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demonstrated that the additional guns, which would have been placed in the hull, would have been unusable in anything but calm seas. As a result, the casemates were plated over to prevent flooding. The guns were the Mark VIII type, which had a muzzle velocity of 3,150 ft/s (960 m/s) firing
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that were 13.5 in thick. The main armored deck was up to 3.5 in (89 mm) thick, and it was connected to the top of the main belt, running between the transverse armored bulkheads. A second armor deck that was 2.5 in (64 mm) thick was placed below the main deck; further aft,
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at 01 deck level, one deck higher than the main deck. Six of the guns were arranged to fire forward and four were pointed aft. The remaining four guns were placed in open pivot mounts another deck higher at 02 level; two were placed abreast the conning tower and the others placed on either side of
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of 2,625 ft/s (800 m/s). With the lighter 1,275 lb (578 kg) high-capacity shell, the muzzle velocity increased to 2,825 ft/s (861 m/s) for a correspondingly greater range of 36,650 yd (33,510 m). The guns suffered from excessive dispersion of shot, which was
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that had recently been rebuilt. The foremast was replaced with a tower mast that housed the bridge and the main battery director, and their second funnels were removed, with those boilers being trunked into an enlarged forward funnel. Horizontal protection was considerably strengthened to improve
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were installed and their internal compartmentalization was improved to strengthen their resistance to underwater damage. The ships' superstructures were completely revised, with the old heavily armored conning tower being removed and a smaller tower was erected in its place to reduce interference
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in an effort to deter further aggression. Modernization work for the ships that was scheduled for 1940 and 1941 was cancelled, as was the fleet problem for 1941, as the situation with Japan was approaching a crisis and the Navy determined that the fleet needed to be maintained at a high state of
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reached a maximum of 21.38 knots (39.60 km/h; 24.60 mph) from 29,609 shp (22,079 kW). Normal oil storage amounted to 1,900 long tons (1,930 t), but voids in the hull could be used to increase maximum emergency fuel capacity to 4,656 long tons (4,731 t). They had a
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for anti-aircraft defense. These guns were located on the 02 deck, with two on either side of the boat cranes and the other two abreast of the mainmast. The guns fired a 13 lb (5.9 kg) shell at a velocity of 2,700 ft/s (820 m/s). They also carried a variety of other guns,
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vessel during the island-hopping campaign against Japan. In this role, she conducted preparatory bombardments to destroy
Japanese defensive positions and provided support to marine and Army ground forces as they fought their way ashore, suppressing Japanese defenders and targeting defensive
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was 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm) thick and was approximately 18 ft (5.5 m) wide, half of which was above the waterline. The thicker armor protected the ships' vitals, including the ammunition magazines and propulsion machinery spaces, extending from the forwardmost
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The ships were authorized on 3 March 1915, while design work was still ongoing; tests on the torpedo bulkhead system were completed only in
February 1916. In the meantime, work had already begun on the next class, initially designated "Battleship 1917", which became the
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had the two 5-inch guns abreast the mainmast removed and four more 3-inch guns installed, two of which were placed where the 5-inch guns had been. The other two were placed behind the forward 5-inch mounts. All eight guns were removed in 1928 and replaced with eight
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series, particularly in terms of armor protection against the latest 15-inch (381 mm) guns being fielded by
European navies. They were opposed to simply developing the standard series, which incorporated relatively minor incremental improvements, but
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fired only briefly during the engagement, as a miscommunication between their commanders almost led to another collision, which threw them out of firing position. They were nevertheless present for the last battleship engagement in history.
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had returned to service with her upgraded light anti-aircraft battery, but she saw no active operations owing to the crippling fuel shortage in the
Pacific at the time. The Navy decided that she should be rebuilt along the same lines as
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suicide plane, though she shot down a second attacker. She was not seriously damaged, but her crew suffered heavy casualties, with over 50 killed and more than 150 wounded. She returned to Puget Sound for repairs, by which time work on
1353:, and cruises around the Americas and further abroad, such as a goodwill visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1925. The fleet problems conducted in the 1920s and 1930s provided the basis for the US Navy's operations in the
925:, their main battery turrets were modified while still under construction to allow elevation to 30 degrees. This provided a maximum range of 35,100 yards (32,100 m) with the standard 1,500-pound (680 kg)
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readiness. Nevertheless, when the
Japanese attacked the fleet at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, they did so having achieved complete surprise. Totally unprepared for the surprise attack, both ships were anchored in
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as a result of their 1943 reconstructions, they were forced to return to the east coast of the United States by way of the Indian and
Atlantic Oceans. There, they were decommissioned and assigned to the
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and forty-three 20 mm
Oerlikons, all in single mounts. The changes doubled the ships' crew, to a total of 114 officers and 2,129 enlisted men. During her final refit in January 1945,
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and thus protected from torpedo attacks, emerged relatively undamaged, though fires from other ships had warped some of her hull plates and necessitated repairs. She was also trapped when
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also had a catapult fitted to her fantail. During their 1943 reconstruction, the turret-mounted catapults were removed and both ships were fitted with just a catapult on the fantail.
