List of battleships of the United States Navy

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The United States Navy began the construction of battleships with Template:USS in 1892, although its first ship to be designated as such was Template:USS. Texas and Template:USS,Template:Efn commissioned three years later in 1895, were part of the New Navy program of the late 19th century, a proposal by then Secretary of the Navy William H. Hunt to match Europe's navies that ignited a years-long debate that was suddenly settled in Hunt's favor when the Brazilian Empire commissioned the battleship Template:Ship.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn Template:Sfn In 1890, Alfred Thayer Mahan's book The Influence of Sea Power upon History was published and significantly influenced future naval policy—as an indirect result of its influence on Secretary Benjamin F. Tracy, the Navy Act of June 30, 1890<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> authorized the construction of "three sea-going, coast-line battle ships" which became the Template:Sclass. The Navy Act of July 19, 1892 authorized construction of a fourth "sea-going, coast-line battle ship", which became Template:USS.Template:Sfn Despite much later claims that these were to be purely defensive and were authorized as "coastal defense ships", they were almost immediately used for offensive operations in the Spanish–American War.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn By the start of the 20th century, the United States Navy had in service or under construction the three Template:Sclass and two Template:Sclass battleships, making the United States the world's fifth strongest power at sea from a nation that had been 12th in 1870.Template:Sfn

Except for Template:USS, named by an act of Congress, all U.S. Navy battleships have been named for states, and each of the 48 contiguous states has had at least one battleship named for it except Montana; two battleships were authorized to be named Montana but both were cancelled before construction started. Alaska and Hawaii did not become states until 1959, after the end of battleship building, but the battlecruiser, or "Large Cruiser," Template:USS was built during World War II and her sister, Template:USS, was begun but never completed. The pre-dreadnoughts Template:USS (formerly the Austrian Template:SMS), Template:USS (formerly the Austrian Template:SMS), and the dreadnought USS Ostfriesland (formerly the German SMS Ostfriesland), taken as prizes of war after World War I, were commissioned in the US Navy, but were not assigned hull classification symbols.

No American battleship has ever been lost at sea, though four were sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Of these, only Template:USS and Template:USS were permanently destroyed as a result of enemy action. Several other battleships have been sunk as targets, and Template:USS, demilitarized and converted into a target and training ship, was permanently destroyed at Pearl Harbor. The hulk of Oklahoma was salvaged and was lost at sea while being towed to the mainland for scrapping. Two American-built pre-dreadnought battleships, Template:USS and her sister Template:USS, were sunk in 1941 by German bombers during their World War II invasion of Greece. The ships had been sold to Greece in 1914, becoming Template:Ship and Template:Ship respectively.

1880s–1910s

Template:USS and Template:USS 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. The next group, BB-5 Kearsarge through BB-25 New Hampshire, followed general global pre-dreadnought design characteristics and entered service between 1900 and 1909. The definitive American pre-dreadnought was the penultimate class of the type, the Connecticut class, sporting the usual four-gun array of Template:Convert weapons, a very heavy intermediate and secondary battery, and a moderate tertiary battery. They were good sea boats and heavily armed and armored for their type. The final American pre-dreadnought class, the Mississippi-class, were an experiment in increasing numbers with slower ships of limited range. The Navy soon rejected the concept and within 6 years of commissioning, sold these to Greece in 1914 to pay for a new super-dreadnought Template:USS.

The dreadnoughts, BB-26 South Carolina through BB-35 Texas, commissioned between 1910 and 1914, uniformly possessed twin turrets, introduced the superimposed turret arrangement that would later become standard on all battleships, and had relatively heavy armor and moderate speed (Template:Convert). Five of the ten ships used the established vertical triple expansion (VTE) propulsion rather than faster direct-drive turbines, used by the British which had higher fuel consumption. The ships had 8 (South Carolina class), 10 (Delaware and Florida) or 12 (Wyoming class) 12-inch guns, or 10 (New York class) Template:Convert guns. The dreadnoughts gave good service, the last two classes surviving through World War II before being scrapped. However, they had some faults that were never worked out, and the midships turrets in the ten and twelve-gun ships were located near boilers and high-pressure steam lines, a factor that made refrigeration very difficult and problematic in hot climates. One of their number, Texas (BB-35), is the last remaining American battleship of the pre–World War II era and the only remaining dreadnought in the world.

