This list of battleships of the United States Navy consists of all ships with the hull classification symbol "BB". The United States Navy began building a series of battlecruisers in the 1920s, more than a decade after their slower and less heavily armed armored cruisers had been rendered obsolete by the Royal Navy's Invincible-class battlecruisers. 2. One of their number, Texas (BB-35), is the last remaining American battleship of the pre–World War II era and the only remaining dreadnought in the world. Warships of World War I by Paul Silverstone p.29, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, List of ships of the line of the United States Navy, Maritimequest U.S. Battleships photo gallery, House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy?oldid=2529171, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls, 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. List of battleships of the United States Navy, Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg, Maritimequest U.S. Battleships photo gallery, https://war.wikia.org/wiki/List_of_battleships_of_the_United_States_Navy?oldid=9128, BB-72 through BB-78; numbers assigned, never ordered, Armament: 4 x 10 in (250 mm) (2x2); 6 x 6 in (152 mm) (6x1); 7 x 6 pounders (3 kg) (7x1); 8 x 1 pounders (0.5 kg) (8x1); 4 x 14 in (350 mm) surface torpedo tubes, Armament: 2 x 12 inch (305 mm) (2x1); 6 x 6 inch (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, Armament: 4 x 13-inch (2x2), 8 x 8-inch (4x2), 4 x 6-inch (4x1), 20 x 6-pounders (20x1), 6 x 1-pounders (6x1), 4 Gattling guns (4x1), 6 x 18-inch surface torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 x 12-inch (305mm) (2x2), 8 x 8-inch (4x2), 6 x 4-inch guns (6x1), 20 x 6-pounders (20x1), 4 x 1-pounders (4x1), 4 x 14-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 x 13-inch (2x2), 4 x 8-inch (2x2), 14 x 6-inch (14x1), 20 x 6-pounders (20x1), 8 x 1-pounders (8x1), 4 x 30-caliber machineguns, Armament: 4 x 13 inch (330 mm) (2x2), 14 x 6 inch (152 mm) (14x1), 16 x 6 pounders (2.7 kg) (16x1), 6 x 1 pounders (454 g) (6x1), 4 torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 x 12-inch (305mm) (2x2), 16 x 6-inch (16x1), 6 x 3-inch (6x1), 8 x 3-pounders (8x1), 6 x 1-pounders (6x1), 3 x .30-caliber machine guns (3x1), 2 x 18-inch submerged torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 x 12-inch (305mm) (2x2), 8 x 8-inch (4x2), 12 x 6-inch guns (12x1), 24 1-pounders (24x1), 4 x 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armor: Belt 11 inches; Turret 12 inches; Deck 3 inches, Armament: 4 x 12-inch (305mm) (2x2), 8 x 8-inch (4x2), 12 x 7-inch (12x1), 10 x 3 inch (10x1), 4 x 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 x 12-inch (305mm) (2x2), 8 x 8-inch (4x2), 8 x 7-inch (8x1), 12 x 3 inch (12x1), 6 x 3 pounder (6x1), 2 x 1 pounder (2x1), 6 x .30-caliber machine guns (6x1), 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 8 x 12-inch (305mm) guns (4x2), 22 x 3 inch (22x1), 2 x 3 pounder (2x1), 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 x 12 inch (305mm) (5x2), 14 x 5 inch (14x1), 22 x 3 inch (22x1), 2 x 3 pounder (2x1) guns, 2 x 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 x 12 inch (305 mm) (5x2), 16 x 5 inch (127 mm) (16x1), 2 x 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 x 12-inch (305mm) (6x2), 21 x 5-inch (21x1), two 3-inch (3x1), two 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 x 14-inch (5x2), 21 5-inch (21x1), two 3-inch (2x1), two 21-inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 x 14 inch (2x3, 2x2), 21 x 5 inch (21x1), 4 x 21 inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 x 14 inch (4x3), 14 x 5 inch (14x1), 4 x 3 inch (4x1), 2 x 21 inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 x 14 inch (4x2), 14 x 5 inch (14x1), 2 x 21 inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 x 14 inch (4x3), 14 x 5 inch (14x1), 2 x 21 inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 8 x 16 inch (4x2), 12 x 5 inch (12x1), 8 x 3 inch (8x1), 2 x 21 inch torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 x 16 inch (4x3), 16 x 6 inch (16x1), 8 x 3 inch (8x1), 2 x 21 inch torpedo tubes, Fate: All cancelled prior to launch in 1923; scrapped on slip, Armament: 9 x 16 inch (3x3), 20 x 5 inch (10x2), 16 x 28 mm AA (4x4), Armament: 9 x 16 inch (3x3), 20 (16 on ', Armament: 9 x 16 inch (3x3), 20 x 5 inch (10x2), 80 x 40 mm AA (20x4), 49 x 20 mm AA (49x1) (, Armament: 12 x 16 inch (4x3), 20 x 5 inch (10x2), undesignated number of 40 mm and 20 mm, Fate: All cancelled in 1943 before being laid down. 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 se… 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. an illustrated design history by Norman Friedman: ISBN 0-87021-715-1, U.S. Destroyers 137 … American battleships can be roughly divided into five types: coastal defense, pre-dreadnought, dreadnought, standard, and fast.