User:Hungrydog55/sandbox/military/pacificfront/1941-00 List of battleships of the USN

Ships of the United States Navy
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Key

Main guns	The number and type of the main battery guns
Armor	Waterline belt thickness
Displacement	Ship displacement at full load
Propulsion	Number of shafts, type of propulsion system, and top speed generated
Service	The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate
Laid down	The date the keel began to be assembled
Launched	The date the ship was launched
Commissioned	The date the ship was commissioned

Second-class battleship

USS Texas (1892)

Main article: USS Texas (1892)

USS Texas

The acquisition of modern, European-built warships by Argentina, Brazil, and Chile had alarmed the United States. The straw that broke the camel's back was Brazil's commissioning of the battleship Riachuelo, which suddenly made the Brazilian Navy the strongest in the Americas. Congressman Hilary A. Herbert, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, said of the situation, "if all this old navy of ours were drawn up in battle array in mid-ocean and confronted by the Riachuelo it is doubtful whether a single vessel bearing the American flag would get into port." Facing the possibility of enemy ironclads operating in American coastal waters, the Naval Consulting Board began planning a pair of ironclads of their own, which would be able to use all major American naval bases and have a minimum speed of 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). The first of these two was USS Texas, 308 feet 10 inches (94.13 m) long, sporting an armor belt 12 inches (305 mm) thick, displacing 6,316 long tons (6,417 t), sailing at a top speed of 17.8 knots (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph), and armed with two 35-caliber 12 in (305 mm) primary and six 30-caliber 6 in (152 mm) secondary guns.

Texas was authorized by Congress on 3 Aug 1886, but construction lagged until she was laid down on 1 Jun 1889. She was launched in the presence of the granddaughter of Sam Houston on 28 Jun 1892, and commissioned on 15 Aug 1895. Texas's early service revealed a number of structural issues, which was addressed via some reinforcement of various parts of the ship, and she ran aground near Newport, Rhode Island, in Sep 1896.This in turn revealed even more faults with Texas, as massive flooding easily disabled her in the shallow waters where she ran aground. After repairs, she joined the North Atlantic Squadron, briefly leaving for a Gulf Coast visit to Galveston and New Orleans that saw her beached on a mud bank off Galveston, an event whose aftermath gave Texas her nickname, "Old Hoodoo." After repairs, she returned to the North Atlantic Squadron and her patrols of the Eastern Seaboard. In the Spring of 1898, Texas's near-sister ship USS Maine (ACR-1) (the other of the two original coastal defense ships) was destroyed by an explosion in Havana's harbor, and the United States went to war with the Spanish Empire. An American fleet including Texas was at Key West, and was part of the Flying Squadron in its engagements with Spanish fortifications on the Cuban coast. She saw real surface fleet combat on 3 Jul at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba alongside USS Iowa, USS Gloucester, and USS Indiana against the fleet of Pascual Cervera y Topete as it tried to escape the American fleet and emerged with only light damage. After the war, Texas was decommissioned and refitted on two occasions before finally be declared obsolete in 1911 and permanently decommissioned and converted into a target ship in the same year. On 15 Feb 1911, Texas was christened as San Marcos to free the name up for the dreadnought USS Texas (BB-35), and was then sunk in the waters of Tangier Sound by USS New Hampshire's guns. The remains of the San Marcos continued to be used for gunnery practice after her sinking until Jan 1959, when vast quantities of explosives were used to bury her remains.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
USS Texas	2 x 12 in (305 mm)	12 in (305 mm)	6,316 long tons (6,417 t)	2 x steam engines 2 x screws 17.8 kn (33.0 km/h; 20.5 mph)	1 Jun 1889	28 Jun 1892	15 Aug 1895	Sunk as target ship, 21-22 Mar 1912

