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This is a set of lists of ships of the United States Navy, including both past and present vessels. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with A. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with B. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with C. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with D. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with E. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with F. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with G. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with H. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with I. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with J. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with K. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with L. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with M. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with N. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with O. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with P. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with Q. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with R. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with S. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with T. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with U. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with V. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with W. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with X. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with Y. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
This section of the list of United States Navy ships contains all ships of the United States Navy with names beginning with Z. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of US Navy ships currently in commission. ...
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This is a list of airships of the United States Navy, listed both by hull number and by name. ...
This is a list of amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of auxiliaries of the United States Navy. ...
This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called cruiser. Since the nomenclature predates the hull numbering system, and there were several confusing renumberings and renamings, there are multiple entries referring to the same physical ship. ...
This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. ...
This is a list of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy, listed both by hull number and by name. ...
This is a list of escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of frigates of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number. ...
This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of mine warfare vessels of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of all monitors of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of sailing frigates of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of ships of the line of the United States Navy. ...
This is a list of submarines of the United States Navy, listed both by hull number and by name. ...
The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa. ...
The United States Navy (also known as USN or the U.S. Navy) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ...
The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols (sometimes called hull codes) to identify the types of its ships. ...
American battleships can be roughly divided into four groups, pre-dreadnoughts, dreadnoughts, standards and World War II ships, with the one-off ships Maine and Texas being separate from all.
Late 1800s - 1900s Maine and Texas were part of the "New Navy" program of the 1880s. The pre-dreadnought group, BB-1 Indiana through BB-25 New Hampshire, followed general global pre-dreadnought design characteristics and entered service between 1898 and 1909. The definitive American predreadnought was the penultimate class of the type, the Connecticut class, sporting the usual four-gun array of 12" weapons, a very heavy intermediate and secondary battery, and a moderate tertiary battery. They were good sea boats and heavily armed and armored for their type. The final American predreadnought class, the Mississippi-class second-class battleships, were a poorly thought out experiment in increasing numbers regardless of quality, and the USN quickly wished to replace them, doing so in 1914, selling them to Greece to pay for a new dreadnought battleship, USS Idaho. USS Massachusetts, a pre-dreadnought battleship launched in 1893 The term pre-dreadnought refers to the last type of battleship before the British Royal Navys HMS Dreadnought (1906). ...
The dreadnoughts, BB-26 South Carolina through BB-35 Texas, commissioned between 1910 and 1914, uniformly possessed twin turrets, introduced the superimposed turret arrangement that would later become standard on all battleships, and had relatively heavy armor and moderate speed (19-21 knots). Five of the ten ships favored the more mature vertical triple expansion (VTE) propulsion over fuel-inefficient but faster direct-drive turbines. The ships possessed 8 (South Carolina class), 10 (Delaware and Florida) or 12 (Wyoming class) 12" guns, or 10 (New York class) 14" guns. The dreadnoughts gave good service; the last two classes survived through the Second World War before being scrapped; but they had some faults that were never worked out, and the midships turrets in the ten and twelve-gun ships were located near boilers and high-pressure steam lines, a factor that made refrigeration very difficult and problematic in hot climates. One of their number, Texas (BB-35) is the last remaining American battleship of the pre-World War II era.
Next came the twelve Standards, beginning with BB-36 Nevada. The last ship commissioned was BB-48 West Virginia (BB-49 through 54 were also Standards, but were never commissioned, and scrapped under the Washington Naval Treaty), commissioned over the period 1914 to 1920. Oklahoma (BB-37) was the last American battleship commissioned with triple expansion machinery, all other Standards and the World War II ships used geared steam turbines. The Standards were a group of ships with four turrets, a 21-knot top speed, a 700 yard tactical diameter at top speed, and heavy armor distributed on the "All or Nothing" principal. Armament was fairly consistent, starting with ten 14" guns in the Nevadas, twelve in the Pennsylvanias, New Mexicos and Tennessees, and eight 16" guns in the Colorados. Oklahoma (BB-37) was the last American capital ship (battleship or fleet carrier) to be equipped with reciprocating engines. The Washington Naval Treaty limited the naval armaments of its five signatories: the United States, the British Empire, the Empire of Japan, the French Third Republic, and Italy. ...
A rotor of a modern steam turbine, used in a power plant A steam turbine is a mechanical device that extracts thermal energy from pressurized steam, and converts it into useful mechanical work. ...
