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RHODE ISLAND (BB 17)
(ex-BATTLESHIP #17)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:
Class:BB 13 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:11/01/1923 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: FORE RIVER ENG CO
Delivery Date:02/12/1906
Award Date:02/15/1901 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):17.8 years
Keel Date:05/01/1902 Commission Date:02/19/1906
Launch Date:05/17/1904 Decommission Date:06/30/1920
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)19.5 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 14.4
Stricken Date: 11/10/1923

Overall Length: 441 ft Waterline Length:435 ft
Extreme Beam:76 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:26 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:14948 tons Full Displacement:16094 tons
Dead Weight:1146 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 62 Enlisted: 1012

Remarks: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF THE WASHINGTON TREATY LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENTS SHE W
AS SOLD FOR SCRAP. RHODE ISLAND WAS COMPLETEY DEMILITARIZED ON 10/4/1923 AND SOL
D FOR SCRAP ON 11/1/1923






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