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and fire-control radars for their main and secondary batteries, the latter seeing the mixed battery of 51-caliber and 25-caliber 5-inch guns replaced by a uniform battery of sixteen
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that could reach well into the expected battle distances of the day, 10,000 to 14,000 yards (9,100 to 12,800 m). Therefore, the new ship's ability to resist underwater attack—
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The main battery gun turrets had 18 in (457 mm) thick faces, 10 in (254 mm) thick sides, 9 in (229 mm) rears, and 5 in (127 mm) roofs;
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were added, six to the roofs of the spotting tops, two on the foremast and four on the mainmast. The other two guns were placed on pedestals on either side of the foremast.
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where it constituted the only horizontal protection, it increased in thickness to 5 in. On the ships' bows, the lower armor deck was increased to 3 in.
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in addition to torpedoes—became a chief concern of the designers. To ensure the ship could survive an underwater explosion, they decided to incorporate four
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was hit by one suicide aircraft on 12 April that did little damage but killed more than twenty and wounded more than a hundred. She was detached to
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was raised from the harbor bottom in mid-1942 and taken to Puget Sound as well, where she was rebuilt, beginning in
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to conduct the preparatory bombardment of this island for the coming invasion. She operated off the island for the next month; during the
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guns to allow them to fire at much greater ranges. They carried the same main battery of twelve 14-inch (356 mm) guns in four triple
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to the aftmost barbette; the stern received lighter armor plating. Both ends of the main belt were capped by armored transverse
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the funnels. Initially, the ships were to have been fitted with twenty-two of the guns, but experiences in the
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European navies had begun to adopt larger guns, they also began to develop longer-ranged
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in September before being sent home to the United States later that month. Now too wide to fit through the
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for repairs that were completed by early June, when she returned to the fighting off Okinawa.
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with the anti-aircraft guns' fields of fire. The new towers had been removed from one of the
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in October 1944. Both vessels supported the landing, which triggered the Japanese to launch
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for the duration of their careers, which included an extensive training program during the
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was completed first, returning to the fleet in May 1943 in time to participate in the
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on 24 October, the final battleship engagement in history. A refit for
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thereafter deployed to the central Pacific to take part in the
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was similarly modified, though her catapult was located on the
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installed on her aft superfiring turret and she received three
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in early February. She provided heavy fire support, targeting
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was heavily engaged in the fighting there and the subsequent
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was similarly rearmed during a refit in 1929–1930. Eight
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to reduce the risk of uncontrollable flooding; below the
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provided experience that proved to be useful during the
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for reconnaissance and fire direction. Two years later,
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in the foreground carry troops to the invasion beaches
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2285:. Windsor: Profile Publications. pp. 197–220.
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1598:remained in action. During the fighting on Tinian,
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1616:bombarding Okinawa with her main battery guns, as
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1682:continued operations off the Philippines, though
1482:, where the initial modernization program began.
1299:Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap 10 July 1959
1267:Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap 10 July 1959
1002:, with one mounted submerged in the hull on each
579:in September. After briefly participating in the
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801:. Steering was controlled by a single balanced
446:was in most respects a repeat of the preceding
1534:followed in early 1944, by which time work on
895:14-inch (356 mm) /50 caliber Mark IV guns
858:(39 km/h; 24 mph). On speed trials,
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1051:for the funnel uptakes were 9 in thick.
738:of 97 ft 5 in (29.7 m), and a
678:. This class was essentially a repeat of the
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1808:gun has a length 50 times its bore diameter.
1365:built in the 1930s. Joint training with the
1167:their resistance to air attack; 3 inches of
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949:, ten of which were mounted in individual
758:, and 33,190 long tons (33,723 t) at
726:-class ships were 600 feet (182.9 m)
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994:In addition to their gun armament, the
1758:Oldendorf. They supported the initial
1566:was ready for service in time for the
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827:that in turn provided power for four
706:General characteristics and machinery
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2302:. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press.
1742:The two ships were then assigned to
1188:40 mm (1.6 in) Bofors guns
486:Japanese attacked on 7 December 1941
2266:. New York: Doubleday and Company.
1429:, moored inboard of the battleship
1215:
543:kept her from participating in the
528:had returned to the fleet as well.
461:, and had the same top speed of 21
2442:Naval History and Heritage Command
2392:Naval History and Heritage Command
2085:
1754:as the flagship of its commander,
1568:Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
648:design with limited improvements.
522:Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
379:: 8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)
227:97 ft 5 in (29.7 m)
196:: 33,190 long tons (33,723 t)
159:General characteristics (as built)
14:
2428:"Tennessee V (Battleship No. 43)"
2222:
2126:
1735:was joined shortly thereafter by
1503:, thus beginning her career as a
1439:sank and came to rest up against
967:a 50 lb (23 kg) shell.
819:generated steam that powered two
235:30 ft 2 in (9.2 m)
34:(BB-43), underway on 12 May 1943.
2378:"California V (BB-44) 1921–1959"
953:clustered in the superstructure
854:), generating a top speed of 21
79:
24:
1311:Prewar careers and Pearl Harbor
694:s was retroactively applied to
438:in the late 1910s, part of the
2406:Hornfischer, James D. (2011).
2300:Naval Weapons of World War One
1361:led to the development of the
901:, placed on the centerline in
391:face: 18 in (457 mm)
1:
2376:Evans, Mark L. (4 May 2017).
