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WEST VIRGINIA (BB 48)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:03048
Class:BB 45 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:08/24/1959 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEWPORT NEWS/NEWPT
Delivery Date:12/01/1923
Award Date:12/05/1916 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):35.7 years
Keel Date:04/12/1920 Commission Date:12/01/1923
Launch Date:11/17/1921 Decommission Date:01/09/1947
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)37.8 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 23.1
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:31800 tons Full Displacement:40354 tons
Dead Weight:8554 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 131 Enlisted: 2051

Remarks: SOLD FOR SCRAP TO THE UNION MINERALS & ALLOYS CORP., NEW YORK CITY, NY








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