Next came the twelve Standards, beginning with BB-36 Nevada, commissioned over the period 1914 to 1920. The last ship commissioned was BB-48 West Virginia (BB-49 through 54 were also Standards, but were never commissioned, and scrapped under the Washington Naval Treaty). Oklahoma (BB-37) was the last American battleship commissioned with triple expansion machinery; all the other Standards used either geared steam turbines (Nevada, the Pennsylvania class, Idaho and Mississippi) or turbo-electric propulsion (New Mexico, the Tennessee and Colorado classes). The Standards were a group of ships with four turrets, oil fuel, a Template:Convert top speed, a Template:Convert tactical diameter at top speed, and heavy armor distributed on the "All or Nothing" principle. Armament was fairly consistent, starting with ten 14-inch guns in the Nevada class, twelve in the Pennsylvania, New Mexico and Tennessee classes, and eight Template:Convert guns in the Colorado class.

1930s–1940s

After the 1930s "builders holiday," the USN commissioned ten more battleships of an entirely new style, the so-called fast battleship. These ships began with BB-55 North Carolina and the last ship laid down was BB-66 Kentucky (the last completed ship was BB-64 Wisconsin). These ships were a nearly clean break from previous American design practices. All ten ships were built to a Panamax design (technically post-Panamax, as they exceeded normal Panamax beam by two feet, but they were still able to transit the canal). They were fast battleships, and could travel with the aircraft carriers at cruising speed (their speed was not intended for that role, but rather so they could run down and destroy enemy battlecruisers). They possessed almost completely homogeneous main armament (nine 16-inch guns in each ship, the sole difference being an increase in length from 45 to 50 calibers with the Iowa-class vessels), very high speed relative to other American designs (Template:Convert in the North Carolina and South Dakota classes, Template:Convert in the Iowa class), and moderate armor. The North Carolina class was of particular concern, as their protection was rated as only "adequate" against the 16-inch super-heavy shells. They had been designed with, and armored against, a battery of three quadruple 14-inch guns, then changed to triple 16-inch guns after the escalator clause in the Second London Naval Treaty had been triggered. Secondary armament in these ships was almost homogeneous as well: Except for South Dakota, configured as a flagship, the other nine ships of this group sported a uniform 20-gun 5-inch (127 mm) secondary battery (South Dakota deleted two 5-inch mounts to make room for flag facilities). Visually, the World War II ships are distinguished by their three-turret arrangement and the massive columnar mast that dominates the superstructure. The last ship, Wisconsin (BB-64), commissioned in 1944 (Wisconsin was approved last; however, Missouri (BB-63) was commissioned three months later, due to delays from additional aircraft carrier construction). Missouri (BB-63), famous for being the ship on which the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed, was the last battleship in the world to be decommissioned on 31 March 1992. Seven of these ten ships are still in existence. South Dakota, Washington and Indiana were scrapped, but the remainder are now museum ships. There was intended to be another class of five of these ships, the Montana class (BB-67 Montana through BB-71 Louisiana), but they were cancelled before being laid down in favor of a greater number of aircraft carriers. The Montana-class ships would have been built to a 60,000-ton post-Panamax design, and carried a greater number of guns (twelve 16-inch guns) and heavier armor than the other ships; otherwise they would have been homogeneous with the rest of the World War II battleships.

In October 2006, the last battleships, (Template:USS and Template:USS), were stricken from the Naval Registry.

Key

Main guns	The number and type of the main battery guns
Armor	Waterline belt thickness
Displacement	Ship displacement at full load
Propulsion	Number of shafts, type of propulsion system, and top speed generated
Service	The dates work began and finished on the ship and its ultimate fate
Laid down	The date the keel began to be assembled
Launched	The date the ship was launched
Commissioned	The date the ship was commissioned

Second-class battleship

USS Texas (1892)

