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TENNESSEE (BB 43)

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UIC:03043
Class:BB 43 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:07/16/1959 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NAV SY/NEW YORK
Delivery Date:09/16/1920
Award Date:12/28/1915 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):38.8 years
Keel Date:05/14/1917 Commission Date:06/03/1920
Launch Date:04/30/1919 Decommission Date:02/14/1947
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)40.3 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 26.7
Stricken Date: 03/01/1959

Overall Length: 624 ft Waterline Length:600 ft
Extreme Beam:114 ft Waterline Beam:0 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:34 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:32300 tons Full Displacement:40354 tons
Dead Weight:8054 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 114 Enlisted: 2129

Remarks: SOLD FOR SCRAP TO BETHLEHEM STEEL CO., BETHLEHEM, PA








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