Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
BB -- Battleships
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Arkansas (Wyoming) Class:
- Displacement: 26,100 tons (normal) / 27,243 tons (full load)
- Length: 562'
- Beam: 106'1"
- Draft: 32'
- Speed: 20.5 knots
- Armament: 6x2 12"/50, 6x1 5"/51, 8x1 3"/50 AA, 9x4 40mm, 29x1 20mm, 2 21" tt; 3 planes
- Complement: 1860
- Geared steam turbines, 12 boilers, 4 screws, 28,533 h.p.
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes ( : Lost) |
| BB-33 |
Arkansas |
17 Sep 1912 |
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New York Class:
- Displacement: 27,000 tons (normal) / 28,367 tons (full load)
- Length: 573'
- Beam: 106'1"
- Draft: 32'3"
- Speed: 20 knots
- Armament: 5x2 14"/45, 21x1 5"/51, 10 3"/50 AA, 4x1 21" tt; 3 planes
- Complement: 1264
- VTE reciprocating engines, 14 boilers, twin screws, 28,100 h.p.
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-34 |
New York |
15 Apr 1914 |
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| BB-35 |
Texas |
12 Mar 1914 |
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Nevada Class:
- Displacement: 27,500 tons (normal) / 28,400 tons (full load)
- Length: 583'
- Beam: 107'11"
- Draft: 33'6"
- Speed: 20 knots
- Armament: 2x3 14"/45, 2x2 14"/45, 21x1 5"/51, 2x1 21" tt; 3 planes
- Complement: 2166
- Propulsion: VTE steam turbines, 12 295 psi boilers, 2 shafts, 26,500 hp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-36 |
Nevada |
11 Mar 1916 |
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| BB-37 |
Oklahoma |
2 May 1916 |
7 Dec 1941; aerial torpedo at Pearl Harbor |
Pennsylvania Class:
- Displacement: 31,400 tons (normal / 35,929 tons (full load)
- Length: 608'
- Beam: 106'3"
- Draft: 33'6"
- Speed: 21 knots
- Armament: 4x3 14"/45, 12x1 5"/51, 8x1 5"/25, 8x1 .50-caliber MG, 2 21" tt; 3planes
- Complement: 2555
- Propulsion: Steam turbines, 12 boilers, 4 shafts, 31,500 hp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-39 |
Arizona |
17 Oct 1916 |
7 Dec 1941; bombs & aerial torpedo at Pearl Harbor |
| BB-38 |
Pennsylvania |
12 Jun 1916 |
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New Mexico Class:
- Displacement: 33,000 tons (normal) / 36,157 tons (full load)
- Length: 624'
- Beam: 106'3"
- Draft: 34'
- Speed: 21.5 knots
- Armament: 4x3 14"/50, 12x1 5"/51, 8x1 5"/25, 8x1 .50-caliber MG; 2 planes
- Complement: 1945-2116
- Propulsion: Turbo-electric steam turbines, 6 300 psi boilers, 4 shafts, 40,000 hp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-42 |
Idaho |
24 Mar 1919 |
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| BB-41 |
Mississippi |
18 Dec 1917 |
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| BB-40 |
New Mexico |
20 May 1918 |
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Tennessee Class:
- Displacement: 32,300 tons (normal) / 40,354 tons (full load)
- Length: 624'-624'6"
- Beam: 114'
- Draft: 34'
- Speed: 20 knots
- Armament: 4x3 14"/50, 14x1 5"/51, 4x1 5"/25, 2 21" tt; 3 planes
- Complement: 2243-2375
- Propulsion: Turbo-electric engines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 26,800 hp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-44 |
California |
10 Aug 1921 |
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| BB-43 |
Tennessee |
3 Jun 1920 |
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Colorado Class:
- Displacement: 32,600 tons (normal) / 34,946 (full load)
- Length: 624'
- Beam: 108'1"-114'
- Draft: 33'7"-34'8"
- Speed: 21 knots
- Armament: 4x2 16"/45, 12x1 5"/51, 8x1 3"/50, 2 21" tt; 3 planes
- Complement: 1968-2182
- Propulsion: Turbo-electric, 8 285 psi boilers, 4 shafts, 28,900 hp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-45 |
Colorado |
30 Aug 1923 |
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| BB-46 |
Maryland |
21 Jul 1921 |
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| BB-48 |
West Virginia |
1 Dec 1923 |
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North Carolina Class:
- Displacement: 37,484 tons (standard) / 44,377 (full load)
- Length: 729'
- Beam: 108'4"
- Draft: 35'6"
- Speed: 27 knots
- Armament: 3x3 16"/45, 10x2 5"/38, 4x4 1.1", 18x1 .50-caliber MG; 3 planes
- Complement: 2339
- Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 575-psi boilers, 4 shafts, 121,000 shp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-55 |
North Carolina |
9 Apr 1941 |
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| BB-56 |
Washington |
15 May 1941 |
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South Dakota Class:
- Displacement: 37,970 tons (standard) / 44,519 tons (full load)
- Length: 680'
- Beam: 108'2"
- Draft: 36'2"
- Speed: 27 knots
- Armament: 3x3 16"/45, 10x2 5"/38, 3x4 1.1", 12x1 .50-caliber MG; 3 planes
- Complement: 2257-2354
- Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 130,000 shp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-60 |
Alabama |
16 Aug 1942 |
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| BB-58 |
Indiana |
30 Apr 1942 |
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| BB-59 |
Massachusetts |
12 May 1942 |
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| BB-57 |
South Dakota |
20 Mar 1942 |
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Iowa Class:
- Displacement: 48,110 tons (standard) / 57.540 tons (full load)
- Length: 887'3"-887'7"
- Beam: 108'1"-108'2"
- Draft: 37'9"-38'
- Speed: 33 knots
- Armament: 3x3 16"/50, 10x2 5"/38, 19x4 40mm. 50x1 20mm; 3 planes
- Complement: 2753-2978
- Propulsion: Steam turbines, 8 600 psi boilers, 4 shafts, 212,000 shp
| No. |
Name |
Comm. |
Notes (: Lost) |
| BB-61 |
Iowa |
22 Feb 1943 |
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| BB-63 |
Missouri |
11 Jun 1944 |
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| BB-62 |
New Jersey |
23 May 1943 |
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| BB-64 |
Wisconsin |
16 Apr 1944 |
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