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BB-40 |
BB-41 |
BB-42 |
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1st Commanding Officer: |
Capt. A.H. Robertson |
Capt. J.L. Lane |
Capt. C.T. Vogelgesang |
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Authorised: |
June 30, 1914 |
June 30, 1914 |
June 30, 1914 |
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Keel Laid: |
Oct. 14, 1915 |
April 5, 1915 |
Jan. 20, 1915 |
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Launched: |
April 13, 1917 |
Jan. 25, 1917 |
June 30, 1917 |
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Commissioned: |
May 20, 1918 |
Dec. 18, 1917 |
March 24, 1919 |
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Sponsor: |
Miss Margaret C. De Baca |
Miss Camelle McBeath |
Miss H.A. Limons |
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Builder: |
New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New
York |
Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport
News, Virginia |
New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden,
New Jersey |
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Original Engines Manufactured: |
Curtiss Turbine General Electric Drive |
Curtis (Newport News) cruising turbines |
Parsons (New York Shipbuilding) cruising
turbines |
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Original Boilers Manufactured: |
Babcock & Wilcox type: WT; no.9 |
Babcock & Wilcox type: WT; no.9 |
Babcock & Wilcox type: WT; no.9 |
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Original Fuel: |
Oil, 3277 tons (983,100 gallons) |
Oil, 3277 tons (983,100 gallons) |
Oil, 3277 tons (983,100 gallons) |
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Drive: |
Turbo-electric, 4 screws |
Turbine drive, 4 screws |
Turbine drive, 4 screws |
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Designed Speed: |
21 knots |
21 knots |
21 knots |
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Designed Shaft Horsepower: |
27,500 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
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Design Comments: |
First-class Battleship; oil-fired
boilers |
First-class Battleship; oil-fired
boilers; modernized from March 30, 1931 to Sept. 1, 1933 |
First-class Battleship; oil-fired
boilers |
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Displacement Standard
Tons: |
32,000 |
32,000 |
32,000 |
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Displacement Full Load
Tons: |
33,000 |
33,000 |
33,000 |
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Design Crew Complement: |
58 officers
1026 enlisted
1560 for war service |
55 officers
1026 enlisted
1600 for war service |
55 officers
1026 enlisted
1600 for war service |
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Construction Cost: |
$7.8 milion + armor and armament |
$7.8 milion + armor and armament |
$7.8 milion + armor and armament |
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Length: |
(w.l.) 600' , (o.a.) 624' |
(w.l.) 600' , (o.a.) 624' |
(w.l.) 600' , (o.a.) 624' |
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Beam: |
97'5" |
97'5" |
97'5" |
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Draught: |
30' |
30' |
30' |
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Guns: |
12-14 inch,
50 cal., Mk. IV.
(34,000-yard range with AP rouns)
14 -5 inch, 51 cal.
4 - 3 inch, 50 cal.
Many 40 mm. and 20 mm. AA. |
12-14 inch,
50 cal., Mk. IV.
(34,000-yard range with AP rouns)
14 -5 inch, 51 cal.
4 - 3 inch, 50 cal.
Many 40 mm. and 20 mm. AA. |
12-14 inch,
50 cal., Mk. IV.
(34,000-yard range with AP rouns)
14 -5 inch, 51 cal.
4 - 3 inch, 50 cal.
Many 40 mm. and 20 mm. AA. |
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Aircraft: |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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Catapults: |
1on quarter
deck. |
1on quarter
deck. |
1on quarter
deck. |
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Torpedo Tubes: |
2-21"
submerged
(Torpedo tubes removed) |
2-21"
submerged
(Torpedo tubes removed) |
2-21"
submerged
(Torpedo tubes removed) |
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Armour: |
14" Belt
(amidships)
8" Belt (aft)
*" Deck ends
15"-9" Funnel base
18"-9" Turrets
16" Conning tower & tube
*(reported as 6" upper and 4" lower over vital areas)
(Bulges fitted, 1934-36) |
14" Belt
(amidships)
8" Belt (aft)
*" Deck ends
15"-9" Funnel base
18"-9" Turrets
16" Conning tower & tube
*(reported as 6" upper and 4" lower over vital areas)
(Bulges fitted, 1934-36) |
14" Belt
(amidships)
8" Belt (aft)
*" Deck ends
15"-9" Funnel base
18"-9" Turrets
16" Conning tower & tube
*(reported as 6" upper and 4" lower over vital areas)
(Bulges fitted, 1934-36) |
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Final Disposition: |
Stricken from the Navy list on Oct. 13, 1947;
sold for scrapping to Lipsett, Inc. , New York CIty |
Sold for scrap to Bethlehem Steel on Nov. 28,
1956 |
Dec. 7, 1945 mothballed at Philadelphia; decommissioned
on Feb. 14, 1947; March 1, 1959 stricken from the Navy List;
July 10, 1959 sold to Bethlehem Steel for scrapping |
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Commendations: |
Six Battle Stars in WW2 |
Eight Battle Stars in WW2, WW2 Navy
Unit Commendation |
Ten Battle Stars in WW2, WW2 Navy
Unit Commendation |
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WW2 History Highlights: |
BB-40
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- December, 1940 Pacific Fleet; May, 1941 Pacific
Fleet at Pearl Harbour; May, 1941 to the Altantic Fleet
- January, 1942 to the Pacific Fleet; May, 1943 to Adak, Alaska
to expel the Japanese; November, 1943 invasion of the Gilberts
- January, 1944 invasion of the Marshall Islands; June, 1944
bombarded Tinian, Saipan and Guam
- Jan. 2-6, 1945 damaged during the invasion of Luzon during
fire support
- May 12, 1945 damaged by kamikadze with 54 killed and 199 wounded
- At Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945 during Japanese surrender ceremonies |
BB-41
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- 1934-41 Pacific Fleet
- June 15, 1941 to Dec. 9, 1941 Atlantic Fleet convoys; Dec.
9, 1941 to Sept. 6, 1945 Pacific Fleet; May 10, 1943 Aleutians
Islands
- Nov. 20, 1943 a turret explosion killed 43 men during the bombardment
of Makin Island
- Jan. 31, 1944 Marshall Islands; Sept. 12, 1944 Palau Islands,
October, 1944 Battle of Surigao Strait
- June 5, 1945 kamikadze hits starboard side; Sept. 2, 1945 in
Tokyo Bay to witness the signing of the surrender document
- Converted to AG-128 on Feb. 15, 1946, later to EAG-128; Prototype
for later conversions to Iowa Class
- Decommissioned as BB-41 on Feb. 2, 1946; decommissioned as
EAG-128 on Sept. 17, 1956 |
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BB-42 |
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- 1934 to June 6, 1941 with Pacific Fleet
- June, 1941 to Dec. 9, 1941 Atlantic Fleet; January, 1942-45
Pacific Fleet; April 7, 1943 Aleutian Islands
- November; 1943 Gilbert Islands; January, 1944 Kwajalein; June,
1944 Saipan
- June, 1944, Guam; September, 1944 Peleiu (Philippines); Oct.
22, 1944 at Bremerton for repairs
- Feb. 14 - March 7, 1945 in Tokyo Bay; witnessed the signing
on the Missouri of the Japanese Surrender,
Sept. 2, 1945; departing Sept. 6, 1945
- Nov. 16, 1945 to the Norfolk Navy Yard
- Decommissioned July 3, 1946; in reserve until Nov. 24, 1947 |
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