970:The battleships carried four
730:, 624 ft (190.2 m)
342:14 in (356 mm) guns
1322:steaming at high speed, 1921
889:The ships were armed with a
508:across the central Pacific.
496:was only minimally damaged.
348:5 in (127 mm) guns
247:Babcock & Wilcox boilers
4495:Tennessee-class battleships
1779:on 10 July, and thereafter
1425:was sunk in shallow water.
690:that was developed for the
531:They both took part in the
524:in mid-1944, by which time
492:was torpedoed and sunk but
476:Both ships were present in
354:3 in (76 mm) guns
303:(39 km/h; 24 mph)
214:624 ft (190.2 m)
208:600 ft (182.9 m)
4521:
2457:Tully, Anthony P. (2009).
2412:. New York: Bantam Books.
2262:Breyer, Siegfried (1973).
1590:from participating in the
1538:had been completed. While
1387:1933 Long Beach earthquake
1283:Mare Island Naval Shipyard
1006:. They were supplied with
808:The ships were powered by
403:: 3.5 in (89 mm)
397:: 16 in (406 mm)
385:: 13 in (330 mm)
67:Mare Island Naval Shipyard
4500:Turbo-electric steamships
4451:
4413:Motor torpedo boat tender
3168:
2564:
2538:
2516:
2336:Friedman, Norman (1985).
2298:Friedman, Norman (2011).
1501:Aleutian Islands campaign
1278:
1271:
1246:
1239:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1214:
1211:
975:including four 6-pounder
929:, which was fired with a
917:were laid down after the
718:in her 1943 configuration
627:as a starting point. The
514:Aleutian Islands campaign
158:
39:
23:
2459:Battle of Surigao Strait
1775:in March 1959, sold for
1657:action of Surigao Strait
1398:Second Sino-Japanese War
1146:after 1943 modernization
1096:.50 caliber machine guns
863:cruising range of 8,000
633:standard-type battleship
537:Battle of Surigao Strait
473:of the 1920s and 1930s.
360:21 in (533 mm)
4458:Completed after the war
3289:Light aircraft carriers
3181:Completed after the war
1715:, before proceeding to
1688:Battle of Lingayen Gulf
1371:island hopping campaign
1251:New York Naval Shipyard
1169:special treatment steel
1008:Bliss-Leavitt torpedoes
905:forward and aft of the
714:Recognition drawing of
547:in January 1945, where
545:Battle of Lingayen Gulf
506:island-hopping campaign
420:dreadnought battleships
62:New York Naval Shipyard
4443:Underway replenishment
1769:Atlantic Reserve Fleet
1711:before and during the
1621:
1606:and slightly damaged.
1471:
1383:Long Beach, California
1323:
1180:5-inch/38 caliber guns
1154:in December 1941. New
1152:attack on Pearl Harbor
1147:
1074:
945:consisted of fourteen
886:
766:featured a pronounced
719:
613:
585:Atlantic Reserve Fleet
168:Dreadnought battleship
1773:Naval Vessel Register
1612:
1542:was still conducting
1522:, beginning with the
1505:naval gunfire support
1480:Puget Sound Navy Yard
1458:
1406:San Pedro, California
1402:Franklin D. Roosevelt
1345:serving as the fleet
1318:
1142:
1062:
979:and a 3-inch Mark XI
878:
728:long at the waterline
713:
638:Secretary of the Navy
602:
4464:Single ship of class
4393:High-speed transport
3175:Single ship of class
2932:Unprotected cruisers
2201:, pp. 358, 444.
2025:, pp. 205, 207.
1842:, pp. 122, 134.
1638:Battle of Leyte Gulf
1628:that began with the
1626:Philippines campaign
1602:was hit by Japanese
1528:Battles of Kwajalein
1337:, later renamed the
927:armor-piercing shell
814:Babcock & Wilcox
810:turbo-electric drive
776:compartmentalization
608:, the basis for the
533:Philippines campaign
2073:, pp. 205–206.
2049:, pp. 201–202.
2037:, pp. 342–343.
2013:, pp. 193–194.
1866:, pp. 443–444.
1854:, pp. 135–136.
1830:, pp. 121–122.
1760:occupation of Japan
1552:Operation Cartwheel
1400:in 1940, President
1208:
1156:anti-torpedo bulges
825:electric generators
616:Design work on the
581:occupation of Japan
575:until the official
502:bombardment vessels
276:electric generators
4490:Battleship classes
2836:Protected cruisers
2510:-class battleships
2444:. 18 February 2016
2283:Warship Profile 21
1713:Battle of Iwo Jima
1653:Jesse B. Oldendorf
1640:on 23–26 October.
