: 3753: 3747: 3745: 3739: 3738: 3736: 3735: 3730: 3725: 3719: 3717: 3711: 3710: 3708: 3707: 3700: 3693: 3686: 3679: 3672: 3665: 3658: 3651: 3644: 3637: 3630: 3623: 3616: 3611: 3606: 3600: 3598: 3592: 3591: 3589: 3588: 3581: 3574: 3567: 3560: 3553: 3545: 3543: 3537: 3536: 3534: 3533: 3526: 3519: 3512: 3505: 3498: 3491: 3484: 3477: 3470: 3462: 3460: 3454: 3453: 3451: 3450: 3445: 3437: 3435: 3429: 3428: 3426: 3425: 3418: 3410: 3408: 3402: 3401: 3399: 3398: 3395:John C. Butler 3391: 3384: 3377: 3370: 3363: 3355: 3353: 3347: 3346: 3344: 3343: 3336: 3329: 3322: 3315: 3308: 3301: 3294: 3287: 3280: 3273: 3266: 3259: 3252: 3245: 3238: 3231: 3224: 3216: 3214: 3208: 3207: 3205: 3204: 3197: 3190: 3183: 3176: 3169: 3162: 3155: 3148: 3141: 3133: 3131: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3116: 3109: 3102: 3095: 3088: 3081: 3074: 3066: 3064: 3062:Light cruisers 3058: 3057: 3055: 3054: 3047: 3040: 3033: 3026: 3019: 3012: 3005: 2997: 2995: 2993:Heavy cruisers 2989: 2988: 2986: 2985: 2977: 2975: 2973:Large cruisers 2969: 2968: 2966: 2965: 2958: 2951: 2944: 2941:North Carolina 2937: 2930: 2923: 2916: 2909: 2902: 2895: 2887: 2885: 2879: 2878: 2876: 2875: 2868: 2861: 2854: 2847: 2840: 2832: 2830: 2824: 2823: 2821: 2820: 2813: 2805: 2803: 2797: 2796: 2794: 2793: 2786: 2779: 2772: 2765: 2758: 2750: 2748: 2742: 2741: 2736: 2735: 2728: 2721: 2713: 2704: 2703: 2701: 2700: 2697: 2694: 2691: 2688: 2685: 2681: 2678: 2677: 2675: 2674: 2667: 2659: 2657: 2651: 2650: 2648: 2647: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2625: 2618: 2613: 2608: 2603: 2598: 2593: 2588: 2583: 2578: 2573: 2565: 2563: 2557: 2556: 2554: 2553: 2546: 2539: 2532: 2525: 2518: 2511: 2504: 2497: 2490: 2483: 2476: 2468: 2466: 2460: 2459: 2457: 2456: 2448: 2446: 2440: 2439: 2437: 2436: 2428: 2426: 2424:Scout cruisers 2420: 2419: 2417: 2416: 2409: 2402: 2395: 2388: 2381: 2374: 2367: 2360: 2352: 2350: 2344: 2343: 2341: 2340: 2333: 2326: 2319: 2311: 2309: 2303: 2302: 2300: 2299: 2291: 2289: 2287:Battlecruisers 2283: 2282: 2280: 2279: 2272: 2265: 2258: 2251: 2244: 2237: 2229: 2227: 2218: 2217: 2215: 2214: 2207: 2200: 2193: 2186: 2179: 2172: 2165: 2158: 2151: 2144: 2141:South Carolina 2136: 2134: 2125: 2124: 2119: 2118: 2111: 2104: 2096: 2087: 2086: 2081: 2078: 2077: 2075: 2074: 2065: 2055: 2052: 2051: 2049: 2048: 2041: 2033: 2030: 2029: 2019: 2018: 2011: 2004: 1996: 1990: 1989: 1983: 1970: 1964: 1949: 1943: 1930: 1924: 1911: 1905: 1885: 1855: 1834: 1803: 1800: 1798: 1797: 1775: 1773:, p. 202. 1760: 1737: 1725: 1723:, p. 193. 1713: 1711:, p. 189. 1701: 1686: 1674: 1662: 1660:, p. 342. 1650: 1648:, p. 185. 1638: 1626: 1624:, p. 434. 1607: 1605:, p. 135. 1595: 1580: 1578:, p. 114. 1553: 1541: 1529: 1517: 1505: 1493: 1480: 1478: 1475: 1472: 1471: 1458: 1448: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1440: 1437: 1284:served in the 1246:Medal of Honor 1222:Atlantic Fleet 1206: 1203: 1200: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1179: 1176: 1168: 1167: 1164: 1163:1 August 1947 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1147: 1144: 1136: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1128:Commissioned 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1112: 1102: 