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The acquisition of modern, European-built warships by Argentina, Brazil, and Chile had alarmed the United States. The straw that broke the camel's back was Brazil's commissioning of the battleship Riachuelo, which suddenly made the Brazilian Navy the strongest in the Americas. Congressman Hilary A. Herbert, chairman of the House Naval Affairs Committee, said of the situation, "if all this old navy of ours were drawn up in battle array in mid-ocean and confronted by the Riachuelo it is doubtful whether a single vessel bearing the American flag would get into port." Facing the possibility of enemy ironclads operating in American coastal waters, the Naval Consulting Board began planning a pair of ironclads of their own, which would be able to use all major American naval bases and have a minimum speed of Template:Convert. The first of these two was USS Texas, Template:Convert long, sporting an armor belt Template:Convert thick, displacing Template:Convert, sailing at a top speed of Template:Convert, and armed with two 35-caliber [[12"/35 caliber gun|Template:Convert primary]] and six 30-caliber [[6"/30 caliber gun|Template:Convert secondary]] guns.Template:Sfn

Texas was authorized by Congress on 3 August 1886, but construction lagged until she was laid down on 1 June 1889. She was launched in the presence of the granddaughter of Sam Houston on 28 June 1892, and commissioned on 15 August 1895.Template:Sfn TexasTemplate:'s early service revealed a number of structural issues, which was addressed via some reinforcement of various parts of the ship,Template:Sfn and she ran aground near Newport, Rhode Island, in September 1896.Template:Sfn This in turn revealed even more faults with Texas, as massive flooding easily disabled her in the shallow waters where she ran aground.Template:Sfn After repairs, she joined the North Atlantic Squadron, briefly leaving for a Gulf Coast visit to Galveston and New Orleans that saw her beached on a mud bank off Galveston, an event whose aftermath gave Texas her nickname, "Old Hoodoo."Template:Sfn Template:Sfn After repairs, she returned to the North Atlantic Squadron and her patrols of the Eastern Seaboard. In the Spring of 1898, TexasTemplate:'s near-sister ship Template:USS (the other of the two original coastal defense ships) was destroyed by an explosion in Havana's harbor, and the United States went to war with the Spanish Empire. An American fleet including Texas was at Key West, and was part of the Flying Squadron in its engagements with Spanish fortifications on the Cuban coast. She saw real surface fleet combat on 3 July at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba alongside Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS against the fleet of Pascual Cervera y Topete as it tried to escape the American fleet and emerged with only light damage.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn After the war, Texas was decommissioned and refitted on two occasions before finally be declared obsolete in 1911 and permanently decommissioned and converted into a target ship in the same year.Template:Sfn Template:Sfn On 15 February 1911, Texas was christened as San Marcos to free the name up for the dreadnought Template:USS,Template:Sfn and was then sunk in the waters of Tangier Sound by Template:USS's guns. The remains of the San Marcos continued to be used for gunnery practice after her sinking until January 1959,Template:Sfn when vast quantities of explosives were used to bury her remains.Template:Sfn

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS Template:Sfn	2 x Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	2 x steam engines 2 x screws Template:Convert Template:Sfn	1 June 1889Template:Sfn	28 June 1892Template:Sfn	15 August 1895Template:Sfn	Sunk as target ship, 21–22 March 1912Template:Sfn

Pre-dreadnought battleships

Indiana class

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Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-1)	4 × Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	2 × Vertical triple expansion steam (VTE) engines 2 x screws 4 x boilersTemplate:Sfn	7 May 1891Template:Sfn	28 February 1893Template:Sfn	20 November 1895Template:Sfn	Sunk as a target, 1 November 1920 Sold for scrap, 19 March 1924Template:Sfn
Template:USS (BB-2)					25 June 1891Template:Sfn	10 June 1893Template:Sfn	10 June 1896 2 May 1910 9 June 1917Template:Sfn	Scuttled, 6 January 1921Template:Sfn
Template:USS (BB-3)					19 November 1891Template:Sfn	26 October 1893Template:Sfn	15 July 1896 29 August 1911Template:Sfn	Sold for scrap, 15 March 1956Template:Sfn

USS Iowa

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Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-4)	4 × Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert	Template:Convert	2 × Vertical triple expansion steam (VTE) engines 2 × screws 4 × boilersTemplate:Sfn	5 August 1893Template:Sfn	28 March 1896Template:Sfn	16 June 1897Template:Sfn	Sunk as gunnery target, 23 March 1923Template:Sfn

