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USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) was the second of two Florida class dreadnought battleships. The first ship of the United States Navy named after the state of Utah , she had one sister ship , Florida . Utah was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation , laid down in March 1909 and launched in December of that year.
Utah was ordered under hull number "Battleship #31". She was laid down in Camden, New Jersey, at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, 6 days later on 15 March. Work proceeded faster on Utah than on her sister ship, and she was launched about four and a half months earlier, on 23 December 1909. Her fitting out lasted until 31 August 1911, when ...
Two American-built pre-dreadnought battleships, USS Mississippi (BB-23) ... USS Utah (BB-31) 9 March 1909 23 December 1909 31 August 1911 5 September 1944
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Utah in honor of the 45th state. USS Utah (BB-31), a Florida-class battleship, was launched on 23 December 1909 and was sunk during the Attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941; USS Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine currently authorized for construction
New York-class battleship; USS North Dakota (BB-29) O. USS Ohio (BB-12) ... USS Utah (BB-31) V. USS Vermont (BB-20) USS Virginia (BB-13) Virginia-class battleship; W.
Following graduation from the naval academy, he reported to battleship USS Utah (BB-31) and later transferred to destroyer USS Lawrence (DD-250).In June 1928, he served in the submarine tenders USS Camden (AS-6) and USS Bushnell (AS-15).
USS Utah (BB-31), a Florida-class battleship which primarily served during World War I and was notable for being sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was used to test various remote control equipment before being turned into a target ship for training Navy dive bombers. Supposedly mistaken by the Japanese for an active ship, she was sunk and ...
As an ensign in USS Utah (BB-31), in 1914 he participated in the U.S. occupation of Veracruz. Several thousand American troops landed, in an effort to force out General Victoriano Huerta, who had seized power in Mexico. Fifty-five men were awarded the Medal of Honor for this action, including seven leaders of the battleship's 'bluejacket ...