1101:Ships in class 1099: 976: 973: 944: 941: 890:of 2,900  841: 838: 798:steam turbines 738: 735: 689:superstructure 627:Victor Metcalf 590: 587: 475:Atlantic Fleet 435:built for the 431:was a pair of 420: 419: 418: 417: 411: 405: 399: 393: 388:(127–279  377: 373: 372: 371: 370: 360: 351: 345: 337: 333: 332: 329: 325: 324: 321: 317: 316: 301: 297: 296: 295: 294: 288: 286:steam turbines 277: 273: 272: 271: 270: 263: 249: 245: 244: 243: 242: 239: 234: 230: 229: 226: 222: 221: 220: 219: 212: 195: 191: 190: 189: 188: 182: 166: 162: 161: 156: 152: 151: 147: 146: 143: 139: 138: 135: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 106: 102: 101: 93: 89: 88: 75: 71: 70: 69: 68: 63: 56: 52: 51: 45: 41: 40: 39:Class overview 36: 35: 29: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4031: 4020: 4017: 4015: 4012: 4010: 4007: 4005: 4002: 4001: 3999: 3992: 3981: 3978: 3975: 3972: 3969: 3966: 3965: 3962: 3956: 3953: 3951: 3948: 3946: 3943: 3941: 3938: 3936: 3933: 3931: 3928: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3918: 3916: 3913: 3911: 3908: 3906: 3903: 3901: 3898: 3896: 3893: 3891: 3890:Combat stores 3888: 3886: 3883: 3881: 3878: 3876: 3873: 3871: 3868: 3866: 3863: 3862: 3860: 3858: 3854: 3848: 3847: 3843: 3841: 3840: 3836: 3834: 3833: 3829: 3827: 3826: 3822: 3820: 3819: 3815: 3813: 3812: 3808: 3806: 3805: 3801: 3799: 3798: 3794: 3792: 3791: 3787: 3785: 3784: 3780: 3778: 3777: 3773: 3771: 3770: 3766: 3764: 3763: 3759: 3757: 3754: 3752: 3749: 3748: 3746: 3744: 3740: 3734: 3731: 3729: 3726: 3724: 3721: 3720: 3718: 3716: 3712: 3706: 3705: 3701: 3699: 3698: 3694: 3692: 3691: 3687: 3685: 3684: 3680: 3678: 3677: 3673: 3671: 3670: 3666: 3664: 3663: 3659: 3657: 3656: 3652: 3650: 3649: 3645: 3643: 3642: 3638: 3636: 3635: 3631: 3629: 3628: 3624: 3622: 3621: 3617: 3615: 3612: 3610: 3607: 3605: 3602: 3601: 3599: 3597: 3593: 3587: 3586: 3582: 3580: 3579: 3575: 3573: 3572: 3568: 3566: 3565: 3561: 3559: 3558: 3554: 3552: 3551: 3547: 3546: 3544: 3542: 3538: 3532: 3531: 3527: 3525: 3524: 3520: 3518: 3517: 3513: 3511: 3510: 3506: 3504: 3503: 3499: 3497: 3496: 3492: 3490: 3489: 3485: 3483: 3482: 3478: 3476: 3475: 3471: 3469: 3468: 3464: 3463: 3461: 3459: 3455: 3449: 3446: 3444: 3443: 3439: 3438: 3436: 3434: 3430: 3424: 3423: 3419: 3417: 3416: 3412: 3411: 3409: 3407: 3403: 3397: 3396: 3392: 3390: 3389: 3385: 3383: 3382: 3378: 3376: 3375: 3371: 3369: 3368: 3364: 3362: 3361: 3357: 3356: 3354: 3352: 3348: 3342: 3341: 3337: 3335: 3334: 3330: 3328: 3327: 3323: 3321: 3320: 3316: 3314: 3313: 3309: 3307: 3306: 3302: 3300: 3299: 3295: 3293: 3292: 3288: 3286: 3285: 3281: 3279: 3278: 3274: 3272: 3271: 3267: 3265: 3264: 3260: 3258: 3257: 3253: 3251: 3250: 3246: 3244: 3243: 3239: 3237: 3236: 3232: 3230: 3229: 3225: 3223: 3222: 3218: 3217: 3215: 3213: 3209: 3203: 3202: 3198: 3196: 3195: 3191: 3189: 3188: 3184: 3182: 3181: 3177: 3175: 3174: 3173:St. Augustine 3170: 3168: 3167: 3163: 3161: 3160: 3156: 3154: 3153: 3149: 3147: 3146: 3142: 3140: 3139: 3135: 3134: 3132: 3130: 3126: 3120: 3117: 3115: 3114: 3110: 3108: 3107: 3103: 3101: 3100: 3096: 3094: 3093: 3089: 3087: 3086: 3082: 3080: 3079: 3075: 3073: 3072: 3068: 3067: 3065: 3063: 3059: 3053: 3052: 3048: 3046: 3045: 3041: 3039: 