Kearsarge class

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These two ships were authorized under the Act of 2 March 1895, and were both built by the Newport News Shipbuilding Company.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-5)	4 × Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	2 × Vertical triple expansion steam (VTE) engines 2 × screws 5 × boilersTemplate:Sfn	30 June 1896Template:Sfn	24 March 1898Template:Sfn	20 February 1900Template:Sfn	Sold for scrap, 9 August 1955Template:Sfn
Template:USS (BB-6)	4 × Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn	Template:Convert Template:Sfn		30 June 1896Template:Sfn	24 March 1898Template:Sfn	15 May 1900Template:Sfn	Sold for scrap, 24 March 1923Template:Sfn

Illinois class

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Displacement: 11,565 tons
Armament: 4 × 13 in (330 mm) (2x2), 14 × 6 in (152 mm) (14x1), 16 × 6 pounders (2.7 kg) (16x1), 6 × 1 pounders (454 g) (6x1), 4 torpedo tubes
Speed: 17 knots
Ships in class: 3: Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: 16 October 1900 (Alabama)
Decommissioned 15 May 1920 (Illinois, Wisconsin)
Fate: Illinois transferred to New York Naval Militia 1921, renamed Prairie State 1941, scrapped 1956; Alabama sunk as target 1921; Wisconsin scrapped 1922.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-7)	4 x Template:Convert		12,250 long tons (12,450 t)		10 February 1897	4 October 1898	16 September 1901	Transferred to New York Naval Militia 1921, renamed Prairie State 1941, scrapped 1956
Template:USS (BB-8)					2 December 1896	18 May 1898	16 October 1900	Sunk as target 1921
Template:USS (BB-9)					9 February 1897	26 November 1898	4 February 1901	Scrapped 1922

Maine class

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Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-10)	4 × Template:Convert	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		15 February 1899	27 July 1901	29 December 1902	Scrapped 1922
Template:USS (BB-11)					7 February 1900	28 December 1901	1 December 1903	Scrapped 1922
Template:USS (BB-12)					22 April 1899	18 May 1901	4 October 1904	Scrapped 1922

Virginia class

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Displacement: 15,000 tons
Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 12 × 6 in (152 mm) guns (12x1), 24 1-pounders (24x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: Belt 11 inches; Turret 12 inches; Deck 3 inches
Speed: 19 knots
Ships in class: 5: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: 19 February 1906 (Rhode Island)
Decommissioned: 13 August 1920 (Virginia)
Fate: Virginia and New Jersey sunk as targets, remainder sold for scrap, 1923

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-13)	4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2)		15,000 tons		21 May 1902	5 April 1904	7 May 1906	Sunk as target
Template:USS (BB-14)					4 July 1902	7 October 1904	1 July 1907	Sold for scrap, 1923
Template:USS (BB-15)					31 August 1901	11 October 1904	24 September 1906	Sold for scrap, 1923
Template:USS (BB-16)					3 May 1902	10 November 1904	12 May 1906	Sunk as target
Template:USS (BB-17)					1 May 1902	17 May 1904	19 February 1906	Sold for scrap, 1923

Connecticut class

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Displacement: 16,000 tons
Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4x2), 12 × 7 in (178 mm) (12x1), 10 × 3 in (76 mm) (10x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 11in Belt / 3in Deck
Speed: 18 knots
Ships in class: 6: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: 2 June 1906 (Louisiana)
Decommissioned: 1 March 1923 (Connecticut)
Fate: Scrapped 1923–24

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-18)	4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2x2)		16,000 tons		10 March 1903	29 September 1904	29 September 1906	Scrapped 1923–24
Template:USS (BB-19)					7 February 1903	27 August 1904	2 June 1906	Scrapped 1923–24
Template:USS (BB-20)					21 May 1904	31 August 1905	4 March 1907	Scrapped 1923–24
Template:USS (BB-21)					10 February 1904	12 August 1905	18 April 1907	Scrapped 1923–24
Template:USS (BB-22)					27 October 1903	8 April 1905	9 March 1907	Scrapped 1923–24
Template:USS (BB-25)					1 May 1905	30 June 1906	19 March 1908	Scrapped 1923–24