Pre-dreadnought battleships

Indiana class

Main article: Indiana-class battleship

USS Indiana

• Displacement: 10,288 long tons (10,453 t)
• Length (oa): 350 ft 11 in (106.96 m)
• Length (wl): 358 ft (109 m)
• Armor: 4 thru 18-inch (102–457 mm) belt / 15-inch (381 mm) main turrets / 5 thru 8-inch (127–203 mm) secondary turrets
• Main battery: 4 (2×2) × 13‑inch (330 mm) / 35 caliber
• Secondary battery: 8 (4×2) × 8‑inch (203 mm), 4 × 6‑inch (152 mm), 20 × 6 pdr. (2.2-inch), 6 × 1‑pdr. (1.5‑inch)
• Torpedo tubes: 6 × 18‑inch (450 mm)
• Complement: 32 officers / 441 enlisted
• Speed: 15.6–16.8 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	7 May 1891	28 Feb 1893	20 Nov 1895	24 Dec 1903	Sunk as a target, 1 Nov 1920 Sold for scrap, 19 Mar 1924
			9 Jan 1906	23 May 1914
			24 May 1917	31 Jan 1919
	25 Jun 1891	10 Jun 1893	10 Jun 1896	8 Jan 1906	Scuttled, 6 Jan 1921
			2 May 1910	23 May 1914
			9 Jun 1917	31 Mar 1919
	19 Nov 1891	26 Oct 1893	15 Jul 1896	27 Apr 1906	Sold for scrap, 15 Mar 1956
			29 Aug 1911	12 Jun 1919

USS Iowa

Main article: USS Iowa (BB-4)

USS Iowa

• Displacement: 12,647 long tons (12,850 t)
• Length (oa): 362 ft 6 in (110.49 m)
• Length (wl): 360 ft (110 m)
• Armor: 4 thru 14‑inch (102–356 mm) belt / 15 thru 17‑inch (381-432 mm) main turrets
• Main battery: 4 × 12‑inch (305 mm) / 35 caliber
• Secondary battery: 8 × 8‑inch (203 mm), 6 × 4‑inch (102‑mm), 20 × 6‑pdr (2.7‑kg), 4 × 1‑pdr (454 g)
• Torpedo tubes: 2 × 14‑in (356 mm)
• Complement: 36 officers / 540 enlisted
• Speed: 16 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	5 Aug 1893	28 Mar 1896	16 Jun 1897	30 Jun 1908	Sunk as gunnery target, 23 Mar 1923
			2 May 1910	23 May 1914
			23 Apr 1917	31 Mar 1919

Kearsarge class

Main article: Kearsarge-class battleship

USS Kentucky

• Displacement: 12,850 long tons (13,060 t)
• Length: 375 ft 4 in (114.40 m)
• Armor: 4–16.5 in (102–419 mm) belt / 15–17 in (381–432 mm) main turrets
• Main battery: 4 (2×2) × 13‑in (330 mm) / 35 caliber
• Secondary battery: 4 × 8‑in (203 mm), 14 × 5‑in (127 mm), 20 (20×1) × 6‑pdr (2.7‑kg), 8 (6×1) × 1‑pdr (454 g)
• Torpedo tubes: 4 × 18‑in (457 mm)
• Complement: 38 officers / 548-549 enlisted
• Speed: 16 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	30 Jun 1896	24 Mar 1898	20 Feb 1900	4 Sep 1909	Sold for scrap, 9 Aug 1955
			23 Jun 1915	10 May 1920
	30 Jun 1896	24 Mar 1898	15 May 1900	29 May 1920	Sold for scrap, 24 Mar 1923

Illinois class

Main article: Illinois-class battleship

USS Illinois

• Displacement: 12,250 long tons (12,450 t)
• Length (oa): 375 ft 4 in (114.40 m)
• Armor: 4 thru 16.5‑inch (102-419 mm) belt / 14‑inch (356 mm) main turrets
• Main battery: 4 (2×2) × 13‑inch (330 mm) / 35 caliber
• Secondary battery: 14 (14×1) × 6‑in (152‑mm), 16 (16×1) × 6‑pdr (2.7‑kg), 6 × 1 pdr (454 g) (6x1)
• Torpedo tubes: 4 × 18‑in (457‑mm)
• Complement: 536
• Speed: 16 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Illinois (BB-7)	10 Feb 1897	4 Oct 1898	16 Sep 1901	15 May 1920	Transferred to New York Naval Militia 1921, renamed Prairie State 1941, scrapped 1956
	2 Dec 1896	18 May 1898	16 Oct 1900	7 May 1920	Sunk as target 1921
	9 Feb 1897	26 Nov 1898	4 Feb 1901	15 May 1920	Scrapped 1922