1634:Operation Shō-Gō 1
1622:
1586:, which prevented
1472:
1324:
1207:Construction data
1206:
1196:fire control radar
1148:
1075:
887:
817:water-tube boilers
812:. Eight oil-fired
720:
614:
577:Japanese surrender
561:Battle of Iwo Jima
559:troops during the
436:United States Navy
87:United States Navy
4477:
4476:
3839:Destroyer escorts
3234:Aircraft carriers
3194:
3193:
2577:
2576:
2468:978-0-253-35242-2
2419:978-0-553-80670-0
2409:Neptune's Inferno
2368:978-0-85177-245-5
2347:978-0-87021-715-9
2328:978-0-87021-913-9
2309:978-1-84832-100-7
2273:978-0-385-07247-2
1721:Battle of Okinawa
1690:in January 1945,
1630:invasion of Leyte
1592:Battle of Peleliu
1526:in November. The
1468:Battle of Peleliu
1359:aircraft carriers
1303:
1302:
1296:14 February 1947
1290:20 November 1919
1264:14 February 1947
1115:aircraft catapult
943:secondary battery
919:Battle of Jutland
903:superfiring pairs
661:torpedo bulkheads
569:Battle of Okinawa
516:in mid-1943, the
512:took part in the
440:"standard" series
418:consisted of two
409:
408:
106:Succeeded by
51:-class battleship
4512:
4438:Submarine tender
4383:Destroyer tender
4358:Floating drydock
3360:Commencement Bay
3221:
3214:
3207:
3198:
2795:Armored cruisers
2604:
2597:
2590:
2581:
2500:
2493:
2486:
2477:
2472:
2453:
2451:
2449:
2423:
2402:
2400:
2398:
2372:
2351:
2332:
2313:
2294:
2277:
2250:
2244:
2238:
2232:
2226:
2220:
2214:
2208:
2202:
2196:
2190:
2184:
2178:
2172:
2166:
2157:
2130:
2124:
2101:
2095:
2089:
2083:
2074:
2068:
2062:
2056:
2050:
2044:
2038:
2032:
2026:
2020:
2014:
2008:
2002:
1996:
1990:
1984:
1978:
1972:
1963:
1957:
1951:
1945:
1916:
1910:
1901:
1895:
1882:
1876:
1867:
1861:
1855:
1849:
1843:
1837:
1831:
1825:
1809:
1802:
1524:Battle of Tarawa
1363:fast battleships
1287:25 October 1916
1232:Decommissioned
1217:
1209:
1069:
884:
848:shaft horsepower
799:main gun battery
760:full combat load
642:Josephus Daniels
288:screw propellers
85:
83:
82:
28:
21:
4520:
4519:
4515:
4514:
4513:
4511:
4510:
4509:
4480:
4479:
4478:
4473:
4447:
4433:Seaplane tender
4403:Ice cream barge
4345:Auxiliary ships
4339:
4225:
4197:
4078:
4023:
3940:
3915:
3894:Patrol frigates
3888:
3833:
3821:Robert H. Smith
3814:Allen M. Sumner
3694:
3611:
3544:
3475:
3455:
3365:
3316:Escort carriers
3310:
3283:
3228:
3225:
3195:
3190:
3164:
3137:
3043:
2946:
2926:
2906:
2830:
2789:
2769:
2710:Pre-dreadnought
2704:
2611:
2608:
2578:
2573:
2560:
2534:
2512:
2504:
2469:
2456:
2447:
2445:
2438:Navy Department
2426:
2420:
2405:
2396:
2394:
2388:Navy Department
2375:
2369:
2354:
2348:
2335:
2329:
2316:
2310:
2297:
2280:
2274:
2261:
2258:
2253:
2245:
2241:
2233:
2229:
2221:
2217:
2209:
2205:
2197:
2193:
2185:
2181:
2173:
2169:
2158:
2133:
2125:
2104:
2096:
2092:
2084:
2077:
2069:
2065:
2057:
2053:
2045:
2041:
2033:
2029:
2021:
2017:
2009:
2005:
1997:
1993:
1985:
1981:
1973:
1966:
1958:
1954:
1946:
1919:
1911:
1904:
1896:
1885:
1877:
1870:
1862:
1858:
1850:
1846:
1838:
1834:
1826:
1822:
1818:
1813:
1812:
1803:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1709:Mount Suribachi
1604:field artillery
1478:steamed to the
1453:
1313:
1308:
1306:Service history
1293:10 August 1921
1204:
1184:Mk 37 directors
1164:-class cruisers
1067:
1057:
1020:
989:landing parties
931:muzzle velocity
897:in four triple
882:
873:
829:electric motors
708:
686:s carried. The
597:
