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Class: | BB 7 | Fleet: | ||
Status: | Disposed of, sold for scrapping | Homeport: | ||
Date status changed: | 03/19/1924 | Berth: | ||
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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 | ||||
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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. |
Custodian: | Ships Program Manager: |
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No changes to this information were reported since 07/26/2002 |
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