Maine class

Main article: Maine-class battleship

USS Maine

• Displacement: 13,700 long tons (13,900 t)
• Length: 393 ft 11 in (120.07 m)
• Armor: 7.5 thru 11‑inch (191 thru 279 mm) Belt: / 12 in (305 mm) Turrets:
• Main battery: 4 × 12‑inch (305‑mm) / 40 caliber
• Secondary battery: 16 × 6‑inch (152‑mm), 8 × 3‑pdr (2.7‑kg), 6 × 1‑pdr (454 g)
• Torpedo tubes: 4 × 18‑inch (457‑mm)
• Complement: 561
• Speed: 18 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	15 Feb 1899	27 Jul 1901	29 Dec 1902	15 May 1920	Scrapped 1922
	7 Feb 1900	28 Dec 1901	1 Dec 1903	8 Sep 1919	Scrapped 1922
	22 Apr 1899	18 May 1901	4 Oct 1904	Jul 1919	Scrapped 1922

Virginia class

Main article: Virginia-class battleship

USS New Jersey

• Displacement: 15,000 tons
• Length (oa):
• Length (wl):
• Main battery: 4 × 12‑in (305 mm) (2x2)
• Secondary battery: 8 × 8‑in (203 mm) (4x2), 12 × 6‑in (152 mm) guns (12x1), 24 1-pounders (24x1)
• Torpedo tubes: 4 × 21‑in (533 mm)
• Armor: 11 inches belt / 12 inches turret / 3 inches deck
• Complement:
• Speed: 19 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	21 May 1902	5 Apr 1904	7 May 1906	13 Aug 1920	Sunk as target
	4 Jul 1902	7 Oct 1904	1 Jul 1907	2 Jul 1920	Sold for scrap, 1923
	31 Aug 1901	11 Oct 1904	24 Sep 1906	15 Jul 1920	Sold for scrap, 1923
	3 May 1902	10 Nov 1904	12 May 1906	6 Aug 1920	Sunk as target
	1 May 1902	17 May 1904	19 Feb 1906	30 Jun 1920	Sold for scrap, 1923

Connecticut class

Main article: Connecticut-class battleship

USS Connecticut

• Displacement: 16,000 tons
• Length (oa):
• Length (wl):
• Armor: 11in Belt / 3in Deck
• Main battery: 4 × 12‑in (305 mm) (2x2)
• Secondary battery: 8 × 8‑in (203 mm) (4x2), 12 × 7 in (178 mm) (12x1), 10 × 3 in (76 mm) (10x1)
• Torpedo tubes: 4 × 21‑in (533 mm)
• Complement:
• Speed: 18 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	10 Mar 1903	29 Sep 1904	29 Sep 1906		Scrapped 1923–24
	7 Feb 1903	27 Aug 1904	2 Jun 1906		Scrapped 1923–24
	21 May 1904	31 Aug 1905	4 Mar 1907		Scrapped 1923–24
	10 Feb 1904	12 Aug 1905	18 Apr 1907		Scrapped 1923–24
	27 Oct 1903	8 Apr 1905	9 Mar 1907		Scrapped 1923–24
	1 May 1905	30 Jun 1906	19 Mar 1908		Scrapped 1923–24

Mississippi class

Main article: Mississippi-class battleship

USS Mississippi

• Displacement: 13,000 tons
• Length (oa):
• Length (wl):
• Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2 × 2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4 × 2), 8 × 7 in (178 mm) (8x1), 12 × 3 in (76 mm) (12 × 1), 6 × 3 pounder gun (6 × 1), 2 × 1-pounder Mark 6 (2 × 1), 6 × .30-caliber machine guns (6 × 1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 17 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	12 May 1904	30 Sep 1905	1 Feb 1908		Sold to Greece 1914; sunk by German aircraft in Apr 1941; sold for scrap in the 1950s
	12 May 1904	9 Dec 1905	1 Apr 1908