Mid to late 1900s After the 1930s "builders holiday," the USN commissioned ten more battleships of an entirely new style, the World War II group. These ships began with BB-55 North Carolina and the last ship laid down was BB-66 Kentucky (the last ship completed was BB-64 Wisconsin). These ships were a nearly clean break from previous American design practices. All ten ships were built to a Panamax design (technically post-Panamax, as they exceeded normal Panamax beam by two feet, but they were still able to transit the canal). They were fast battleships, and could travel with the aircraft carriers at cruising speed (their speed was not intended for that role, but rather so they could run down and destroy enemy battlecruisers). They possessed almost completely homogenous main armament (nine 16" guns in each ship, the sole difference being an increase in length from 45 to 50 calibres with the Iowa class vessels), very high speed relative to older American designs (28 knots in the North Carolina and South Dakota classes, 33 in the Iowa class), and moderate armor. The North Carolinas were of particular concern, as their protection was rated as only "adequate" against the 16" superheavy weapon. They had been designed with, and armored against, a battery of three quadruple 14" guns, then changed to triple 16" guns after the escalator clause in the Second London Naval Treaty had been triggered. Secondary in these ships was almost homogenous as well: Except for South Dakota, configured as a flagship, the other nine ships of this group sported a uniform 20-gun 5" secondary battery (South Dakota deleted two 5" mounts to make room for flag facilities). Visually, the World War II ships are distinguished by their triple-turret arrangement and the massive columnar mast that dominates their superstructure. The last ship, Wisconsin (BB-64), commissioned in 1944 (Wisconsin was approved last; however, Missouri commissioned 3 months later, due to delays from additional aircraft carrier construction). Missouri (BB-63), famous for being the ship on which the Japanese instrument of surrender was signed, was the last battleship in the world to decommission on March 31, 1992. Seven of these ten ships are still in existence as of 2006. South Dakota, Washington and Indiana were scrapped, but the remainder are either now museum ships or (Iowa) slated to become museum ships. There was intended to be another class of five of these ships, the Montana class (BB-67 Montana through BB-71 Louisiana), but they were canceled before being laid down in favor of a greater number of aircraft carriers. The Montana class ships would have been built to a post-Panamax design, and carried a greater number of guns (12x 16") than the other ships; otherwise they would have been homogenous with the rest of the World War II battleships. The two ships seen here seem almost to be touching the walls of the Miraflores Locks. ...
Four aircraft carriers, Principe de Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious assault carrier. ...
HMS Hood (left) and the battleship HMS Barham (right), in Malta, 1937. ...
The Second London Naval Disarmament Conference opened in England on December 9, 1935. ...
Four aircraft carriers, Principe de Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious assault carrier. ...
Representatives of Japan stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender. ...
USS Wisconsin is one of three Iowa class battleships opened to the public as a museum, and one of two Iowa class battleships maintained in the US Mothball fleet. ...
Four aircraft carriers, Principe de Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious assault carrier. ...
Ships classified as Panamax are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the locks of the Panama Canal, each of which is 1000 ft long by 110 ft wide and 85 ft deep. ...
In 2006 the last BB was striken from the Naval Registry.
Ship list - (s) indicates ship was second class battleship (relative to other US battleships of the era)
- (n) indicates ship never entered service.
By hull number
 USS South Carolina (BB-26)
 USS North Carolina (BB-55) | By name
| Except for Kearsarge, named by an act of Congress, all American battleships have been named for states, and every state has had at least one battleship named for it except Alaska and Hawaii They did not become states until 1959, after the end of battleship building, although the Large Cruisers USS Alaska (CB-1) and USS Guam (CB-2) were built during WWII. The third of the class, USS Hawaii (CB-3), was never completed. Two battleships have been authorized to be named for Montana, but both were cancelled before commissioning. The pre-dreadnoughts USS Zrinyi (formerly the Austrian SMS Zrinyi), USS Radetzky (formerly the Austrian SMS Radetzky), and USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols. Image File history File links USS_Maine_h60255a. ...
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USS Maine (ACR-1), the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of Maine, was a 6682-ton second-class pre-dreadnought battleship originally designated as Armored Cruiser #1. ...
