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COLORADO (BB 45)

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UIC:03045
Class:BB 45 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:07/05/1959 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEW YORK SB CORP
Delivery Date:08/30/1923
Award Date:01/17/1917 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):35.9 years
Keel Date:05/29/1919 Commission Date:08/30/1923
Launch Date:03/22/1921 Decommission Date:01/07/1947
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)38.3 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 23.4
Stricken Date: 03/01/1959

Overall Length: 624 ft Waterline Length:600 ft
Extreme Beam:108 ft Waterline Beam:0 ft
Maximum Navigational Draft:35 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:32500 tons Full Displacement:40396 tons
Dead Weight:7896 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 120 Enlisted: 1848

Remarks: PLANNED ON BEING CONVERTED TO AN AG TO REPLACE MISSISSIPPI (AG 128) BUT WAS DROP
PED DUE TO COST CONSTRAINTS. SOLD FOR SCRAP TO THE LEARNER CO., OAKLAND, CA







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