[1]. 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 (which that these did not become states until 1959 after the end of battleship building, although the Very Heavy Cruisers USS Alaska (CB-1) and USS Hawaii (CB-3) were built during WWII). USS Zrinyi (formerly the Austrian They did not become states until 1959, after the end of battleship building, although the "battlecruiser" or Large Cruiser USS Alaska (CB-1) was built during World War II and her sister USS Hawaii (CB-3) was begun but never completed. 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. The first, corresponding to the rise of the United States to first-class naval rank, began in 1888 and came to an abrupt halt with the signing of the Naval Limitations Treaty in 1922. Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns (4x2), 22 × 3 in (76 mm) (22x1), 2 x 3 pounder (2x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 22 × 3 in (76 mm) (22x1), 2 x 3 pounder (2x1) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2), 16 × 5 in (127 mm) (16x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 × 12 in (305 mm) (6x2), 21 × 5 in (127 mm) (21x1), two 3-inch (3x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (5x2), 21 5-inch (21x1), two 3-inch (2x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2), 21 × 5 in (127 mm) (21x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 22 × 5 in (127 mm) (22x1), 4 × 3 in (76 mm) (4x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x2), 12 × 5 in (127 mm) (12x1), 8 × 3 in (76 mm) (8x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes. taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols. This Select List describes photographs and photographs of artworks or models of ships that depict types of ships … Ships of the line See more ideas about warship, navy ships, battleship. At the end of World War I, the British, Japanese, and American navies each embarked on an impressive battleship construction spree. Texas (unnumbered), renamed the San Marcos. These were soon followed by seven classes of pre-dreadnoughts (Indiana to Connecticut).). Destroyers I–K  • L  • M  • N–O  • P, Aircraft carriers The USS Texas “avenged” its sister, the USS Maine. The pre-dreadnoughts Texas soldiered on in the Navy until sunk in 1911 as a target. Sloops of war Fate: Remaining three decommissioned 1947 and sold for scrap 1959. Mine warfare vessels Additional Links: "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- Battleships. The interwar system of naval treaties allowed the United States to restart battleship construction in the late 1930s. America got its first proper battleship in 1895 … By 1947, the Navy had shrunk to peacetime levels that preserved half … Next came the twelve Standards, beginning with BB-36 Nevada. 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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). Cruisers Displacement: 6,682 tons 2. 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). 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. Template:United States Navy ship types 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). 3. NORTH CAROLINA (BB 55) and her sister ship, WASHINGTON (BB 56), comprised the NORTH CAROLINA Class. Battlecruisers In the late 1880s, the US Navy commenced building its first steel battleships, USS Texas and USS Maine.. Speed: 18 knots 4. Fate: Sunk as a target in Tangier Sound in Chesapeake Bay. How to Order Early Ships Sailing Ships Steam Ships Sail and Steam Ships Modern Ships Aircraft Carriers Auxiliary Ships Battleships Cruisers Destroyers Patrol Vessels Submarines Torpedo Boats Index by Ship Name No original artworks are included in this collection. [table striped="true" responsive="true"] 70. The ships possessed 8 (South Carolina class), 10 (Delaware and Florida) or 12 (Wyoming class) 12" guns, or 10 (New York class) 14" guns. List of United States Navy ships present at Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, including commissioned warships and service auxiliaries, but not yard craft assigned to the Fourteenth Naval District. This list of cruisers of the United States Navy includes all ships that were ever called "cruiser". Ships named for the Office of the President. The next group, BB-5 Kearsarge through BB-25 New Hampshire, followed general global pre-dreadnought design characteristics and entered service between 1900 and 1909. The … The following is a list of museum ships of the United States military, specifically the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard; United States Navy Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref CCB-18: United States California: Coronado: 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 31 March 1992. All battleships have now been retired from service with the U.S. Navy. Frigates The Battleship Page … In October 2006, the last battleships, (USS Iowa and USS Wisconsin), were stricken from the Naval Registry. 