Dreadnought battleships

South Carolina class

Main article: South Carolina-class battleship

USS Michigan

• Displacement: 16,000 tons
• Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns (4 × 2), 22 × 3 in (76 mm) (22x1), 2 × 3 pounder (2 × 1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 12” belt, 2.5" deck
• Speed: 18 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS South Carolina and USS Michigan
• Commissioned: 4 Jan 1910 (Michigan)
• Decommissioned: 11 Feb 1922 (Michigan)
• Fate: Scrapped 1924

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
USS South Carolina(BB-26)	8 × 12 in (305 mm) (4 × 2)		16,000 tons		18 Dec 1906	11 Jul 1908	1 Mar 1910	Broken up as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty, 1924
USS Michigan(BB-27)					17 Dec 1906	26 May 1908	4 Jan 1910

Delaware class

Main article: Delaware-class battleship

USS Delaware

• Displacement: 20,380 tons
• Main battery: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2)
• Secondary battery: 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 22 × 3 in (76 mm) (22x1), 2 × 3 pounder (2x1) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots

Ship	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
	11 Nov 1907	6 Feb 1909	4 Apr 1910	10 Nov 1923	Broken up at Baltimore, 1924
	16 Dec 1907	10 Nov 1908	11 Apr 1910	22 Nov 1923	Broken up at Baltimore, 1931

Florida class

Main article: Florida-class battleship

USS Utah

• Displacement: 21,800 tons
• Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2), 16 × 5 in (127 mm) (16x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Florida and USS Utah
• Commissioned: 31 Aug 1911 (Utah)
• Decommissioned: 16 Feb 1931 (Florida)
• Fate: Florida scrapped in 1932, Utah became target ship (AG-16) in 1931, sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Florida(BB-30)	10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2)	9–11 in (229–279 mm)	21,800 tons	4 × Parsons steam turbine 4 × screws	8 Mar 1909	12 May 1910	15 Sep 1911	16 Feb 1931	Broken up at Philadelphia, 1931
USS Utah(BB-31)					9 Mar 1909	23 Dec 1909	31 Aug 1911	5 Sep 1944	Sunk in air attack, 7 Dec 1941

Wyoming class

Main article: Wyoming-class battleship

USS Arkansas

• Displacement: 26,000 tons
• Armament: 12 × 12 in (305 mm) (6x2), 21 × 5 in (127 mm) (21x1), two 3-inch (3x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 11in Belt / 2in Deck
• Speed: 20.5 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Wyoming and USS Arkansas
• Commissioned: 17 Sep 1912 (Arkansas)
• Decommissioned: 1 Aug 1947 (Wyoming)
• Fate: Wyoming became a training ship (AG-17) in 1931, scrapped in 1947. Arkansas sunk at Operation Crossroads in 1946

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Wyoming(BB-32)	12 × 12 in (305 mm) (6x2)	5–11 in (127–279 mm)	26,000 tons	4 × Parsons steam turbines 4 × screws	9 Feb 1910	25 May 1911	25 Sep 1912	1 Aug 1947	Struck 16 Dec 1947; Sold for scrap, 30 Oct 1947
USS Arkansas(BB-33)					25 Jan 1910	14 Jan 1911	17 Sep 1912	29 Jul 1946	Struck 15 Aug 1946; Sunk on 25 Jul 1946, as part of Operation Crossroads

New York class

Main article: New York-class battleship

USS Texas

• Displacement: 27,200 tons
• Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (5x2), 21 5-inch (21x1), two 3-inch (2x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 12in Belt
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS New York and USS Texas
• Commissioned: 12 Mar 1914 (Texas)
• Decommissioned: 21 Apr 1948 (Texas)
• Fate: New York sunk as target 1948; Texas preserved as a memorial 1948

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS New York(BB-34)	10 × 14 in (356 mm) (5x2)	10–12 in (254–305 mm)	27,200 tons	2 × screws 2 × triple-expansion steam engines	11 Sep 1911	30 Oct 1912	15 May 1914	29 Aug 1946	Struck 13 Jul 1948; Sunk as target, 8 Jul 1948
USS Texas(BB-35)					17 Apr 1911	18 May 1912	12 Mar 1914	21 Apr 1948	Struck 30 Apr 1948; Museum ship at San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site

Standard-type battleships

Main article: Standard-type battleship

The so-called "Standard-type" was a series of battleships ordered between 1911 and 1916, and incorporating a number of new features including "all or nothing" armor. Twelve of these battleships were constructed across five classes, and were commissioned between 1916 and 1923.

