The United States Navy
The battleshipsthe list

Note: Some ships have multiple commissioning and decommissioned dates.
Histories of the ships are linked from the ships' names where hyperlinks exist.
Ship Hull No. Comm. Decomm. Disposition
Maine - 17 Sep 1895 15 Feb 1898 (second class battleship) Sunk by explosion 15 Feb 1898;
Floated and scuttled at sea 16 Mar 1912
Texas - 15 Aug 1895 1 Feb 1911 (Considered the first U.S. Navy battleship)
Sunk as target 22 Mar 1911; struck 11 Oct 1911
Indiana 1 20 Nov 1895
9 Jan 1906
29 Dec 1903
31 Jan 1919
Used as aerial bomb target;
hulk sold as scrap 19 Mar 1924
Massachusetts 2 10 Jun 1896
9 Jun 1917
23 May 1914
31 Mar 1919
Used as gunnery target;
hulk given to Florida 15 Nov 1956
Oregon 3 15 Jul 1896
27 Apr 1906
29 Aug 1911
4 Oct 1919
Loaned to Oregon as museum 25 Jun 1925; Returned to Navy for WW II;
sold for scrap 15 Nov 1956
Iowa 4 16 Jun 1897
2 May 1910
23 Apr 1917
30 Jun 1903
27 May 1914
31 Mar 1919
Became first radio-controlled target; sunk 23 Mar 1923 as target in Panama Bay.
Kearsarge 5 20 Feb 1900
4 Sep 1909
23 Jun 1915
10 May 1920
was made a crane ship 5 Aug 1920;
sold for scrap 9 Aug 1955
Kentucky 6 15 May 1900
23 Jun 1915
28 Aug 1909
29 May 1920
Sold to Dravo Construction Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., for scrapping 23 Jan 1924
Illinois 7 15 Sep 1900
2 Nov 1912
4 Aug 1909
15 May 1920
Loaned to N.Y. 23 Oct 1921 for naval militia; sold to Bethlehem Steel Co., Baltimore, Md., 18 May 1956, for scrap
Alabama 8 16 Oct 1900
17 Aug 1909
25 Jul 1912
7 May 1920
Transferred to War Dept. 15 Sep 1921 for use as target. Sunk in shallow water 27 Sep; 19 Mar 1924, hulk sold as scrap.
Wisconsin 9 4 Feb 1901
1 Apr 1908
15 Nov 1906
15 May 1920
Sold for scrap IAW Washington Treaty 26 Jan 1922
Maine 10 29 Dec 1902
15 Jun 1911
31 Aug 1909
15 May 1920
Sold to J.G. Hitner & W.F. Cutler of Philadelphia 23 January 1922; scrapped IAW Washington Treaty
Missouri 11 12 Jan 1903 8 Sep 1919 Sold to J.G. Hitner & W.F. Cutler of Philadelphia 26 January 1922; scrapped IAW Washington Treaty
Ohio 12 4 Oct 1904 31 May 1922 Sold for scrap 24 March 1923
Virginia 13 7 May 1906 13 Aug 1920 Transferred to Army; sunk by bombing off Diamond Shoals, N.C., 5 Sep 1923.
Nebraska 14 1 Jul 1907 2 Jul 1920 Scrapped 30 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty
Georgia 15 24 Sep 1906 15 Jul 1920 Scrapped 1 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty
New Jersey 16 12 May 1906 6 Aug 1920 Transferred to Army; sunk by bombing off Diamond Shoals, N.C., 5 Sep 1923.
Rhode Island 17 19 Feb 1906 30 Jun 1920 Scrapped 1 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty
Connecticut 18 29 Sep 1906 1 Mar 1923 Scrapped 1 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty
Louisiana 19 2 Jun 1906 20 Oct 1920 Scrapped 1 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty
Vermont 20 4 Mar 1907 30 Jun 1920 Scrapped 30 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty
Kansas 21 18 Apr 1907 16 Dec 1921 Sold for scrap IAW Washington Treaty
Minnesota 22 9 Mar 1907 1 Dec 1921 Dismantled at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard IAW Washington Treaty and sold for scrap 23 Jan 1924
Mississippi 23 1 Feb 1908 21 Jul 1914 Transferred to Greece. Served as Lemnos until sunk by German aircraft in Salamis harbor April 1941.
Idaho 24 1 Apr 1908 30 Jul 1914 Transferred to Greece. Served as Kilkis until sunk by German aircraft in Salamis harbor April 1941.
New Hampshire 25 19 Mar 1908 21 May 1921 Sold for scrapping 1 Nov. 1923 IAW Washington Treaty.
South Carolina 26 1 Mar 1910 15 Dec 1921 Sold for scrap 24 Apr 1924 IAW Washington Treaty.
Michigan 27 4 Jan 1910 11 Feb 1922 Scrapped by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1924 IAW Washington Treaty.
Delaware 28 4 Apr 1910 10 Nov 1923 Sold for scrap 5 Feb 1924 IAW Washington Treaty.
North Dakota 29 11 Apr 1910 2 Nov 1923 Sold for scrap 16 Mar 1931.
Florida 30 15 Sep 1911 16 Feb 1931 Scrapped under terms of London Naval Treaty of 1930
Utah 31 31 Aug 1911
1 Dec 1925
1 Apr 1932
31 Oct 1925
1 Jul 1931
5 Sep 1944
Utah was sunk at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Her partially submerged hulk remains at Pearl Harbor.
Wyoming 32 25 Sep 1912 1 Aug 1947 Sold to Lipsett, Inc., New York, for scrapping 30 Oct 1947
Arkansas 33 17 Sep 1912 29 July 1946 Arkansas was sunk as a target in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 25 July 1946