Mississippi class

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Displacement: 13,000 tons
Armament: 4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2 × 2), 8 × 8 in (203 mm) (4 × 2), 8 × 7 in (178 mm) (8x1), 12 × 3 in (76 mm) (12 × 1), 6 × 3 pounder gun (6 × 1), 2 × 1-pounder Mark 6 (2 × 1), 6 × .30-caliber machine guns (6 × 1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:
Speed: 17 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 1 February 1908 (Mississippi)
Fate: Decommissioned 30 July 1914 and sold to Greece. Kilkis (ex-Mississippi) and Limnos (ex-Idaho) sunk by German bombers in April 1941.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-23)	4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2 × 2)		13,000 tons		12 May 1904	30 September 1905	1 February 1908	Sold to Greece 1914; sunk by German aircraft in April 1941; sold for scrap in the 1950s
Template:USS (BB-24)	4 × 12 in (305 mm) (2 × 2)		13,000 tons		12 May 1904	9 December 1905	1 April 1908	Sold to Greece 1914; sunk by German aircraft in April 1941; sold for scrap in the 1950s

Dreadnought battleships

South Carolina class

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Displacement: 16,000 tons
Armament: 8 × 12 in (305 mm) guns (4 × 2), 22 × 3 in (76 mm) (22x1), 2 × 3 pounder (2 × 1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 12” belt, 2.5" deck
Speed: 18 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 4 January 1910 (Michigan)
Decommissioned: 11 February 1922 (Michigan)
Fate: Scrapped 1924

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-26)	8 × 12 in (305 mm) (4 × 2)		16,000 tons		18 December 1906	11 July 1908	1 March 1910	Broken up as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty, 1924
Template:USS (BB-27)	8 × 12 in (305 mm) (4 × 2)		16,000 tons		17 December 1906	26 May 1908	4 January 1910

Delaware class

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Displacement: 20,380 tons
Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 22 × 3 in (76 mm) (22x1), 2 × 3 pounder (2x1) guns, 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 4 April 1910 (Delaware)
Decommissioned: 22 November 1923 (North Dakota)
Fate: Delaware scrapped 1924; North Dakota converted to target ship 1924, scrapped 1931

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-28)	10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5 × 2)	9–11 in (229 – 279 mm)	20,380 tons	2 × sets Vertical triple expansion Delaware Curtis Steam turbines North Dakota 2 × screws	11 November 1907	6 February 1909	4 April 1910	10 November 1923	Broken up at Baltimore, 1924
Template:USS (BB-29)	10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5 × 2)	9–11 in (229 – 279 mm)	20,380 tons		16 December 1907	10 November 1908	11 April 1910	22 November 1923	Broken up at Baltimore, 1931

Florida class

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Displacement: 21,800 tons
Armament: 10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2), 16 × 5 in (127 mm) (16x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 31 August 1911 (Utah)
Decommissioned: 16 February 1931 (Florida)
Fate: Florida scrapped in 1932, Utah became target ship (AG-16) in 1931, sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-30)	10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2)	9–11 in (229–279 mm)	21,800 tons	4 × Parsons steam turbine 4 × screws	8 March 1909	12 May 1910	15 September 1911	16 February 1931	Broken up at Philadelphia, 1931
Template:USS (BB-31)	10 × 12 in (305 mm) (5x2)	9–11 in (229–279 mm)	21,800 tons	4 × Parsons steam turbine 4 × screws	9 March 1909	23 December 1909	31 August 1911	5 September 1944	Sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

Wyoming class

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Displacement: 26,000 tons
Armament: 12 × 12 in (305 mm) (6x2), 21 × 5 in (127 mm) (21x1), two 3-inch (3x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 11in Belt / 2in Deck
Speed: 20.5 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 17 September 1912 (Arkansas)
Decommissioned: 1 August 1947 (Wyoming)
Fate: Wyoming became a training ship (AG-17) in 1931, scrapped in 1947. Arkansas sunk at Operation Crossroads in 1946

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-32)	12 × 12 in (305 mm) (6x2)	5–11 in (127–279 mm)	26,000 tons	4 × Parsons steam turbines 4 × screws	9 February 1910	25 May 1911	25 September 1912	1 August 1947	Struck 16 December 1947; Sold for scrap, 30 October 1947
Template:USS (BB-33)	12 × 12 in (305 mm) (6x2)	5–11 in (127–279 mm)	26,000 tons	4 × Parsons steam turbines 4 × screws	25 January 1910	14 January 1911	17 September 1912	29 July 1946	Struck 15 August 1946; Sunk on 25 July 1946, as part of Operation Crossroads

New York class

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Displacement: 27,200 tons
Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (5x2), 21 5-inch (21x1), two 3-inch (2x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 12in Belt
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 12 March 1914 (Texas)
Decommissioned: 21 April 1948 (Texas)
Fate: New York sunk as target 1948; Texas preserved as a memorial 1948