The United States Navys first battleship was the first to bear the name USS Texas, in honor of Texas, a region that, after being taken from its natives by first Spain and then Mexico, and later becoming an independent republic, was admitted to the United States as the 28th...
The first USS Indiana (Battleship No. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-2), an Indiana-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy. ...
USS Iowa (BB-4) was the first ship commissioned in honor of the 29th state. ...
USS Kearsarge (BB-5), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named, by act of Congress, in honor of the famous American Civil War sloop of war Kearsarge. ...
USS Kentucky (BB-6), a Kearsarge class battleship, was launched on 24 March 1898 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia sponsored by Miss Christine Bradley, daughter of Governor William Bradley of Kentucky, and commissioned on 16 May 1900 with Captain Colby M. Chester in command. ...
USS Illinois (BB-7), the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 21st state, was a battleship, the lead ship of her class. ...
The second USS Alabama (BB-8) was an Illinois-class battleship in the United States Navy. ...
The Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-9), Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-9), Public domain photo from history. ...
USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state. ...
USS Maine (BB-10), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ...
USS Missouri (BB-11), a Maine-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 24th state. ...
USS Ohio (BB-12), a Maine-class pre-Dreadnought battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named for the 17th state. ...
The sixth USS Virginia (BB-13) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of five. ...
The first Nebraska (BB-14), ex-Pennsylvania, was laid down by Moran Brothers, Seattle, Washington, 4 July 1902; launched 7 October 1904; sponsored by Miss Mary N. Mickey, daughter of Governor John H. Mickey of Nebraska; and commissioned 1 July 1907, Captain Reginald F. Nicholson in command. ...
The first USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. ...
The first United States Navy New Jersey (BB-16) was a Virginia-class battleship. ...
The Battleship USS New Jersey (BB-16), Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS New Jersey (BB-16), Public domain photo from history. ...
The second USS Rhode Island (BB-17) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. ...
The fourth Connecticut (BB-18), the lead ship of her class of battleship was launched 29 September 1904 by the New York Navy Yard sponsored by Miss A. Welles, granddaughter of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War, and commissioned 29 September 1906 with Captain William...
The third United States Navy ship Louisiana (BB-19) was a Connecticut-class battleship. ...
The USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the 14th state. ...
USS Kansas (BB-21), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 34th state. ...
USS Minnesota (BB-22), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy in honor of the 32nd state. ...
USS Mississippi (Battleship No. ...
USS Idaho (BB-24), a Mississippi-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 43rd state. ...
The second United States Navy New Hampshire (BB-25) was a Connecticut-class battleship. ...
The USS South Carolina Battleship, Public domain photo from history. ...
The USS South Carolina Battleship, Public domain photo from history. ...
USS South Carolina (BB-26), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the eighth state. ...
USS Michigan (BB-27), a South Carolina class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 26th state. ...
The sixth USS Delaware (BB-28) of the United States Navy was a battleship launched in 1909 and scrapped in 1924, the lead ship of the Delaware class. ...
USS North Dakota (BB-29), a Delaware-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the US State of North Dakota. ...
The fifth United States Navy ship Florida (BB-30) was a Florida class battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (USS Utah (BB-31) being the other). ...
USS Utah (BB-31), a Florida-class dreadnought battleship, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the US State of Utah. ...
USS Wyoming (BB-32), the lead ship of her class of battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 44th state. ...
USS Arkansas (BB-33), a Wyoming-class battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state. ...
The USS New York Battleship, Public domain photo from history. ...
The USS New York Battleship, Public domain photo from history. ...
The fifth USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (USS Texas (BB-35) being the other). ...
USS Texas (BB-35), a New York-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named to honor Texas, the 28th state. ...
The second United States Navy Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, lead ship of her class of two (Oklahoma (BB-37) being the other). ...
USS Oklahoma (BB-37), a Nevada-class battleship was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 46th state. ...
The second USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of her class of US Navy super-dreadnought battleships. ...
The USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy. ...
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. ...
USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state. ...
USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 43rd state. ...
USS Tennessee (BB-43), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 16th state. ...
USS California (BB-44), a Tennessee-class battleship, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 31st state. ...
USS Colorado (BB-45), the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state, was the lead ship of her class of battleships. ...
The Battleship USS Maryland, Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS Maryland, Public domain photo from history. ...
USS Maryland (BB-46), a Colorado-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state. ...
USS Washington (BB-47), a Colorado-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state. ...
