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BB-38 |
BB-39 |
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1st Commanding Officer: |
Capt. H.B. Wilson |
Capt. J.D. McDonald |
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Authorised: |
August 22, 1912 |
March 4, 1913 |
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Keel Laid: |
Oct. 27, 1913 |
March 16, 1914 |
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Launched: |
March 16, 1915 |
June 19, 1915 |
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Commissioned: |
June 12, 1916 |
Oct. 17, 1916 |
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Sponsor: |
Miss Elizabeth Kolb |
Miss Esther Ross |
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Builder: |
Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport
News, Virginia |
New York Shipbuilding Co. , Camden,
New Jersey |
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Original Engines Manufactured: |
Curtis (Newport News) type turbine |
Parsons (New York Navy Yard) type;
turbine |
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Original Boilers Manufactured: |
Babcock & Wilcox type: WT; no.12 |
Babcock & Wilcox type: WT; no.12 |
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Original Fuel: |
Oil, 2322 tons (694,830 gallons);
modernized to 5870 tons (1,761,000 galons) |
Oil, 2322 tons (694,830 gallons);
modernized to 4630 tons (1,389,000 galons) |
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Drive: |
Turbine drive, 4 screws
(max. propeller diameter 12'7") |
Turbine drive, 4 screws
(max. propeller diameter 12'7") |
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Designed Speed: |
21 knots |
21 knots |
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Designed Shaft Horsepower: |
31,500
(modernized to 35,000) |
34,000
(modernized to 35,081) |
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Design Comments: |
First-class Battleship; oil-fired
boilers |
First-class Battleship; oil-fired
boilers |
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Displacement Standard
Tons: |
31,400 (modernized to 33,100) |
31,400 (modernized to 32,600) |
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Displacement Full Load
Tons: |
32,657 (modernized to 40,300) |
32,657 (modernized to 37,654) |
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Design Crew Complement: |
55 officers
860 enlisted
1574 for war service |
55 officers
860 enlisted
1620 for war service |
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Construction Cost: |
$7.4 milion + armor and armament |
$6 milion + armor and armament |
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Length: |
(w.l.) 600' , (o.a.) 608' |
(w.l.) 600' , (o.a.) 608' |
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Beam: |
97'1" (modernized to 100') |
97'1" (modernized to 106' 2/34") |
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Draught: |
28'10" |
28'10" |
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Guns: |
12 - 14 inch,
45 cal. MK3.
(18,000-yard range with AP rouns)
22 - 5 inch, MK15
12 - 5 inch (AA), cal. 25
(modernized with 16-5"/38 cal.; 10-40mm AA; 51-20mm AA) |
12 - 14 inch,
45 cal. MK3.
(18,000-yard range with AP rouns)
22 - 5 inch, MK15
12 - 5 inch (AA), cal. 25
(modernized with 10-5"/51 MK 15; 8-5" 25 MK 11; 80-50cal/63.8) |
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Aircraft: |
3 |
3 |
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Catapults: |
1 on "X" turret,
1 on quarter deck. |
1 on "X" turret,
1 on quarter deck. |
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Torpedo Tubes: |
2-21"
submerged
(Torpedo tubes removed) |
2-21"
submerged
(Torpedo tubes removed) |
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Armour: |
total 8,072
tons
14" - Belt anidships
8" - Belt aft
14" - Bulkheads
13"- 9" - Funnel base
6" - Deck amidship
4" - Upper deck
2" - Main deck
3" - Deck ends
18" - 9" - Turrets
16" - Conning tower and tube |
total 8,072
tons
14" - Belt anidships
8" - Belt aft
14" - Bulkheads
13"- 9" - Funnel base
6" - Deck amidship
4" - Upper deck
2" - Main deck
3" - Deck ends
18" - 9" - Turrets
16" - Conning tower and tube |
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Final Disposition: |
Scuttled off Kwajalein Island on feb. 10, 1948;
struck from the Navy list on Feb. 19, 1948 |
Unofficial Memorial on March 7, 1950; U.S. Congress
approved Memorial on March 15, 1958; Memorial completed on May
30, 1962 for all military personnel killed in the Pearl Harbour
attack |
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Commendations: |
Eight Battle Stars in WW2; WW2 Navy
Unit commendation |
One Battle Star in WW2 |
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WW2 History Highlights: |
BB-38
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- August 31 to December, 1941 with the Pacific
Fleet; Dec. 7, 1941 in drydock at Pearl Harbour; 15 killed, 14
missing and 38 wounded
- April, 1943, Aleutian campaign; November, 1943 Gilbert Islands;
January, Kwajalein Islands
- June, 1944 Marianas Islands; July, 1944, Guam
- Oct. 24-25, 1944 Battle of Surigao Strait, Japanese Battleships
Fuso and Yamashiro
sunk
- January, 1945 in the South China Sea
- August 12, 1945 Buckner Bay, Okinawa, 20 killed and 10 wounded;
3 of 4 propeller shafts were severely damaged from a torpedo
hit to the starboard side near the stern; out of service balance
of WW2
- Bikini bomb tests on July 1 and 25, 1946 |
BB-39
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-1931-41 with the Pacific fleet for normal Fleet
maneuvers and Fleet problems
- Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbour; she took eight bomb hits; one
bomb hit near the forward magazine
- Bomb hit near the forward magazine caused a fire which caused
black powder to ignite; smokeless powder magazine explosion
- Powder magazine explosion completly wrecked the forward section
of the ship, killing Capt. Franklin van Valkenburg, Rear Admiral
Isaac Kidd and 1104 of the Arizona's crew
- Sunk Dec. 7, 1941, not raised; on Dec. 1, 1942 stricken from
the Navy list |
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General Notes .- Pennsylvania authorised
1912, as No.38. She is enlarged and improved Nevada, and is reported
to be an excellent sea boat, very steady gun platform, and very
economical. She has been extensively reconstructed, alterations
including: Battery raised a deck and AA armament increased; tripods
fitted, funnel moved further aft; bulges and increased internal
protection; additional bridges, and catapults fitted. In appearance
she differs from Nevada in having higher conning tower and bridge
which reaches funnel level. Sister ship Arizona was destroyed
by enemy action at Pearl Harbour, Dec. 7, 1941.
Armour Notes. - Generally as for Nevada class. Increase
of armour weight due to increased internal protection against
submarine explosions and greater length of belt. Armour for each
triple barbette, 226 1/2 tons.
Gunnery and Fire Control Notes. -14 inch guns mounted
in single sleeve, and can be fired as one piece. Max. range at
15deg. elevation reported to be 21,000 yards. Triple positions
weigh about 650 tons each (guns, mountings and armour). Turrets
are capable of putting 2-3 salvoes a minute through a target
at short range practice. Breech blocks worked by hand power.
Interior of the shields to 14 inch guns very roomy and well arranged.
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