Nevada class

Main article: Nevada-class battleship

USS Oklahoma

• Displacement: 27,500 tons
• Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2), 21 × 5 in (127 mm) (21x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:13.5in Belt / 2.9in Deck
• Speed: 20 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Nevada and USS Oklahoma
• Commissioned: 11 Mar 1916 (Nevada)
• Decommissioned: 29 Aug 1946 (Nevada)
• Fate: Nevada sunk as target 1948; Oklahoma sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941, raised and stripped of salvageable parts, sunk en route to scrapping 1947

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
USS Nevada(BB-36)	10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2)	8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)	27,500 tons	2 × screw propellers 2 × steam turbines	4 Nov 1912	11 Jul 1914	11 Mar 1916	Struck 12 Aug 1948; Sunk as a target 31 Jul 1948
USS Oklahoma(BB-37)				2 × screw propellers 2 × triple-expansion steam engines	26 Oct 1912	23 Mar 1914	2 May 1916	Struck 1 Sep 1944; Hulk sank while under tow, 17 May 1947

Pennsylvania class

Main article: Pennsylvania-class battleship

USS Arizona

• Displacement: 31,400 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 22 × 5 in (127 mm) (22x1), 4 × 3 in (76 mm) (4x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 13.5in Belt / 3in Deck
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Pennsylvania and USS Arizona
• Commissioned: both in 1916
• Fate: Pennsylvania sunk after Operation Crossroads in 1946, Arizona destroyed at Pearl Harbor in 1941, designated as a memorial.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Pennsylvania(BB-38)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)	31,400 tons	4 × screws 4 × sets of Curtis (Pennsylvania) or Parsons (Arizona) steam turbines with geared cruising turbines	27 Oct 1913	16 Mar 1915	12 Jun 1916	29 Aug 1946	Target ship, Operation Crossroads; scuttled 10 Feb 1948
USS Arizona(BB-39)					16 Mar 1914	19 Jun 1915	17 Oct 1916	29 Dec 1941	Sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941

New Mexico class

Main article: New Mexico-class battleship

USS Idaho

• Displacement: 32,000 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 3: USS New Mexico, USS Mississippi, and USS Idaho
• Commissioned: 18 Dec 1917 (Mississippi)
• Decommissioned: 17 Sep 1956 (Mississippi)
• Fate: New Mexico & Idaho scrapped 1947; Mississippi converted to trials ship (AG-128) 1946, scrapped 1956

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS New Mexico(BB-40)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	13.5 in Belt / 3.5 in Deck	32,000	4 × steam turbines 4 × screw propellers	14 Oct 1915	13 Apr 1917	20 May 1918	19 Jul 1946	Struck 25 Feb 1947; Broken up at Newark, 1947
USS Mississippi(BB-41)					5 Apr 1915	25 Jan 1917	18 Dec 1917	17 Sep 1956	Struck 17 Sep 1956; Broken up at Baltimore, 1956
USS Idaho(BB-42)					20 Jan 1915	30 Jun 1917	24 Mar 1919	3 Jul 1946	Broken up at Newark, 1947

Tennessee class

Main article: Tennessee-class battleship

USS California

• Displacement: 32,300 tons
• Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS Tennessee, and USS California
• Commissioned: 3 Jun 1920 (Tennessee)
• Decommissioned: 14 Feb 1947 (both)
• Fate: sold for scrap 1959

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Tennessee(BB-43)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	13.5 in Belt / 3.5 in Deck	32,300 tons	2 × Westinghouse electric generators 4 × electric motors 4 × screw propellers	14 May 1917	30 Apr 1919	3 Jun 1920	14 Feb 1947	Struck 1 Mar 1959; Sold for scrap 10 Jul 1959
USS California(BB-44)					25 Oct 1916	20 Nov 1919	10 Aug 1921	14 Feb 1947	Struck 1 Mar 1959; Sold for scrap 10 Jul 1959