For other ships of this name, see USS West Virginia. ...
USS South Dakota (BB-49) was the lead ship of her class of battleships, the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 40th state. ...
USS Indiana (BB-50) was cancelled prior to completion. ...
USS Montana (BB-51) was scrapped prior to completion. ...
USS North Carolina (BB-52) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the third United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 12th state. ...
The Battleship USS North Carolina, Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS North Carolina, Public domain photo from history. ...
USS Iowa (BB-53) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 29th state. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-54) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the sixth United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
See USS North Carolina for other Navy ships of the same name. ...
USS Washington (BB-56), the second of two North Carolina-class battleships, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. ...
USS South Dakota (BB-57), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state. ...
USS Indiana (BB-58), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 19th state. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-59), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the fifth completed ship named Alabama of the United States Navy, however she was only the third commissioned ship with that name. ...
Image File history File links Uss_iowa_bb-61_pr. ...
Image File history File links Uss_iowa_bb-61_pr. ...
USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy, but second to be commissioned, to be named in honor of the 29th state. ...
USS New Jersey (BB-62), known as Big J, is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
Radars: AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar Fire control: 4 × Mk 37 Gun Fire Control 2 × Mk 38 Gun Director 1 × Mk 40 Gun Director EW: AN/SLQ-32 Other: AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Decoy System 8 × Super Rapid Bloom Rocket Launchers (SRBOC) Armor...
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship, and is the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ...
USS Illinois (BB-65) was scheduled to be an Iowa-class battleship in the United States Navy. ...
The keel of Kentucky (BB-66), an Iowa-class battleship, was laid at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, on 6 December 1944, but construction was suspended on 17 February 1947 when the battleship was 72. ...
USS Montana (BB-67) was to be the lead ship of her class of battleships in the United States Navy. ...
USS Ohio (BB-68) was to be a Montana-class battleship named in honor of the 17th state. ...
Building of a Montana-class battleship to be named USS Maine (BB-69) in honor of the 23rd state was authorized July 19, 1940, and assigned to the New York Navy Yard; but, before her keel was laid, construction was canceled July 21, 1943. ...
USS New Hampshire (BB-70) was canceled before her keel was laid. ...
USS Louisiana (BB-71) was canceled prior to her keel being laid. ...
The second USS Alabama (BB-8) was an Illinois-class battleship in the United States Navy. ...
USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the fifth completed ship named Alabama of the United States Navy, however she was only the third commissioned ship with that name. ...
The USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy. ...
USS Arkansas (BB-33), a Wyoming-class battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 25th state. ...
USS California (BB-44), a Tennessee-class battleship, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 31st state. ...
USS Colorado (BB-45), the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state, was the lead ship of her class of battleships. ...
The fourth Connecticut (BB-18), the lead ship of her class of battleship was launched 29 September 1904 by the New York Navy Yard sponsored by Miss A. Welles, granddaughter of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy during the American Civil War, and commissioned 29 September 1906 with Captain William...
The sixth USS Delaware (BB-28) of the United States Navy was a battleship launched in 1909 and scrapped in 1924, the lead ship of the Delaware class. ...
The fifth United States Navy ship Florida (BB-30) was a Florida class battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (USS Utah (BB-31) being the other). ...
The first USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. ...
USS Idaho (BB-24), a Mississippi-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 43rd state. ...
USS Idaho (BB-42), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 43rd state. ...
USS Illinois (BB-7), the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 21st state, was a battleship, the lead ship of her class. ...
USS Illinois (BB-65) was scheduled to be an Iowa-class battleship in the United States Navy. ...
The first USS Indiana (Battleship No. ...
USS Indiana (BB-50) was cancelled prior to completion. ...
USS Indiana (BB-58), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 19th state. ...
The Battleship USS Wisconsin, Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS Wisconsin, Public domain photo from history. ...
USS Iowa (BB-4) was the first ship commissioned in honor of the 29th state. ...
USS Iowa (BB-53) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 29th state. ...
USS Iowa (BB-61), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy, but second to be commissioned, to be named in honor of the 29th state. ...
USS Kansas (BB-21), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 34th state. ...
USS Kearsarge (BB-5), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named, by act of Congress, in honor of the famous American Civil War sloop of war Kearsarge. ...
