| UIC: | ||||
| Class: | BB 32 | Fleet: | ||
| Status: | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise | Homeport: | ||
| Date status changed: | 07/25/1946 | Berth: | ||
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| Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
| Builder: | NEW YORK SB CORP | |||
| Delivery Date: | 09/14/1912 | |||
| Award Date: | 09/25/1909 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 33.8 years | |
| Keel Date: | 01/25/1910 | Commission Date: | 09/17/1912 | |
| Launch Date: | 01/14/1911 | Decommission Date: | 07/29/1946 | |
| Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 35.5 years | Years from Commission to Decommission: | 33.9 | |
| Stricken Date: | 08/15/1946 | |||
| Overall Length: | 562 ft | Waterline Length: | 554 ft | |
| Extreme Beam: | 106 ft | Waterline Beam: | ||
| Maximum Navigational Draft: | 32 ft | Draft Limit: | ||
| Light Displacement: | 26100 tons | Full Displacement: | 33600 tons | |
| Dead Weight: | 7500 tons | |||
| Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
| Number of Propellers: 4 | ||||
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| Accommodations: | Officers: 104 | Enlisted: 1756 |
| Remarks: | EMPLOYED AS A TARGET SHIP IN THE ATOMIC BOMB TESTS AT BIKINI ATOLL IN 7/1946. SH E SUNK ON 7/25/1946 AS A RESULT OF THE TEST "BAKER" BLAST. |
| Custodian: | US NAVY | Ships Program Manager: |
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| No changes to this information were reported since 07/22/2002 |
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