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-34)	10 × 14 in (356 mm) (5x2)	10–12 in (254–305 mm)	27,200 tons	2 × screws 2 × triple-expansion steam engines	11 September 1911	30 October 1912	15 May 1914	29 August 1946	Struck 13 July 1948; Sunk as target, 8 July 1948
Template:USS (BB-35)	10 × 14 in (356 mm) (5x2)	10–12 in (254–305 mm)	27,200 tons	2 × screws 2 × triple-expansion steam engines	17 April 1911	18 May 1912	12 March 1914	21 April 1948	Struck 30 April 1948; Museum ship under restoration in Galveston, Texas

Standard-type battleships

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Nevada class

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Displacement: 27,500 tons
Armament: 10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2), 21 × 5 in (127 mm) (21x1), 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:13.5in Belt / 2.9in Deck
Speed: 20 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 11 March 1916 (Nevada)
Decommissioned: 29 August 1946 (Nevada)
Fate: Nevada sunk as target 1948; Oklahoma sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941, raised and stripped of salvageable parts, sunk en route to scrapping 1947

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-36)	10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2)	8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)	27,500 tons	2 × screw propellers 2 × steam turbines with geared cruising turbines	4 November 1912	11 July 1914	11 March 1916	Struck 12 August 1948; Sunk as a target 31 July 1948
Template:USS (BB-37)	10 × 14 in (356 mm) (2x3, 2x2)	8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)	27,500 tons	2 × screw propellers 2 × triple-expansion steam engines	26 October 1912	23 March 1914	2 May 1916	Struck 1 September 1944; Hulk sank while under tow, 17 May 1947

Pennsylvania class

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Displacement: 31,400 tons
Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 22 × 5 in (127 mm) (22x1), 4 × 3 in (76 mm) (4x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 13.5in Belt / 3in Deck
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: both in 1916
Fate: Pennsylvania sunk after Operation Crossroads in 1946, Arizona destroyed at Pearl Harbor in 1941, designated as a memorial.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-38)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)	31,400 tons	4 × screws 4 × sets of Curtis (Pennsylvania) or Parsons (Arizona) steam turbines with geared cruising turbines	27 October 1913	16 March 1915	12 June 1916	29 August 1946	Target ship, Operation Crossroads; scuttled 10 February 1948
Template:USS (BB-39)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	8–13.5 in (203–343 mm)	31,400 tons		16 March 1914	19 June 1915	17 October 1916	29 December 1941	Sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941

New Mexico class

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Displacement: 32,000 tons
Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 3: Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: 18 December 1917 (Mississippi)
Decommissioned: 17 September 1956 (Mississippi)
Fate: New Mexico & Idaho scrapped 1947; Mississippi converted to trials ship (AG-128) 1946, scrapped 1956

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-40)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	13.5 in Belt / 3.5 in Deck	32,000	4 × screws turbo-electric transmission	14 October 1915	13 April 1917	20 May 1918	19 July 1946	Struck 25 February 1947; Broken up at Newark, 1947
Template:USS (BB-41)				4 × steam turbines 4 × screw propellers	5 April 1915	25 January 1917	18 December 1917	17 September 1956	Struck 17 September 1956; Broken up at Baltimore, 1956
Template:USS (BB-42)				4 × steam turbines 4 × screw propellers	20 January 1915	30 June 1917	24 March 1919	3 July 1946	Broken up at Newark, 1947

Tennessee class

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Displacement: 32,300 tons
Armament: 12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3), 14 × 5 in (127 mm) (14x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: 3 June 1920 (Tennessee)
Decommissioned: 14 February 1947 (both)
Fate: sold for scrap 1959

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-43)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	13.5 in Belt / 3.5 in Deck	32,300 tons	2 × Westinghouse electric generators 4 × electric motors 4 × screw propellers	14 May 1917	30 April 1919	3 June 1920	14 February 1947	Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap 10 July 1959
Template:USS (BB-44)	12 × 14 in (356 mm) (4x3)	13.5 in Belt / 3.5 in Deck	32,300 tons		25 October 1916	20 November 1919	10 August 1921	14 February 1947	Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap 10 July 1959