USS Kentucky (BB-6), a Kearsarge class battleship, was launched on 24 March 1898 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia sponsored by Miss Christine Bradley, daughter of Governor William Bradley of Kentucky, and commissioned on 16 May 1900 with Captain Colby M. Chester in command. ...
The keel of Kentucky (BB-66), an Iowa-class battleship, was laid at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, on 6 December 1944, but construction was suspended on 17 February 1947 when the battleship was 72. ...
The third United States Navy ship Louisiana (BB-19) was a Connecticut-class battleship. ...
USS Louisiana (BB-71) was canceled prior to her keel being laid. ...
Four ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Maine, named for the 23rd state. ...
USS Maine (BB-10), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ...
Building of a Montana-class battleship to be named USS Maine (BB-69) in honor of the 23rd state was authorized July 19, 1940, and assigned to the New York Navy Yard; but, before her keel was laid, construction was canceled July 21, 1943. ...
USS Maryland (BB-46), a Colorado-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-2), an Indiana-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-54) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the sixth United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-59), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the seventh ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
USS Michigan (BB-27), a South Carolina class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 26th state. ...
USS Minnesota (BB-22), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy in honor of the 32nd state. ...
USS Mississippi (Battleship No. ...
USS Mississippi (BB-41/AG-128), a New Mexico-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state. ...
USS Missouri (BB-11), a Maine-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 24th state. ...
Radars: AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar Fire control: 4 × Mk 37 Gun Fire Control 2 × Mk 38 Gun Director 1 × Mk 40 Gun Director EW: AN/SLQ-32 Other: AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Decoy System 8 × Super Rapid Bloom Rocket Launchers (SRBOC) Armor...
USS Montana (BB-51) was scrapped prior to completion. ...
USS Montana (BB-67) was to be the lead ship of her class of battleships in the United States Navy. ...
The first Nebraska (BB-14), ex-Pennsylvania, was laid down by Moran Brothers, Seattle, Washington, 4 July 1902; launched 7 October 1904; sponsored by Miss Mary N. Mickey, daughter of Governor John H. Mickey of Nebraska; and commissioned 1 July 1907, Captain Reginald F. Nicholson in command. ...
The second United States Navy Nevada (BB-36) was a battleship, lead ship of her class of two (Oklahoma (BB-37) being the other). ...
The second United States Navy New Hampshire (BB-25) was a Connecticut-class battleship. ...
USS New Hampshire (BB-70) was canceled before her keel was laid. ...
The first United States Navy New Jersey (BB-16) was a Virginia-class battleship. ...
USS New Jersey (BB-62), known as Big J, is an Iowa-class battleship, and was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class. ...
The fifth USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of two (USS Texas (BB-35) being the other). ...
USS North Carolina (BB-52) was a South Dakota-class battleship, the third United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 12th state. ...
See USS North Carolina for other Navy ships of the same name. ...
USS North Dakota (BB-29), a Delaware-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the US State of North Dakota. ...
USS Ohio (BB-12), a Maine-class pre-Dreadnought battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named for the 17th state. ...
USS Ohio (BB-68) was to be a Montana-class battleship named in honor of the 17th state. ...
USS Oklahoma (BB-37), a Nevada-class battleship was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 46th state. ...
USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy. ...
The second USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of her class of US Navy super-dreadnought battleships. ...
The second USS Rhode Island (BB-17) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship. ...
USS South Carolina (BB-26), the lead ship of her class of dreadnought battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the eighth state. ...
USS South Dakota (BB-49) was the lead ship of her class of battleships, the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of the 40th state. ...
USS South Dakota (BB-57), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state. ...
USS Tennessee (BB-43), the lead ship of her class of battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 16th state. ...
The United States Navys first battleship was the first to bear the name USS Texas, in honor of Texas, a region that, after being taken from its natives by first Spain and then Mexico, and later becoming an independent republic, was admitted to the United States as the 28th...
USS Texas (BB-35), a New York-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named to honor Texas, the 28th state. ...
USS Utah (BB-31), a Florida-class dreadnought battleship, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the US State of Utah. ...
The USS Vermont (BB-20), a Connecticut-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the 14th state. ...
The sixth USS Virginia (BB-13) was a United States Navy battleship, the lead ship of her class of five. ...
USS Washington (BB-47), a Colorado-class battleship, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 38th state. ...
USS Washington (BB-56), the second of two North Carolina-class battleships, was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. ...
