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ALABAMA (BB 8)
(ex-BATTLESHIP #8)

BATTLESHIP

UIC:
Class:BB 7 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, sold for scrapping Homeport:
Date status changed:03/19/1924 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: CRAMP WM/SONS
Delivery Date:10/22/1900
Award Date:09/24/1896 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):23.4 years
Keel Date:12/01/1896 Commission Date:10/16/1900
Launch Date:05/18/1898 Decommission Date:05/07/1920
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)25.8 years Years from Commission to Decommission: 19.6
Stricken Date: 09/15/1921

Overall Length: 374 ft Waterline Length:368 ft
Extreme Beam:72 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:25 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:11552 tons Full Displacement:12150 tons
Dead Weight:598 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 2
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 52 Enlisted: 765

Remarks: TRANSFERRED ON 9/15/1921 TO THE WAR DEPARTMENT FOR USE AS A TARGET. SHE SUNK ON
9/27/1921 BY THE ARMY AIR CORPS AREIAL BOMBING TESTS IN CHESAPEAKE BAY. SHE WAS
RAISED AND THE HULK WAS SOLD FOR SCRAP ON 3/19/1924 TO UNION SHIPBUILDING CO., B
ALTIMORE, MD.





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