Colorado class

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Displacement: 32,600 tons
Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x2), 12 × 5 in (127 mm) (12x1), 8 × 3 in (76 mm) (8x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck
Speed: 21 knots
Ships in class: 4: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: Maryland in 1921, Colorado and West Virginia in 1923, Washington not completed and sunk as target
Fate: Remaining three decommissioned 1947 and sold for scrap 1959.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-45)	8 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x2)	13.5in Belt / 3.5in Deck	32,600 tons	4 × screws turbo-electric transmission	29 May 1919	22 March 1921	30 August 1923	7 January 1947	Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap, 23 July 1959
Template:USS (BB-46)					24 April 1917	20 March 1920	21 July 1921	3 April 1947	Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap, 8 July 1959
Template:USS (BB-47)					30 June 1919	1 September 1921	colspan=2 Template:N/a	Cancelled after signing of Washington Naval Treaty; Sunk as target, 25 November 1924
Template:USS (BB-48)					12 April 1920	17 November 1921	1 December 1923	9 January 1947	Struck 1 March 1959; Sold for scrap, 24 August 1959

South Dakota class (1920)

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Displacement: 43,200 tons
Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3), 16 × 6 in (152 mm) (16x1), 8 × 3 in (76 mm) (8x1), 2 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor: 13.5in Belt / 4.75in Deck
Speed: 23 knots
Ships in class: 6: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Fate: Because of the Washington Naval Treaty, all were cancelled and scrapped on their slips prior to launch in 1923.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Suspended	Canceled	% Completed	Fate
USS South Dakota (BB-49)<ref>Template:Cite DANFS</ref>	12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3)	13.5in Belt / 4.75in Deck	43,200 tons	4 × propeller shafts 4 × turbo-electric generators	15 March 1920	8 February 1922	17 August 1922	38.5%	Sold for scrap, Template:Nowrap 1923
USS Indiana (BB-50)<ref>Template:Cite DANFS</ref>					1 November 1920			34.7%	Scrapped on slipway
USS Montana (BB-51)<ref>Template:Cite DANFS</ref>					1 September 1920			27.6%	Sold for scrap, Template:Nowrap 1923
USS North Carolina (BB-52)<ref>Template:Cite DANFS</ref>					12 January 1920			36.7%	Sold for scrap, Template:Nowrap 1923
USS Iowa (BB-53)<ref>Template:Cite DANFS</ref>					17 May 1920			31.8%	Sold for scrap, Template:Nowrap 1923
USS Massachusetts (BB-54)<ref>Template:Cite DANFS</ref>					4 April 1921			11.0%	Sold for scrap, Template:Nowrap 1923

Fast battleships

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North Carolina class

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Displacement: 35,000 tons
Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 16 × 1.1 inch AA (4x4)
Armor: 12in Belt / 7in Deck
Speed: 28 knots
Ships in class: 2: Template:USS and Template:USS
Commissioned: 1941
Fate: North Carolina preserved as memorial 1965; Washington scrapped 1962

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-55)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3)	12in Belt / 7in Deck	35,000 tons	4 × General Electric geared turbines 4 × screws	27 October 1937	13 June 1940	9 April 1941	27 June 1947	Struck 1 June 1960; Museum ship since 29 April 1962 Wilmington, North Carolina
Template:USS (BB-56)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3)	12in Belt / 7in Deck	35,000 tons	4 × General Electric geared turbines 4 × screws	14 June 1938	1 June 1940	15 May 1941	27 June 1947	Struck 1 June 1960; Sold for scrap, 24 May 1961

South Dakota class (1939)

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Displacement: 38,000 tons
Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3×3), 20 (16 on South Dakota) × 5 inch (10 or 8 × 2), up to 68 × 40 mm AA (17 × 4), up to 76 × 20 mm AA (76x1), 3 aircraft
Armor: 12.2in Belt / 7.5in Deck
Speed: 27 knots
Ships in class: 4: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: 1942
Fate: South Dakota and Indiana scrapped 1962 and 1963 respectively; Alabama preserved as memorial 1964; Massachusetts preserved as memorial 1965

