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SOUTH CAROLINA (BB 26)
(ex-BATTLESHIP #26)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:
Class:BB 26 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:04/24/1924 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: CRAMP WM/SONS
Delivery Date:11/05/1909
Award Date:07/21/1906 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):14.4 years
Keel Date:12/18/1906 Commission Date:03/01/1910
Launch Date:07/11/1908 Decommission Date:12/15/1921
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)15.8 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 11.8
Stricken Date: 11/10/1923

Overall Length: 453 ft Waterline Length:450 ft
Extreme Beam:80 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:27 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:16000 tons Full Displacement:17617 tons
Dead Weight:1617 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 47 Enlisted: 1032

Remarks: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TERMS OF THE WASHINGTON TREATY LIMITING NAVAL ARMAMENTS SHE W
AS SOLD FOR SCRAP. SOUTH CAROLINA WAS COMPLETELY DEMILITARIZED ON 1/12/1924. PAR
TIALLY SCRAPPED. MATERIALS SOLD ON 4/24/1924. THE REMAINDER OF THE HULK WAS SOLD
FOR SCRAPPING ON 7/21/1924





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