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BB-67 |
BB-68 |
BB-69 |
BB-70 |
BB-71 |
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1st Commanding Officer: |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Authorised: |
July 19, 1940 |
July 19, 1940 |
July 19, 1940 |
July 19, 1940 |
July 19, 1940 |
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Keel Laid: |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
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Launched: |
no |
no |
no |
no |
no |
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Commissioned: |
Canceled on July 21, 1943 |
Canceled on July 21, 1943 |
Canceled on July 21, 1943 |
Canceled on July 21, 1943 |
Canceled on July 21, 1943 |
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Sponsor: |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Builder: |
Assigned to the Philadelphia Navy
Yard |
Assigned to the Philadelphia Navy
Yard |
Assigned to the New York Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, NY |
Assigned to the New York Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, NY |
Assigned to the Norfolk Navy Yard,
Portsmouth, Virginia |
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Original Engines Manufactured: |
Geared turbines |
Geared turbines |
Geared turbines |
Geared turbines |
Geared turbines |
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Original Boilers Manufactured: |
Babcock & Wilcox type |
Babcock & Wilcox type |
Babcock & Wilcox type |
Babcock & Wilcox type |
Babcock & Wilcox type |
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Original Fuel: |
Oil, 7500 tons (2,250,000gallons) |
Oil, 7500 tons (2,250,000gallons) |
Oil, 7500 tons (2,250,000gallons) |
Oil, 7500 tons (2,250,000gallons) |
Oil, 7500 tons (2,250,000gallons) |
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Drive: |
Turbine, 4 screws |
Turbine, 4 screws |
Turbine, 4 screws |
Turbine, 4 screws |
Turbine, 4 screws |
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Designed Speed: |
28 knots |
28 knots |
28 knots |
28 knots |
28 knots |
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Designed Shaft Horsepower: |
172,000 |
172,000 |
172,000 |
172,000 |
172,000 |
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Design Comments: |
Designed to have been the ultimate
in American battleship development |
Designed to have been the ultimate
in American battleship development |
Designed to have been the ultimate
in American battleship development |
Designed to have been the ultimate
in American battleship development |
Designed to have been the ultimate
in American battleship development |
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Displacement Standard
Tons: |
60,500 |
60,500 |
60,500 |
60,500 |
60,500 |
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Displacement Full Load
Tons: |
70,965 |
70,965 |
70,965 |
70,965 |
70,965 |
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Design Crew Complement: |
115 officers
2240 enlisted
2789 Flagship |
115 officers
2240 enlisted
2789 Flagship |
115 officers
2240 enlisted
2789 Flagship |
115 officers
2240 enlisted
2789 Flagship |
115 officers
2240 enlisted
2789 Flagship |
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Construction Cost: |
$200 mil |
$200 mil |
$200 mil |
$200 mil |
$200 mil |
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Length: |
(w.l.) 890' , (o.a.) 921' |
(w.l.) 890' , (o.a.) 921' |
(w.l.) 890' , (o.a.) 921' |
(w.l.) 890' , (o.a.) 921' |
(w.l.) 890' , (o.a.) 921' |
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Beam: |
(w.l.) 115' , 121'2" (max) |
(w.l.) 115' , 121'2" (max) |
(w.l.) 115' , 121'2" (max) |
(w.l.) 115' , 121'2" (max) |
(w.l.) 115' , 121'2" (max) |
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Draught: |
36'4" |
36'4" |
36'4" |
36'4" |
36'4" |
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Guns: |
12-16"
50 cal
(41,600-yard range with AP rouns)
20-5"/54 cal; 10 quad 40mm AA; 56-20mm AA |
12-16"
50 cal
(41,600-yard range with AP rouns)
20-5"/54 cal; 10 quad 40mm AA; 56-20mm AA |
12-16"
50 cal
(41,600-yard range with AP rouns)
20-5"/54 cal; 10 quad 40mm AA; 56-20mm AA |
12-16"
50 cal
(41,600-yard range with AP rouns)
20-5"/54 cal; 10 quad 40mm AA; 56-20mm AA |
12-16"
50 cal
(41,600-yard range with AP rouns)
20-5"/54 cal; 10 quad 40mm AA; 56-20mm AA |
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Aircraft: |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Catapults: |
2, aft |
2, aft |
2, aft |
2, aft |
2, aft |
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Torpedo Tubes: |
none |
none |
none |
none |
none |
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Armour: |
Maximum thickness
18" at turret face plates |
Maximum thickness
18" at turret face plates |
Maximum thickness
18" at turret face plates |
Maximum thickness
18" at turret face plates |
Maximum thickness
18" at turret face plates |
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Final Disposition: |
- name Montana assigned on Dec. 28, 1940
- Construction canceled July 21, 1943 before the keel was laid
- with extreme beam as authorized, the Montana Class would not
fit through the locks of the Panama Canal
- Class suspended on May 20, 1942 and canceled on July 21, 1943 |
- name Montana assigned on Dec. 28, 1940
- Construction canceled July 21, 1943 before the keel was laid
- with extreme beam as authorized, the Montana Class would not
fit through the locks of the Panama Canal
- Class suspended on May 20, 1942 and canceled on July 21, 1943 |
- name Montana assigned on Dec. 28, 1940
- Construction canceled July 21, 1943 before the keel was laid
- with extreme beam as authorized, the Montana Class would not
fit through the locks of the Panama Canal
- Class suspended on May 20, 1942 and canceled on July 21, 1943 |
- name Montana assigned on Dec. 28, 1940
- Construction canceled July 21, 1943 before the keel was laid
- with extreme beam as authorized, the Montana Class would not
fit through the locks of the Panama Canal
- Class suspended on May 20, 1942 and canceled on July 21, 1943 |
- name Montana assigned on Dec. 28, 1940
- Construction canceled July 21, 1943 before the keel was laid
- with extreme beam as authorized, the Montana Class would not
fit through the locks of the Panama Canal
- Class suspended on May 20, 1942 and canceled on July 21, 1943 |
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Commendations: |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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