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-57)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3×3)	12.2in Belt / 7.5in Deck	38,000 tons	4 × screws 4 × geared steam turbines	5 July 1939	7 June 1941	20 March 1942	31 January 1947	Struck 1 June 1962; Sold for scrap, 25 October 1962
Template:USS (BB-58)					20 September 1939	21 November 1941	30 April 1942	11 September 1947	Struck 1 June 1962; Sold for scrap, 23 October 1963
Template:USS (BB-59)					20 July 1939	23 September 1941	12 May 1942	27 March 1947	Struck 1 June 1962; Museum ship at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts, since 14 August 1965
Template:USS (BB-60)					1 February 1940	16 February 1942	16 August 1942	9 January 1947	Struck 1 June 1962; Museum ship at Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama, since 11 June 1964

Iowa class

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Displacement: 48,500 tons
Armament: 9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), 80 × 40 mm AA (20x4), 49 × 20 mm AA (49x1) (1980s modification added 32 × Tomahawk and 16 × Harpoon missiles and 4 × Phalanx CIWS, and deleted 8 5-in guns and all other light anti-aircraft gun systems)
Armor: 12in Belt / 7.5in Deck
Speed: 33 knots
Ships in class: 6: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Commissioned: Four commissioned; first, Iowa 1943; last, Missouri 1944.
Fate: Iowa preserved as memorial in San Pedro, California; Missouri preserved as memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Wisconsin preserved as memorial in Norfolk, Virginia; New Jersey preserved as memorial in Camden, NJ; Illinois cancelled and scrapped on slip (bell currently at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's Memorial Stadium (University of Illinois), home of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team, traditionally rung when the Illini score a touchdown); Kentucky launched 1950, not completed, scrapped 1958.

Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Service
Ship	Main guns	Armor	Displacement	Propulsion	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Fate
Template:USS (BB-61)	9 × 16 in (406 mm) (3x3)	12.1 <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> in Belt / 7.5in Deck	48,500 tons	4 × screws 4 × geared steam turbines	27 June 1940	27 August 1942	22 February 1943	24 March 1949	Preserved as museum ship in Los Angeles, California
			25 August 1951					24 February 1958
			28 April 1984					26 October 1990
Template:USS (BB-62)			16 September 1940			7 December 1942	23 May 1943	30 June 1948	Preserved as museum ship in Camden, New Jersey
							21 November 1950	21 August 1957
							6 April 1968	17 December 1969
							28 December 1982	8 February 1991
Template:USS (BB-63)			6 January 1941			29 January 1944	11 June 1944	26 February 1955	Preserved as museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Template:USS (BB-63)			6 January 1941			29 January 1944	10 May 1986	1 March 1992	Preserved as museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Template:USS (BB-64)			25 January 1941			7 December 1943	16 April 1944	1 July 1948	Preserved as museum ship in Norfolk, Virginia
							3 March 1951	8 March 1958
							22 October 1988	30 September 1991
Template:USS (BB-65)			6 December 1942			style="text-align:center"colspan=3 Template:N/a	Cancelled 11 August 1945 Broken up at Philadelphia, 1958
Template:USS (BB-66) (BBG-1)			7 March 1942			20 January 1950	style="text-align:center"colspan=2 Template:N/a	Broken up at Baltimore, 1959

Montana class

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Displacement: 65,000 tons
Armament: 12 × 16 in (406 mm) (4x3), 20 × 5 in (127 mm) (10x2), undesignated number of 40 mm and 20 mm
Armor: 16in Belt / 8.2in Deck
Speed: 28 knots
Ships in class: 5: Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, Template:USS, and Template:USS
Fate: All cancelled in 1943 before being laid down

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Memorials

USS Arizona (BB-39) - Pearl Harbor National Memorial, HI
USS Utah (ex-BB-31) - Pearl Harbor National Memorial, HI

Museum ships

USS Alabama (BB-60) - Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL
USS Iowa (BB-61) – USS Iowa Museum, Los Angeles, CA
USS Massachusetts (BB-59) - Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA
USS Missouri (BB-63), Pearl Harbor, HI
USS New Jersey (BB-62), Camden, NJ
USS North Carolina (BB-55), Wilmington, NC
USS Texas (BB-35) - Battleship Texas Foundation
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) - Nauticus, Norfolk VA

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USS Texas (1892)

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Illinois class

Maine class

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Connecticut class

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Delaware class

Florida class

Wyoming class

New York class

Standard-type battleships

Nevada class

Pennsylvania class

New Mexico class

Tennessee class

Colorado class

South Dakota class (1920)

Fast battleships

North Carolina class

South Dakota class (1939)

Iowa class

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