1. 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). It's certainly not … 1. Index: Pictures of United States Navy Ships 1775-1941 Battleships Note: This Select List describes photographs and photographs of artworks or models. Two battleships have been authorized to be named for Montana, but both were canceled before commissioning. Monitors Feb 19, 2016 - Explore Robert Sr's board "Warship - Size Chart", followed by 501 people on Pinterest. The Iowa class was a class of six fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940. USS President, of which there have been two . The first designs (the North Carolina and … Grand Total: 423(+13 under construction and 43 planned) Oklahoma (BB-37) was the last American battleship commissioned with triple expansion machinery; all the other Standards used either geared steam turbines (Nevada, the Pennsylvanias, Idaho and Mississippi) or turbo-electric propulsion (New Mexico, Tennessee through West Virginia). Steam gunboats A–B  • C  • D–F  • G–H Armament was to consist of 8 x 18 in (4x2). Index: Pictures of United States Navy Ships 1775-1941 Index by Ship Name AA1 (SS52), renamed T1. (Battleship images scanned from Gibbons, "The Complete Encyclopedia of Battleships.") Sailing frigates Patrol vessels USS Missouri. The United … She became the first of ten fast battleships to join American fleet in World War II. Thus, the US Navy never matched or even closely rivaled the line of battle of the Royal Navy in sheer numbers, but tended to have more powerful ships which could take more damage. 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). Seven of these ten ships are still in existence. (should add the five unnumbered battleships). As some of you may recall, the first edition of this page featured a three-way race between Bismarck, Yamato and Iowa.I received quite a volume of e-mail from overseas (including some from Germany, surprise, surprise...) debating various points of contention. Beginning with the South Carolina-class which entered service in 1910, the US Navy embraced the "all-big-gun" dreadnought concept which would govern battleship design moving forward. Visually, the World War II ships are distinguished by their triple-turret arrangement and the massive columnar mast that dominates their superstructure. They were initially intended to intercept fast capital ships such as the Japanese Kongō class while also being capable of serving in a traditional battle line alongside slower battleships and act as its "fast wing". Port bow, underway. Oceangoing tug. Destroyer escorts The project did not proceed past the drawing stage; none were ordered. Missouriwas "Battleship 11" or "B-11". Airships USS President was a wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate and was one of the original six frigates of the United States Navy. Commissioned: 15 August 1895 6. 1912. USS Alabama (BB-60) Battleship. Port bow. taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols. Four battleships of the US Navy were designated "second class battleships"; these ships were smaller and lighter than normal battleships, with an eye toward saving money; but the Navy Department preferred to save money by building a more limited number of the best battleships they could afford. Battleships 77 Alfred (formerly the Black Prince). Amphibious warfare ships Submarines 161 Alabama (BB8). USS Arkansas (BB-33) Dreadnought Battleship. Armament: 2 x 12 inch (305 mm) (2x1); 6 x 6 inch (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 3. 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. Starboard side. Maine and Texas were part of the \"New Navy\" program of the 1880s. The United States Navy has over 490 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet, … Five of the ten ships favored the more mature vertical triple expansion (VTE) propulsion over fuel-inefficient but faster direct-drive turbines. USS Zrinyi (formerly the Austrian SMS Zrínyi), This list may not reflect recent changes . Classes which did not enter service are listed by the date of cancellation or last work on the project. . Escort carriers The list of battleships includes all battleships built between 1859 and 1946, listed alphabetically.. They, and BB-1 to BB-4 were authorized as \"coast defense battleships\". USS Radetzky (formerly the Austrian SMS Radetzky), and Minnesota(BB 22) New Hampshire(BB 25) Mississippiclasssecond class battleships. No American battleship has ever been lost at sea, though USS Maine (ACR-1) exploded in port, and four battleships were sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Battleships Steam frigates The USS Missouri is an interesting vessel due to its modern history. 