Colorado class

Main article: Colorado-class battleship

USS Maryland

• Displacement: 32,600 tons
• Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x2), 12 × 5 in (127 mm) (12x1), 8 × 3 in (76 mm) (8x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor:13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck
• Speed: 21 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS Colorado, USS Maryland, USS Washington, and USS West Virginia
• Commissioned: Maryland in 1921, Colorado and West Virginia in 1923, Washington not completed and sunk as target
• Fate: Remaining three decommissioned 1947 and sold for scrap 1959.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Colorado(BB-45)	8 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x2)	13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck	32,600 tons	4 × screws turbo-electric transmission	29 May 1919	22 Mar 1921	30 Aug 1923	7 Jan 1947	Struck 1 Mar 1959; Sold for scrap, 23 Jul 1959
USS Maryland(BB-46)					24 Apr 1917	20 Mar 1920	21 Jul 1921	3 Apr 1947	Struck 1 Mar 1959; Sold for scrap, 8 Jul 1959
USS Washington(BB-47)					30 Jun 1919	1 Sep 1921	—		Cancelled after signing of Washington Naval Treaty; Sunk as target, 25 Nov 1924
USS West Virginia(BB-48)					12 Apr 1920	17 Nov 1921	1 Dec 1923	9 Jan 1947	Struck 1 Mar 1959; Sold for scrap, 24 Aug 1959

South Dakota class (1920)

Main article: South Dakota-class battleship (1920)

• Displacement: 43,200 tons
• Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3), 16 × 6 in (152 mm) (16x1), 8 × 3 in (76 mm) (8x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
• Armor: 13.5in Belt / 4.75in Deck
• Speed: 23 knots
• Ships in class: 6: USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, USS Montana, USS North Carolina, USS Iowa, and USS Massachusetts
• Fate: Because of the Washington Naval Treaty, all were cancelled and scrapped on their slips prior to launch in 1923.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion
					Laid down	Suspended	Canceled	% Completed	Fate
USS South Dakota (BB-49)	12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3)	13.5in Belt / 4.75in Deck	43,200 tons	4 × propeller shafts 4 × turbo-electric generators	15 Mar 1920	8 Feb 1922	17 Aug 1922	38.5%	Sold for scrap, 25 Oct 1923
USS Indiana (BB-50)					1 Nov 1920			34.7%	Scrapped on slipway
USS Montana (BB-51)					1 Sep 1920			27.6%	Sold for scrap, 25 Oct 1923
USS North Carolina (BB-52)					12 Jan 1920			36.7%
USS Iowa (BB-53)					17 May 1920			31.8%	Sold for scrap, 8 Nov 1923
USS Massachusetts (BB-54)					4 Apr 1921			11.0%

Fast battleships

Main article: Fast battleship

The term "fast battleship" was applied to new designs in the early 1910s incorporating propulsion technology that allowed for higher speeds without sacrificing armour protection. The US Navy began introducing fast battleships into service following the Second London Naval Treaty of 1936, with a total of ten across three classes entering service.

North Carolina class

Main article: North Carolina-class battleship

USS Washington

• Displacement: 35,000 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 16 × 1.1 inch AA (4x4)
• Armor: 12in Belt / 7in Deck
• Speed: 28 knots
• Ships in class: 2: USS North Carolina and USS Washington
• Commissioned: 1941
• Fate: North Carolina preserved as memorial 1965; Washington scrapped 1962

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS North Carolina(BB-55)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3)	12in Belt / 7in Deck	35,000 tons	4 × General Electric geared turbines 4 × screws	27 Oct 1937	13 Jun 1940	9 Apr 1941	27 Jun 1947	Struck 1 Jun 1960; Museum ship since 29 Apr 1962 Wilmington, North Carolina
USS Washington(BB-56)					14 Jun 1938	1 Jun 1940	15 May 1941	27 Jun 1947	Struck 1 Jun 1960; Sold for scrap, 24 May 1961

South Dakota class (1939)

Main article: South Dakota-class battleship (1939)

USS Massachusetts

• Displacement: 38,000 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3×3), 20 (16 on South Dakota) × 5 inch (10 or 8 × 2), up to 68 × 40 mm AA (17 × 4), up to 76 × 20 mm AA (76x1), 3 aircraft
• Armor: 12.2in Belt / 7.5in Deck
• Speed: 27 knots
• Ships in class: 4: USS South Dakota, USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, and USS Alabama
• Commissioned: 1942
• Fate: South Dakota and Indiana scrapped 1962 and 1963 respectively; Alabama preserved as memorial 1964; Massachusetts preserved as memorial 1965