3038: 3034: 3032: 3031: 3027: 3025: 3024: 3020: 3018: 3017: 3013: 3011: 3010: 3006: 3004: 3003: 2999: 2998: 2996: 2994: 2990: 2984: 2983: 2979: 2978: 2976: 2974: 2970: 2964: 2963: 2959: 2957: 2956: 2952: 2950: 2949: 2945: 2943: 2942: 2938: 2936: 2935: 2931: 2929: 2928: 2924: 2922: 2921: 2917: 2915: 2914: 2910: 2908: 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Annapolis: 1894: 1890: 1886: 1875: 1871: 1867: 1866: 1861: 1856: 1852: 1848: 1844: 1840: 1835: 1824: 1820: 1816: 1815: 1810: 1806: 1805: 1794: 1793: 1786: 1784: 1782: 1780: 1772: 1767: 1765: 1757: 1752: 1750: 1748: 1746: 1744: 1742: 1734: 1733:Friedman 1985 1729: 1722: 1721:Friedman 1985 1717: 1710: 1709:Friedman 1985 1705: 1699:, p. 91. 1698: 1697:Friedman 1980 1693: 1691: 1683: 1682:Friedman 1985 1678: 1671: 1670:Friedman 1985 1666: 1659: 1658:Friedman 2011 1654: 1647: 1646:Friedman 2011 1642: 1635: 1634:Friedman 2011 1630: 1623: 1622:Friedman 1985 1618: 1616: 1614: 1612: 1604: 1599: 1592: 1591:Friedman 1985 1587: 1585: 1577: 1576:Friedman 1986 1572: 1570: 1568: 1566: 1564: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1551:, p. 93. 1550: 1549:Friedman 1985 1545: 1539:, p. 88. 1538: 1537:Friedman 1985 1533: 1526: 1525:Friedman 1985 1521: 1514: 1513:Friedman 1985 1509: 1503:, p. 86. 1502: 1501:Friedman 1985 1497: 1490: 1489:Friedman 1985 1485: 1481: 1468: 1462: 1453: 1449: 1436: 1434: 1430: 1426: 1422: 1418: 1414: 1410: 1405: 1403: 1399: 1395: 1391: 1387: 1383: 1379: 1375: 1371: 1367: 1363: 1359: 1354: 1346: 1342: 1338: 1336: 1332: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1316: 1312: 1308: 1304: 1299: 1295: 1291: 1287: 1286:Pacific Fleet 1283: 1279: 1274: 1272: 1267: 1263: 1259: 1255: 1251: 1247: 1243: 1239: 1235: 1231: 1227: 1223: 1215: 1211: 1197: 1195:29 July 1946 1194: 1191: 1188: 1185: 1183: 1180: 1175: 1174: 1169: 1165: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1143: 1142: 1137: 1109: 1098: 1096: 1092: 1088: 1084: 1080: 1076: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1062:training ship 1059: 1055: 1050: 1048: 1044: 1040: 1036: 1032: 1028: 1026: 1021: 1017: 1013: 1005: 1001: 997: 994: 990: 986: 982: 975:Modifications 972: 970: 964: 962: 961:conning tower 958: 954: 950: 940: 938: 934: 930: 929:torpedo tubes 926: 925:capital ships 921: 916: 913: 909: 905: 901: 897: 893: 889: 885: 881: 877: 873: 869: 865: 861: 850: 846: 837: 835: 831: 828:; 7,700  827: 824:(12,400  823: 818: 814: 811: 807: 804:(21,000  803: 799: 796: 791: 788: 784: 780: 779:lattice masts 776: 772: 768: 765:(26,417  764: 760: 756: 753:. 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Index


William Cramp & Sons
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
United States Navy
Florida class
New York class
Dreadnought battleship
Normal
long tons
t
Full load
ft
m
overall
waterline
superheating
Babcock & Wilcox
water-tube boilers
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Parsons
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kn
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mph
12 in (305 mm)/50 caliber Mark 7 guns
5 in (127 mm)/51 cal guns
3-pounder 47 mm (1.85 in)/40 cal
saluting guns
21 in (533 mm)

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