New York 34 15 Apr 1914 29 Aug 1946 New York was a target in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. She survived those blasts but was sunk as a target 40 miles off Pearl Harbor 8 July 1948
Texas 35 12 Mar 1914 21 April 1948 Texas was turned over to the state of Texas to serve as a permanent memorial at San Jacinto State Park in 1948.
Nevada 36 11 Mar 1916 21 April 1948 Nevada was a target in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. She survived those blasts but was sunk as a target 40 miles off Pearl Harbor 8 July 1948
Oklahoma 37 2 May 1916 1 Sep 1944 Oklahoma was sunk at Pearl Harbor on 7 Dec 1941. Raised, she entered drydock 28 Dec 1943. Stripped of guns and superstructure, she was sold 5 Dec 1946 to Moore Drydock Co., but sank 17 May 1947 540 miles from Pearl on her way to San Francisco.
Pennsylvania 38 12 Jun 1916 29 Aug 1946 Pennsylvania was a target in the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll on 1 and 25 July 1946. She survived those blasts but was sunk off Kwajalein 19 Feb 1948
Arizona 39 17 Oct 1916 Arizona was destroyed at her berth in the attack on Pearl Harbor 7 Dec 1941. She was stricken from the Naval Register on 1 Dec 1942. The Arizona Memorial was dedicated 30 May 1962.
New Mexico 40 20 May 1918 19 Jul 1946 Sold for scrapping 13 Oct 1947 to Lipsett, Inc., New York.
Mississippi 41 18 Dec 1917 17 Sep 1956 Sold for scrapping 28 Nov 1956 to Bethlehem Steel Co.
Idaho 42 24 Mar 1919 3 Jul 1946 Sold for scrapping 24 Nov 1947 to Lipsett, Inc., New York.
Tennessee 43 3 Jun 1920 14 Feb 1947 Sold for scrapping 10 Jul 1959 to Bethlehem Steel Co.
California 44 10 Aug 1921 14 Feb 1947 Sold for scrapping 10 Jul 1959.
Colorado 45 30 Aug 1923 7 Jan 1947 Sold for scrapping 23 Jul 1959.
Maryland 46 21 Jul 1921 3 Apr 1947 Sold for scrapping 8 Jul 1959 to Learner Co., Oakland, Ca.
Washington 47 Washington was never commissioned due to the signing of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments. The ship was used as a target and sunk 25 Nov 1924.
West Virginia 48 1 Dec 1923 9 Jan 1947 Sold for scrap 24 Aug 1959 to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., New York.
South Dakota 49 South Dakota was never commissioned because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments. The hull was sold for scrap 25 Oct 1923.
Indiana 50 Indiana was never built because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments.
Montana 51 Montana was never completed because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments. The hull was sold for scrap 25 Oct 1923.
North Carolina 52 Not completed because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments. The hull was sold for scrap 25 Oct 1923.
Iowa 53 Not completed because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments. The hull was sold for scrap 8 Nov 1923.
Massachussetts 54 Not completed because of the Washington Treaty for the Limitations of Naval Armaments. The hull was sold for scrap 8 Nov 1923 to Steel Scrap Co.
North Carolina 55 9 Apr 1941 27 Jun 1947 Transferred to the state of North Carolina 6 Sep 1961. Dedicated as memorial 29 Apr 1962 at Wilmington, N.C.
Washington 56 15 May 1941 27 Jun 1947 Sold for scrap 24 May 1961 to Lipsett Div., Luria Bros. & Co.
South Dakota 57 20 Mar 1942 31 Jan 1947 Sold for scrap 25 Oct 1962 to Lipsett Div., Luria Bros. & Co.
Indiana 58 30 Apr 1942 11 Sep 1947 Sold for scrap 1 Jun 1962.
Massachusetts 59 12 May 1942 27 Mar 1947 Transferred to the Massachusetts Memorial Committee 8 Jun 1965 and preserved as a memorial 14 Aug 1965.
Alabama 60 16 Aug 1942 9 Jan 1947 Transferred to the state of Alabama 16 Jun 1964 for use as a memorial.
Iowa 61 22 Feb 1943
25 Aug 1951
28 Apr 1984
24 Mar 1949
24 Feb 1958
26 Oct 1990
Berthed in Suisan Bay, San Francisco, Calif., 21 April 2001.
New Jersey 62 23 May 1943
21 Nov 1950
6 Apr 1968
28 Dec 1982
30 Jun 1948
21 Aug 1957
17 Dec 1969
8 Feb 1991
Towed 12 Sept. 1999 by the tug Sea Victory from Bremerton to Philadelphia, arriving 11 Nov. On 20 Jan. 2000, SECNAV announced donation to Home Port Alliance of Camden, N.J., for use as a museum.

Missouri 63 11 Jun 1944
10 May 1986
26 Feb 1955
31 Mar 1992
Located 1,000 yards from the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Missouri was opened as a museum 29 Jan. 1999.
Wisconsin 64 16 Apr 1944
3 Mar 1951
22 Oct 1988
1 Jul 1948
8 Mar 1958
30 Sep 1991
Moored at the National Maritime Center, Norfolk, Va., 7 Dec. 2000, the centerpiece of a four-part naval history exhibit. Wisconsin opened to the public on 16 April 2001.

Updated: 18 April 2001


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