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Maine and Texas were part of the "New Navy" program of the 1880s. Texas and BB-1 to BB-4 were authorized as "coast defense battleships", but Maine was ordered as an armored cruiser and was only re-rated as a "second class battleship" when she turned out too slow to be a cruiser.
United States Navy Name Country Region City Nationality Launched Class Type Remarks Ref CCB-18: United States California: Coronado: United States: 1968 Command control boat [1] USS Alabama: United States Alabama: Mobile: United States: 1942 South Dakota class (1939) Battleship: Led the American Fleet into Tokyo Bay on September 5, 1945 [2] USS ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Category: Battleships by country. ... Category:Battleships by navy. Subcategories. ... Battleships of the United States (8 C, 4 P)
List of United States Navy ships is a comprehensive listing of all ships that have been in service to the United States Navy during the history of that service. The US Navy maintains its official list of ships past and present at the Naval Vessel Register (NVR), [ 1 ] although it does not include early vessels.
Pages in category "Battleships of the United States Navy" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
USS Maryland (BB-46) underway in 1935 History United States Name Maryland Namesake Maryland Ordered 5 December 1916 Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Laid down 24 April 1917 Launched 20 March 1920 Commissioned 21 July 1921 Decommissioned 3 April 1947 Fate Sold for scrap, 8 July 1959 General characteristics Class and type Colorado -class battleship Displacement 32,600 long tons (33,100 t ...
Timeline of battleships of the United States Navy; W. List of battleships of World War I; List of battleships of World War II