504:supporting the
471:interwar period
434:—built for the
282:electric motors
240:Installed power
80:
78:
35:
17:
12:
11:
5:
4518:
4516:
4508:
4507:
4502:
4497:
4492:
4482:
4481:
4475:
4474:
4472:
4471:
4468:
4465:
4462:
4459:
4456:
4452:
4449:
4448:
4446:
4445:
4440:
4435:
4430:
4425:
4420:
4415:
4410:
4405:
4400:
4395:
4390:
4385:
4380:
4375:
4370:
4365:
4360:
4355:
4349:
4347:
4341:
4340:
4338:
4337:
4330:
4323:
4316:
4309:
4302:
4295:
4288:
4281:
4274:
4267:
4260:
4253:
4246:
4241:
4235:
4233:
4227:
4226:
4224:
4223:
4218:
4213:
4207:
4205:
4199:
4198:
4196:
4195:
4188:
4181:
4174:
4167:
4160:
4153:
4146:
4139:
4132:
4125:
4118:
4111:
4104:
4099:
4094:
4088:
4086:
4080:
4079:
4077:
4076:
4069:
4062:
4055:
4048:
4041:
4033:
4031:
4025:
4024:
4022:
4021:
4014:
4007:
4000:
3993:
3986:
3979:
3972:
3965:
3958:
3950:
3948:
3942:
3941:
3939:
3938:
3933:
3925:
3923:
3917:
3916:
3914:
3913:
3906:
3898:
3896:
3890:
3889:
3887:
3886:
3883:John C. Butler
3879:
3872:
3865:
3858:
3851:
3843:
3841:
3835:
3834:
3832:
3831:
3824:
3817:
3810:
3803:
3796:
3789:
3782:
3775:
3768:
3761:
3754:
3747:
3740:
3733:
3726:
3719:
3712:
3704:
3702:
3696:
3695:
3693:
3692:
3685:
3678:
3671:
3664:
3657:
3650:
3643:
3636:
3629:
3621:
3619:
3613:
3612:
3610:
3609:
3604:
3597:
3590:
3583:
3576:
3569:
3562:
3554:
3552:
3550:Light cruisers
3546:
3545:
3543:
3542:
3535:
3528:
3521:
3514:
3507:
3500:
3493:
3485:
3483:
3481:Heavy cruisers
3477:
3476:
3474:
3473:
3465:
3463:
3461:Large cruisers
3457:
3456:
3454:
3453:
3446:
3439:
3432:
3429:North Carolina
3425:
3418:
3411:
3404:
3397:
3390:
3383:
3375:
3373:
3367:
3366:
3364:
3363:
3356:
3349:
3342:
3335:
3328:
3320:
3318:
3312:
3311:
3309:
3308:
3301:
3293:
3291:
3285:
3284:
3282:
3281:
3274:
3267:
3260:
3253:
3246:
3238:
3236:
3230:
3229:
3226:
3224:
3223:
3216:
3209:
3201:
3192:
3191:
3189:
3188:
3185:
3182:
3179:
3176:
3173:
3169:
3166:
3165:
3163:
3162:
3155:
3147:
3145:
3139:
3138:
3136:
3135:
3130:
3125:
3120:
3113:
3106:
3101:
3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3076:
3071:
3066:
3061:
3053:
3051:
3045:
3044:
3042:
3041:
3034:
3027:
3020:
3013:
3006:
2999:
2992:
2985:
2978:
2971:
2964:
2956:
2954:
2948:
2947:
2945:
2944:
2936:
2934:
2928:
2927:
2925:
2924:
2916:
2914:
2912:Scout cruisers
2908:
2907:
2905:
2904:
2897:
2890:
2883:
2876:
2869:
2862:
2855:
2848:
2840:
2838:
2832:
2831:
2829:
2828:
2821:
2814:
2807:
2799:
2797:
2791:
2790:
2788:
2787:
2779:
2777:
2775:Battlecruisers
2771:
2770:
2768:
2767:
2760:
2753:
2746:
2739:
2732:
2725:
2717:
2715:
2706:
2705:
2703:
2702:
2695:
2688:
2681:
2674:
2667:
2660:
2653:
2646:
2639:
2632:
2629:South Carolina
2624:
2622:
2613:
2612:
2609:
2607:
2606:
2599:
2592:
2584:
2575:
2574:
2572:
2571:
2565:
2562:
2561:
2559:
2558:
2549:
2539:
2536:
2535:
2533:
2532:
2525:
2517:
2514:
2513:
2505:
2503:
2502:
2495:
2488:
2480:
2474:
2473:
2467:
2454:
2424:
2418:
2403:
2373:
2367:
2352:
2346:
2333:
2327:
2314:
2308:
2295:
2278:
2272:
2257:
2254:
2252:
2251:
2249:, p. 219.
2239:
2237:, p. 217.
2227:
2215:
2203:
2191:
2189:, p. 444.
2179:
2167:
2131:
2102:
2100:, p. 206.
2090:
2088:, p. 226.
2075:
2063:
2061:, p. 202.
2051:
2039:
2027:
2015:
2003:
2001:, p. 185.
1991:
1989:, p. 163.
1979:
1977:, p. 205.
1964:
1962:, p. 135.
1952:
1950:, p. 117.
1917:
1915:, p. 443.
1902:
1900:, p. 201.
1883:
1881:, p. 200.