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS South Dakota(BB-57)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3×3)	12.2in Belt / 7.5in Deck	38,000 tons	4 × screws 4 × geared steam turbines	5 Jul 1939	7 Jun 1941	20 Mar 1942	31 Jan 1947	Struck 1 Jun 1962; Sold for scrap, 25 Oct 1962
USS Indiana(BB-58)					20 Sep 1939	21 Nov 1941	30 Apr 1942	11 Sep 1947	Struck 1 Jun 1962; Sold for scrap, 23 Oct 1963
USS Massachusetts(BB-59)					20 Jul 1939	23 Sep 1941	12 May 1942	27 Mar 1947	Struck 1 Jun 1962; Museum ship at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts, since 14 Aug 1965
USS Alabama(BB-60)					1 Feb 1940	16 Feb 1942	16 Aug 1942	9 Jan 1947	Struck 1 Jun 1962; Museum ship at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama, since 11 Jun 1964

Iowa class

Main article: Iowa-class battleship

USS Missouri (1980s refit)

• Displacement: 48,500 tons
• Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 80 × 40 mm AA (20x4), 49 × 20 mm AA (49x1) (1980s modification added 32 × Tomahawk and 16 × Harpoon missiles and 4 × Phalanx CIWS, and deleted 8 5-in guns and all other light anti-aircraft gun systems)
• Armor: 12in Belt / 7.5in Deck
• Speed: 33 knots
• Ships in class: 6: USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Missouri, USS Wisconsin, USS Illinois, and USS Kentucky
• Commissioned: Four commissioned; first, Iowa 1943; last, Missouri 1944.
• Fate: Iowa preserved as memorial in San Pedro, California; Missouri preserved as memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Wisconsin preserved as memorial in Norfolk, Virginia; New Jersey preserved as memorial in Camden, NJ; Illinois cancelled and scrapped on slip (bell currently at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's Memorial Stadium (Champaign), home of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team, traditionally rung when the Illini score a touchdown); Kentucky launched 1950, not completed, scrapped 1958.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
					Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
USS Iowa(BB-61)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3)	12in Belt / 7.5in Deck	48,500 tons	4 × screws 4 × geared steam turbines	27 Jun 1940	27 Aug 1942	22 Feb 1943	24 Mar 1949	Preserved as museum ship in Los Angeles, California
							25 Aug 1951	24 Feb 1958
							28 Apr 1984	26 Oct 1990
USS New Jersey(BB-62)					16 Sep 1940	7 Dec 1942	23 May 1943	30 Jun 1948	Preserved as museum ship in Camden, New Jersey
							21 Nov 1950	21 Aug 1957
							6 Apr 1968	17 Dec 1969
							28 Dec 1982	8 Feb 1991
USS Missouri(BB-63)					6 Jan 1941	29 Jan 1944	11 Jun 1944	26 Feb 1955	Preserved as museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
							10 May 1986	1 Mar 1992
USS Wisconsin(BB-64)					25 Jan 1941	7 Dec 1943	16 Apr 1944	1 Jul 1948	Preserved as museum ship in Norfolk, Virginia
							3 Mar 1951	8 Mar 1958
							22 Oct 1988	30 Sep 1991
USS Illinois(BB-65)					6 Dec 1942	—			Cancelled 11 Aug 1945 Broken up at Philadelphia, 1958
USS Kentucky(BB-66) (BBG-1)					7 Mar 1942	20 Jan 1950	—		Broken up at Baltimore, 1959

Montana class

Main article: Montana-class battleship

• Displacement: 65,000 tons
• Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), undesignated number of 40 mm and 20 mm
• Armor: 16in Belt / 8.2in Deck
• Speed: 28 knots
• Ships in class: 5: USS Montana, USS Ohio, USS Maine, USS New Hampshire, and USS Louisiana
• Fate: All cancelled in 1943 before being laid down

See also

• List of battleships
• List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Battleships (BB)
• Timeline of battleships of the United States Navy
• USS Recruit (1917)