For other ships of this name, see USS West Virginia. ...
USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state. ...
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is an Iowa-class battleship, and is the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ...
USS Wyoming (BB-32), the lead ship of her class of battleship was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 44th state. ...
USS Kearsarge (BB-5), the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named, by act of Congress, in honor of the famous American Civil War sloop of war Kearsarge. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area Ranked 1st - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²) - Width 808 miles (1,300 km) - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km) - % water 13. ...
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The third USS Alaska (CB-1) was an Alaska-class large cruiser of the United States Navy. ...
The second Guam (CB-2), an Alaska class cruiser, was launched 12 November 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
The first USS Hawaii (CB-3) was to be an Alaska-class large cruiser (similar to a battlecruiser), but never served as a commissioned ship before being scrapped. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area Ranked 4th - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²) - Width 255 miles (410 km) - Length 630 miles (1,015 km) - % water 1 - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population Ranked...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SMS Zrinyi. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with USS Zrinyi (1910). ...
SMS Ostfriesland was a Dreadnought-type battleship of the Helgoland class. ...
Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow...
The United States Navy uses hull classification symbols (sometimes called hull codes) to identify the types of its ships. ...
No American battleship has ever been lost at sea, though some have been sunk in port and others sunk as targets.
Battleship classes
Pre-Dreadnought types
Image File history File links USS_Maine_h60255a. ...
Image File history File links USS_Maine_h60255a. ...
- Displacement: 6,682 tons
- Armament: 4 × 10 in (250 mm) (2x2 en echelon); 6 × 6 in (152 mm) (6x1); 7 x 6 pounders (3 kg) (7x1); 8 x 1 pounders (0.5 kg) (8x1); 4 × 14 in (350 mm) surface torpedo tubes
- Speed: 17 knots
- Ships in class: 1
- Commissioned: 17 September 1895
- Fate: Sunk 15 February 1898
USS Maine (ACR-1), the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of Maine, was a 6682-ton second-class pre-dreadnought battleship originally designated as Armored Cruiser #1. ...
September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...
1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The USS Texas (1895), Public domain photo from history. ...
The USS Texas (1895), Public domain photo from history. ...
- Displacement: 6,682 tons
- Armament: 2 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x1 en echelon); 6 × 6 in (152 mm) (6x1); 12 x 6 pounders (2.7 kg) (12x1); 6 x 1 pounders (6x1); 4 then 2 (fore and aft tubes removed 1897) x 14 inch (356 mm) torpedo tubes
- Speed: 18 knots
- Ships in class: 1
- Commissioned: 15 August 1895
- Fate: Decommissioned 1 February 1911
The United States Navys first battleship was the first to bear the name USS Texas, in honor of Texas, a region that, after being taken from its natives by first Spain and then Mexico, and later becoming an independent republic, was admitted to the United States as the 28th...
August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...
1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ...
The Battleship USS Oregon, Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS Oregon, Public domain photo from history. ...
- Displacement: 10,288 tons
- Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 4 × 6 in (152 mm) (4x1), 20 x 6-pounders (20x1), 6 x 1-pounders (6x1), 4 Gattling guns (4x1), 6 × 18 in (457 mm) surface torpedo tubes
- Speed: 15 knots
- Ships in class: 3: USS Indiana, USS Massachusetts, and USS Oregon
- Commissioned: 20 November 1895
- Fate: Decommissioned 17 July 1920; Indiana and Massachusetts sunk as targets; Oregon preserved as memorial 1936, scrapped 1956
The three Indiana-class battleships of the United States Navy were the first series of modern battleships to be built. ...
The first USS Indiana (Battleship No. ...
USS Massachusetts (BB-2), an Indiana-class battleship, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the sixth state. ...
USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-Dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy. ...
November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ...
Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
The Battleship USS Iowa (BB-4), Public domain photo from history. ...
The Battleship USS Iowa (BB-4), Public domain photo from history. ...
- Displacement: 11,346 tons
- Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 6 × 4 in (102 mm) guns (6x1), 20 x 6-pounders (20x1), 4 x 1-pounders (4x1), 4 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes
- Speed: 17 knots
- Ships in class: 1
- Commissioned: 16 June 1897
- Fate: Decommissioned 31 March 1919
USS Iowa (BB-4) was the first ship commissioned in honor of the 29th state. ...
June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ...
1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common y
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