1868:
1856:
1844:
1832:
1819:
1817:
1814:
1811:
1810:
1796:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1748:East China Sea
1554:by bombarding
1452:
1449:
1419:Battleship Row
1377:took off from
1351:Fleet Problems
1333:served in the
1312:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1280:
1277:
1269:
1268:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1258:30 April 1919
1256:
1253:
1248:
1245:
1237:
1236:
1233:
1230:
1229:Commissioned
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1213:
1203:
1202:Ships in class
1200:
1056:
1053:
1045:conning towers
1019:
1016:
907:superstructure
872:
869:
865:nautical miles
707:
704:
596:
593:
573:East China Sea
478:Battleship Row
407:
406:
405:
404:
398:
392:
386:
380:
372:
368:
367:
366:
365:
356:
350:
344:
336:
332:
331:
330:
329:
328:1,026 enlisted
326:
321:
317:
316:
309:
305:
304:
297:
293:
292:
291:
290:
284:
278:
267:
263:
262:
261:
260:
249:
241:
237:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
221:
220:
219:
218:
212:
204:
200:
199:
198:
197:
191:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
160:
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
128:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
107:
103:
102:
94:
90:
89:
76:
72:
71:
70:
69:
64:
57:
53:
52:
46:
42:
41:
40:Class overview
37:
36:
29:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4517:
4506:
4503:
4501:
4498:
4496:
4493:
4491:
4488:
4487:
4485:
4469:
4466:
4463:
4460:
4457:
4454:
4453:
4450:
4444:
4441:
4439:
4436:
4434:
4431:
4429:
4426:
4424:
4421:
4419:
4416:
4414:
4411:
4409:
4406:
4404:
4401:
4399:
4396:
4394:
4391:
4389:
4386:
4384:
4381:
4379:
4378:Combat stores
4376:
4374:
4371:
4369:
4366:
4364:
4361:
4359:
4356:
4354:
4351:
4350:
4348:
4346:
4342:
4336:
4335:
4331:
4329:
4328:
4324:
4322:
4321:
4317:
4315:
4314:
4310:
4308:
4307:
4303:
4301:
4300:
4296:
4294:
4293:
4289:
4287:
4286:
4282:
4280:
4279:
4275:
4273:
4272:
4268:
4266:
4265:
4261:
4259:
4258:
4254:
4252:
4251:
4247:
4245:
4242:
4240:
4237:
4236:
4234:
4232:
4228:
4222:
4219:
4217:
4214:
4212:
4209:
4208:
4206:
4204:
4200:
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2199:Friedman 1985
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2175:Friedman 1980
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2011:Friedman 2011
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1740:
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1437:West Virginia
1434:
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1432:West Virginia
1428:
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1407:
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1368:
1364:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1348:
1344:
1340:
1336:
1335:Pacific Fleet
1332:
1328:
1321:
1317:
1310:
1305:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1286:
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1281:
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1066:
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1055:Modifications
1054:
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1046:
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1037:
1034:
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1017:
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1013:
1009:
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1001:
1000:torpedo tubes
997:
992:
990:
986:
982:
978:
977:saluting guns
973:
968:
965:
961:
956:
952:
948:
944:
939:
937:
932:
928:
924:
923:plunging fire
920:
916:
912:
908:
904:
900:
896:
892:
885:s aft turrets
881:
877:
870:
868:
866:
861:
857:
853:
850:(21,300
849:
844:
842:
838:
834:
830:
826:
822:
818:
815:
811:
806:
804:
800:
796:
795:spotting tops
792:
791:lattice masts
788:
783:
781:
777:
773:
772:double bottom
769:
765:
761:
757:
753:
750:(32,818
749:
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741:
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733:
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681:
677:
675:
668:
666:
662:
658:
654:
649:
647:
643:
639:
634:
630:
629:General Board
626:
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619:
611:
607:
606:
601:
594:
592:
590:
586:
582:
578:
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
554:
551:was hit by a
550:
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523:
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511:
507:
503:
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487:
483:
479:
474:
472:
468:
467:Pacific Fleet
464:
460:
456:
452:
450:
445:
441:
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433:
432:
427:
426:
421:
417:
415:
402:
399:
396:
395:Conning tower
393:
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384:
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375:
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373:
370:
369:
364:
363:torpedo tubes
361:
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327:
324:
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298:
295:
294:
289:
285:
283:
279:
277:
274:
270:
269:
268:
265:
264:
258:
255:(21,300
254:
250:
248:
244:
243:
242:
239:
238:
234:
231:
230:
226:
223:
222:
217:
213:
211:
207:
206:
205:
202:
201:
195:
192:
189:
186:(32,818
185:
181:
178:
177:
176:
173:
172:
169:
166:
163:
162:
157:
153:
150:
149:
145:
142:
141:
137:
134:
133:
129:
127:In commission
126:
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121:
118:
117:
114:
112:
108:
105:
104:
101:
99:
95:
92:
91:
88:
77:
74:
73:
68:
65:
63:
60:
59:
58:
55:
54:
50:
47:
44:
43:
38:
33:
27:
22:
19:
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4263:
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4135:
4128:
4120:
4114:
4106:
4072:
4065:
4058:
4051:
4044:
4037:
4029:Minesweepers
4017:
4010:
4003:
3996:
3989:
3982:
3975:
3968:
3961:
3954:
3929:
3921:Patrol boats
3909:
3901:
3882:
3875:
3868:
3861:
3854:
3847:
3827:
3820:
3813:
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3785:
3778:
3771:
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3750:
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3708:
3688:
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3674:
3667:
3660:
3654:Williamsburg
3653:
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3600:
3593:
3586:
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3558:
3538:
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3524:
3517:
3510:
3503:
3496:
3489:
3469:
3449:
3442:
3436:South Dakota
3435:
3428:
3421:
3414:
3413:
3407:
3401:Pennsylvania
3400:
3393:
3386:
3379:
3359:
3352:
3345:
3338:
3331:
3324:
3304:
3298:Independence
3297:
3277:
3270:
3263:
3256:
3249:
3242:
3158:
3151:
3116:
3109:
3057:
3037:
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3023:
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3009:
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2967:
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2893:
2886:
2879:
2872:
2865:
2858:
2851:
2844:
2824:
2818:Pennsylvania
2817:
2810:
2803:
2783:
2763:
2756:
2749:
2742:
2735:
2728:
2721:
2699:South Dakota
2698:
2691:
2684:
2683:
2677:
2671:Pennsylvania
2670:
2663:
2656:
2649:
2642:
2635:
2628:
2553:
2544:
2528:
2521:
2507:
2506:
2458:
2446:. Retrieved
2431:
2408:
2395:. Retrieved
2381:
2357:
2337:
2318:
2299:
2282:
2263:
2242:
2230:
2218:
2206:
2194:
2182:
2170:
2161:
2093:
2066:
2054:
2042:
2030:
2018:
2006:
1994:
1982:
1955:
1859:
1847:
1835:
1823:
1800:
1764:Panama Canal
1756:Vice Admiral
1751:
1741:
1736:
1732:
1724:
1700:
1691:
1683:
1679:
1678:
1672:
1668:
1650:Rear Admiral
1645:
1641:
1623:
1613:
1599:
1595:
1587:
1563:
1560:diversionary
1547:
1539:
1535:
1515:
1514:
1510:strongpoints
1496:
1492:
1487:
1483:
1475:
1473:
1459:
1451:World War II
1440:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1422:
1410:Pearl Harbor
1391:
1378:
1375:Dixie Kiefer
1367:Marine Corps
1342:
1339:Battle Fleet
1330:
1326:
1325:
1319:
1273:
1261:3 June 1920
1255:14 May 1917
1241:
1191:
1173:
1161:
1149:
1143:
1133:
1125:
1110:
1108:
1104:bridge wings
1099:
1091:
1082:
1078:
1076:
1072:Vought UO-1s
1064:
1038:
1024:armored belt
1021:
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993:
985:machine guns
983:and several
969:
940:
914:
910:
891:main battery
888:
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845:
837:boiler rooms
821:Westinghouse
807:
784:
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482:Pearl Harbor
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273:Westinghouse
251:28,600
174:Displacement
110:
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18:
4363:Repair dock
4231:Cargo ships
3976:Miantonomah
3532:Oregon City
3511:New Orleans
3497:Northampton
3371:Battleships
3325:Long Island
3143:Auxiliaries
2887:New Orleans
2764:Connecticut
2713:battleships
2620:battleships
2617:Dreadnought
2211:Hornfischer
1663:, and four
1466:during the
1462:bombarding
1355:Pacific War
1223:Laid Down
1119:Vought UO-1
1022:Their main
987:for use by
964:World War I
768:clipper bow
657:naval mines
325:57 officers
311:8,000
93:Preceded by
4484:Categories
4408:Net laying
4353:Ammunition
4084:Submarines
3946:Minelayers
3700:Destroyers
3633:Sacramento
3539:Des Moines
3408:New Mexico
3353:Casablanca
3049:Submarines
2961:Bainbridge
2952:Destroyers
2941:Montgomery
2873:Cincinnati
2678:New Mexico
2545:New Mexico
2529:California
2397:12 January
2256:References
1737:California
1692:California
1680:California
1669:California
1665:destroyers
1642:California
1588:California
1564:California
1544:sea trials
1540:California
1536:California
1493:California
1484:California
1423:California
1379:California
1343:California
1331:California
1320:California
1274:California
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1212:Ship name
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1111:California
1092:California
915:California
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700:California
646:New Mexico
623:New Mexico
605:New Mexico
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526:California
498:California
490:California
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431:California
320:Complement
266:Propulsion
98:New Mexico
4470:Cancelled
4292:Aldebaran
4257:Andromeda
4221:T3 tanker
4216:T2 tanker
4211:T1 tanker
4108:Barracuda
4073:Admirable
4004:Weehawken
3969:Monadnock
3903:Asheville
3640:Asheville
3601:Worcester
3580:Cleveland
3525:Baltimore
3490:Pensacola
3415:Tennessee
3243:Lexington
3187:Cancelled
2901:St. Louis
2852:Baltimore
2825:Tennessee
2784:Lexington
2736:Kearsarge
2685:Tennessee
2522:Tennessee
2508:Tennessee
2291:249112905
2247:Cracknell
2235:Cracknell
2162:Tennessee
2098:Cracknell
2071:Cracknell
2059:Cracknell
2047:Cracknell
2023:Cracknell
1975:Cracknell
1898:Cracknell
1879:Cracknell
1816:Citations
1787:Footnotes
1781:broken up
1752:Tennessee
1733:Tennessee
1725:Tennessee
1701:Tennessee
1684:Tennessee
1673:Tennessee
1646:Tennessee
1614:Tennessee
1600:Tennessee
1596:Tennessee
1594:, though
1548:Tennessee
1516:Tennessee
1497:Tennessee
1488:Tennessee
1476:Tennessee
1460:Tennessee
1441:Tennessee
1427:Tennessee
1396:over the
1327:Tennessee
1242:Tennessee
1220:Builder
1192:Tennessee
1144:Tennessee
1126:Tennessee
1122:seaplanes
1100:Tennessee
1083:Tennessee
1079:Tennessee
1065:Tennessee
1033:bulkheads
1004:broadside
996:Tennessee
981:field gun
960:North Sea
955:amidships
951:casemates
911:Tennessee
860:Tennessee
787:main deck
780:waterline
748:long tons
744:displaced
724:Tennessee
716:Tennessee
696:Tennessee
684:Tennessee
680:Tennessee
653:torpedoes
618:Tennessee
610:Tennessee
565:Tennessee
541:Tennessee
510:Tennessee
494:Tennessee
484:when the
425:Tennessee
414:Tennessee
383:Barbettes
194:Full load
184:long tons
182:: 32,300
143:Completed
130:1920–1947
122:1916–1921
75:Operators
49:Tennessee
32:Tennessee
4398:Hospital
4368:Barracks
4320:Denebola
4264:Arcturus
4171:Mackerel
4143:Porpoise
4136:Cachalot
4115:Argonaut
4011:Camanche
3876:Rudderow
3807:Fletcher
3737:Farragut
3716:Caldwell
3647:Plymouth
3617:Gunboats
3566:Brooklyn
3504:Portland
3422:Colorado
3387:New York
3346:Sangamon
3257:Yorktown
3024:Caldwell
2982:Paulding
2880:Columbia
2811:Brooklyn
2804:New York
2757:Virginia
2743:Illinois
2692:Colorado
2657:New York
2636:Delaware
2554:Colorado
1705:Iwo Jima
1696:kamikaze
1562:attack.
