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Class: | AG 17 | Fleet: | ||
Status: | Disposed of, sold for scrapping | Homeport: | ||
Date status changed: | 10/31/1947 | Berth: | ||
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Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
Builder: | CRAMP WM/SONS | |||
Delivery Date: | 09/23/1912 | |||
Award Date: | 10/14/1909 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 35.1 years | |
Keel Date: | 02/09/1910 | Commission Date: | 09/25/1912 | |
Launch Date: | 05/25/1911 | Decommission Date: | 08/01/1947 | |
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 36.4 years | Years from Commission to Decommission: | 34.8 | |
Stricken Date: | 09/16/1947 |
Overall Length: | 562 ft | Waterline Length: | 554 ft | |
Extreme Beam: | 106 ft | Waterline Beam: | ||
Maximum Navigational Draft: | 29 ft | Draft Limit: | ||
Light Displacement: | 27900 tons | Full Displacement: | 29000 tons | |
Dead Weight: | 1100 tons | |||
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
Number of Propellers: 4 | ||||
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Accommodations: | Officers: 77 | Enlisted: 1186 |
Remarks: | PLACED IN REDUCED COMMISSIONING ON 1/1/1931 FOR CONVERSION TO A GUNNERY TRAINING SHIP AT THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD. AFTER PEARL HARBOR IT WAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED T O REMILITARIZE THE SHIP AND CONVERT HER BACK TO A FULL BATTLESHIP, BUT THE IDEA WAS DROPPED DUE TO THE COST. SHE WAS SOLD TO LIPSETT INC., NEW YORK, NY FOR SCRA PPING ON 10/31/1947 AND REMOVED FROM NAVY CUSTODY ON 12/11/1947. |
Custodian: | Ships Program Manager: |
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No changes to this information were reported since 07/23/2002 |
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