Notes

References

• Albertson, Mark (2007). They'll Have to Follow You!: The Triumph of the Great White Fleet. Tate Publishing & Enterprises. ISBN 978-1-60462-145-7.
• Chesneau, Roger; Koleśnik, Eugène M.; Campbell, N.J.M. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
• Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Battleships, An Illustrated Design History. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-715-9.
• Miller, Nathan (1997). The U.S. Navy: A History (3rd ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-595-0. OCLC 37211290.
• Reilly, John C.; Scheina, Robert L. (1980). American Battleships 1896–1923: Predreadnought Design and Construction. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-0-87021-524-7.
• Silverstone, Paul H. (20 May 1970). U.S. Warships of World War I. Doubleday. ISBN 0-7110-0095-6.
• Sweetman, Jack (2002). American Naval History: An Illustrated Chronology of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, 1775-present. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-867-4.

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

• "Texas". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 Jan 2017.
• "Indiana (BB-1)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 Jan 2017.
• "Massachusetts (BB-2)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 13 Jan 2017.
• "Oregon (BB-3)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 15 Sep 2016.
• "Iowa (BB-4)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 28 Sep 2011.
• "Kearsarge". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 10 Jan 2013.
• "Kentucky". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2011-10-01.

Journals

• Allen, Francis J. (1993). ""Old Hoodoo": The Story of the U.S.S. Texas". Warship International. XXX (3). International Naval Research Organization. ISSN 0043-0374.
• "The Speed Trial of the United States Battleship Massachusetts". Scientific American. 74. 9 May 1896.; cited in Reilly & Scheina (1980), p. 210

Publications

• "Kentucky is Launched" (PDF). Houston Daily Post. 25 Mar 1898. Retrieved 1 Jan 2013.
• "The New Kearsarge" (PDF). The Times. Washington, D.C. 20 Feb 1900. Retrieved 11 Jan 2013.
• "The Kentucky in Commission" (PDF). Alexandria Gazette. 15 May 1900. Retrieved 3 Jan 2013.
• "The war steamer Indiana; to be launched from the Cramp yards today" (PDF). The New York Times. 27 Feb 1893. Retrieved 4 Jun 2010.
• "New battle ship launched; the Massachusetts floated in the broad Delaware" (PDF). The New York Times. 10 Jun 1893. Retrieved 4 Jun 2010.
• "The Oregon in her element" (PDF). The New York Times. 26 Oct 1893. Retrieved 28 Sep 2010.
• "The Indiana is Accepted; Capt. Evans Placed in Command – The Boston Goes to China" (PDF). The New York Times. 19 Nov 1895. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
• "The Accident to the Texas: Capt. Glass Held Wholly Irresponsible for the Trouble" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 Oct 1896. Retrieved 3 Oct 2011.

Online resources

• "United States of America 12"/35 (30.5 cm) Mark 1 and Mark 2". NavWeaps.com. 19 Sep 2008. Retrieved 2 Oct 2011.
• "United States of America 13"/35 (33 cm) Mark 1 and Mark 2". NavWeaps.com. 15 Aug 2008. Retrieved 27 Dec 2011.
• "USS IOWA (BB-4)". The Patriot Files. 8 Sep 2009. Retrieved 8 Sep 2009.
• "USS Iowa (Battleship # 4), 1897–1923. Later renamed Coast Battleship # 4". Department of the Navy — Naval Historical Center. 13 Apr 2003. Retrieved 29 Sep 2011.
• "U.S.S. Iowa (BB-4), 1898". City of Art. 8 Sep 2009. Retrieved 8 Sep 2009.

External links

Memorials

• USS Arizona (BB-39) - Pearl Harbor National Memorial, HI
• USS Utah (ex-BB-31) - Pearl Harbor National Memorial, HI

Museum ships

• USS Alabama (BB-60) - Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
• USS Iowa (BB-61) – USS Iowa Museum, Los Angeles, CA
• USS Massachusetts (BB-59) - Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
• USS Missouri (BB-63), Pearl Harbor, HI
• USS New Jersey (BB-62), Camden, NJ
• USS North Carolina (BB-55), Wilmington, NC
• USS Texas (BB-35) - Battleship Texas Foundation
• USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - Nauticus, Norfolk VA