1532:Eniwetok
1421:, where
1347:flagship
1216:Hull no.
1162:Brooklyn
1049:coamings
1029:barbette
936:chambers
871:Armament
797:for the
756:standard
734:, had a
692:Colorado
674:Colorado
665:fuel oil
553:kamikaze
335:Armament
111:Colorado
56:Builders
4373:Collier
4306:Acubens
4285:Alstede
4278:Tolland
4271:Artemis
4250:Haskell
4244:Victory
4239:Liberty
4203:Tankers
4129:Dolphin
4122:Narwhal
4038:Lapwing
3936:PT boat
3855:Buckley
3828:Gearing
3800:Gleaves
3758:Gridley
3730:Clemson
3709:Sampson
3626:Dubuque
3573:Atlanta
3518:Wichita
3450:Montana
3380:Wyoming
3332:Charger
3159:Recruit
3058:Plunger
3038:Clemson
3017:Sampson
3003:O'Brien
2968:Truxtun
2921:Chester
2866:Olympia
2845:Chicago
2722:Indiana
2650:Wyoming
2643:Florida
2448:2 April
1806:caliber
1750:, with
1717:Okinawa
1584:Peleliu
1556:Kavieng
1470:in 1944
1130:fantail
1113:had an
1063:One of
1012:warhead
962:during
899:turrets
746:32,300
459:turrets
151:Retired
135:Planned
4428:Repair
4418:Reefer
4327:Hyades
4313:Arctic
4164:Tambor
4150:Salmon
3990:Keokuk
3983:Terror
3962:Wassuc
3955:Oglala
3930:Action
3910:Tacoma
3869:Edsall
3862:Cannon
3848:Evarts
3793:Benson
3779:Benham
3772:Somers
3765:Bagley
3744:Porter
3723:Wickes
3607:CL-154
3594:Juneau
3470:Alaska
3394:Nevada
3305:Saipan
3278:Midway
3250:Ranger
3152:Boston
3031:Wickes
3010:Tucker
2996:Aylwin
2989:Cassin
2894:Denver
2664:Nevada
2465:
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2160:DANFS
2086:Breyer
1729:Ulithi
1578:, and
1576:Tinian
1572:Saipan
1464:Anguar
1414:Hawaii
1279:BB-44
1247:BB-43
1235:Fate
841:funnel
833:screws
823:turbo-
803:rudder
612:design
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442:. The
389:Turret
203:Length
180:Normal
84:
4423:Oiler
4388:Depot
4334:Mizar
4299:Adria
4192:Tench
4185:Balao
4157:Sargo
4059:Eagle
4045:Raven
4018:Chimo
3997:Salem
3751:Mahan
3689:PGM-9
3682:PGM-1
3668:Vixen
3587:Fargo
3559:Omaha
3339:Bogue
3271:Essex
2975:Smith
2750:Maine
2556:class
2547:class
2223:Tully
2127:Evans
1804:A 50
1792:Notes
1777:scrap
1558:as a
1408:, to
1394:Japan
1176:radar
1068:'
1018:Armor
883:'
856:knots
793:with
764:hulls
740:draft
676:class
625:class
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451:class
444:class
416:class
401:Decks
371:Armor
346:14 ×
340:12 ×
308:Range
301:knots
296:Speed
232:Draft
119:Built
113:class
100:class
4178:Gato
4066:Hawk
3786:Sims
3675:Erie
3443:Iowa
3264:Wasp
3117:AA-1
2729:Iowa
2463:ISBN
2450:2019
2414:ISBN
2399:2018
2363:ISBN
2342:ISBN
2323:ISBN
2304:ISBN
2287:OCLC
2268:ISBN
1671:and
1644:and
1618:LVTs
1580:Guam
1530:and
1445:quay
1329:and
1077:The
1041:teak
941:The
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722:The
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428:and
411:The
377:Belt
358:2 ×
352:4 ×
286:4 ×
280:4 ×
271:2 ×
245:8 ×
224:Beam
164:Type
45:Name
30:USS
4052:Auk
3110:M-1
1412:in
480:in
313:nmi
299:21
253:shp
216:loa
210:lwl
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