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BB-32 |
BB-33 |
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1st Commanding Officer: |
Capt. F.L.Chapin |
Capt. R.C. Smith |
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Authorised: |
March 3, 1909 |
March 3, 1909 |
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Keel Laid: |
Feb. 9, 1910 |
Jan. 25, 1910 |
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Launched: |
May 25, 1911 |
Jan. 14, 1911 |
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Commissioned: |
Sept. 25, 1912 at Philadelphia |
Sept. 17, 1912 |
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Sponsor: |
Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight |
Miss Mary Louise Macon |
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Builder: |
William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
New York Shipbuilding Co. , Camden,
New Jersey |
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Original Engines Manufactured: |
Cramp, Parsons type: turbine |
New York Shipbuilding Co. Parsons type; turbine |
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Original Boilers Manufactured: |
Babcock & Wilcox type; no.12 |
Babcock & Wilcox type; no.12 |
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Original Fuel: |
Coal 2641 tons; Oil 400 tons |
Coal 2641 tons; Oil 400 tons |
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Drive: |
Turbine drive, 4 screws |
Turbine drive, 4 screws |
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Designed Speed: |
21 knots |
21 knots |
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Designed Shaft Horsepower: |
28,000 |
28,000 |
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Design Comments: |
First-class Battleship; coal- and
oil-fired boilers |
First-class Battleship; coal- and
oil-fired boilers |
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Displacement Standard
Tons: |
26,000 |
26,000 |
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Displacement Full Load
Tons: |
27,243 |
27,243 |
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Design Crew Complement: |
58 officers
1005 enlisted
1594 for war service
1663 for Flagship |
58 officers
1005 enlisted
1594 for war service
1663 for Flagship |
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Construction Cost: |
$6 milion + armor and armament |
$6 milion + armor and armament |
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Length: |
(w.l.) 555 1/2 feet , (o.a.) 562 feet |
(w.l.) 555 1/2 feet , (o.a.) 562 feet |
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Beam: |
93'3" |
93'3" |
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Draught: |
32 feet (max.), 26 feet (mean) |
32 feet (max.), 26 feet (mean) |
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Guns: |
12 - 12 inch, 50 cal.
21 - 5 inch, 51 cal.
8 - 3 inch AA, Mk III
4 - 3 pdr. |
12 - 12 inch, 50 cal.
21 - 5 inch, 51 cal.
8 - 3 inch AA, Mk III
4 - 3 pdr. |
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Aircraft: |
0 |
3 |
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Catapults: |
none |
1 on 3rd turret |
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Torpedo Tubes: |
2 - 21" submerged |
2 - 21" submerged |
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Armour: |
(Midvale)
11" - 9 " - Belt anidships
5" - Belt ends
12"- 9" - Turrets
11" - Turrrets bases
6 1/2" - Battery
12" - Conning tower
(Bulges fitted 1926-27) |
(Midvale)
11" - 9 " - Belt anidships
5" - Belt ends
12"- 9" - Turrets
11" - Turrrets bases
6 1/2" - Battery
12" - Conning tower
(Bulges fitted 1926-27) |
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Final Disposition: |
Struck from the Navy list on Sept. 16, 1947;
sold for scrapping on Oct. 30, 1947 to Lipsett of New York City
and delivered on Dec. 5, 1947 |
Used as Bikini Atoll atom bomb test and sunk July 25, 1946 near
ground zero of "Baker test" |
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Commendations: |
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Four Battle Stars in WW2 |
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WW2 History Highlights: |
BB-32
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- 1937-41 training ship for Naval Reserve and
Merchant Marine
- 1942-46 provided training as "Chesapeake Raider"
of the Operational Training Command |
BB-33
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- WW2 Atlantic Fleet, escort and convoy duty,
December 1941 to April, 1944 (8 trips); June 6, 1944 D-Day support
at Omaha Beach
- June 25, 1944 at Cherbourg, France; August 15, 1944 invasion
of Southern Franc; Nov. 8, 1944 to the Pacific Fleet
- Feb. 16-19, 1945 at Iwo Jima; March 25 to May 10, 1945 off
Okinawa; Oct. 15, 1945 to Seattle, Washington
- October - December, 1945 troop transport duty with "Magic
Carper"
- During WW2 Arkansas was the only battleship in the U.S. fleet
with 12" guns-all others had 14" or 16" main battery
armaments |
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