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. USS Radetzky (formerly the Austrian SMS Radetzky), and Maine and Texas were part of the "New Navy" program of the 1880s. Ships in class: 1 5. The list of battleship classes includes all Ironclad battleship classes listed in chronological order by first commission. They were good sea boats and heavily armed and armored for their type. The U.S. Navy ended World War II with twenty-three battleships of all types. Construction of these ships was abandoned under the terms of an armaments limitation treaty, though two were completed as aircraft carriers. Example: Navy Ships 25.] The dreadnoughts gave good service, the last two classes surviving through World War II before being scrapped. USS Arizona (BB-39) Super-Dreadnought Battleship. (BB-13) USS Virginia (BB-14) USS Nebraska (BB-15) USS Georgia (BB-16) USS New Jersey (BB-17) USS Rhode Island USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), The Histories Branch researches and writes the multi-volume Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, available in many libraries in the United States and abroad. F… Auxiliary Ships 63 Anderson (DD411). USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), However, 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. Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3), 16 × 6 in (152 mm) (16x1), 8 × 3 in (76 mm) (8x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Fate: All canceled prior to launch in 1923; scrapped on slip, Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 16 x 1.1 inch AA (4x4), Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 (16 on, Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 80 x 40mm AA (20x4), 49 x 20 mm AA (49x1) (, Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), undesignated number of 40 mm and 20 mm, Fate: All canceled in 1943 before being laid down. Port stern quarter, underway. South Dakota, Washington and Indiana were scrapped, but the remainder are now museum ships. The List of ship classes of World War II is an alphabetical list of all ship classes that served in World War II.Only actual classes are included as opposed to unique ships (which are still included if they were the only one of a class to be built, for example, HMS Hood was the first of the four planned Admiral-class battlecruisers, but the other three were cancelled.) The Standards were a group of ships with four turrets, oil fuel, a 21-knot top speed, a 700 yard tactical diameter at top speed, and heavy armor distributed on the "All or Nothing" principle. Overall Length: 887 ft 3 in (270.43 m) Displacement: 57,540 long tons (58,460 t) Speed: 33 knots (61.1 km/h; 38 mph)… Sailing Ships 1 Allegheny (AT19), formerly the Huron. Several other battleships have been sunk as targets, and the USS Utah (BB-31), demilitarized and converted into a target and training ship, was permanently destroyed at Pearl Harbor. A number of these were started but never completed. SMS Zrinyi), Auxiliaries These ships began with BB-55 North Carolina and the last ship laid down was BB-66 Kentucky (the last completed ship was BB-64 Wisconsin). They, and BB-1 to BB-4 were authorized as "coast defense battleships". [Order by Select List number. 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. Submarines. This list of battleships of the United States Navy includes all ships with the hull classification symbol "BB". The Montana class ships would have been built to a 60,000-ton post-Panamax design, and carried a greater number of guns (12x 16") and heavier armor than the other ships; otherwise they would have been homogenous with the rest of the World War II battleships. Armament: 4 × 10 in (250 mm) (2x2 en echelon); 6 × 6 in (152 mm) (6x1); 7 x, Fate: Sunk by explosion 15 February 1898, 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, 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, Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) (2x2), 4 × 8 in (203 mm) (2x2), 14 × 6 in (152 mm) (14x1), 20 x 6-pounders (20x1), 8 x 1-pounders (8x1), 4 x 30-caliber machineguns, Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) (2x2), 14 × 6 in (152 mm) (14x1), 16 x 6 pounders (2.7 kg) (16x1), 6 x 1 pounders (454 g) (6x1), 4 torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 16 × 6 in (152 mm) (16x1), 6 × 3 in (76 mm) (6x1), 8 x, Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns (12x1), 24 1-pounders (24x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armor: Belt 11 inches; Turret 12 inches; Deck 3 inches, Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 12 × 7 in (178 mm) (12x1), 10 × 3 in (76 mm) (10x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 8 × 7 in (178 mm) (8x1), 12 × 3 in (76 mm) (12x1), 6 x. \ '' coast defense battleships '' they were good sea boats and heavily armed and armored for their.! 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