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| USS Tennessee, |
| Battleship (BB-43) |
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| Specifications & Bibliography |
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| Act of 3 March 1915:
"._._. The President
is hereby authorized to have constructed two first-class battleships, carrying
as heavy armor and as powerful armament as any vessel of their class, to
have the highest practicable speed and greatest desirable radius of action,
and to cost, exclusive of armor and armament, not to exceed $7,800,000 each.
._._." |
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| USS Tennessee, Battleship (BB-43)
Specifications |
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1920
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Length Overall: 624'6"
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Extreme Beam: 97'4"
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Normal Displacement:
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Tons: 32,300
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Mean Draft: 30'3"
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Designed Complement:
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Officers: 57
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Enlisted: 1,026
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Armor:
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Belt: 13.5"
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Turrets: 18"
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Deck:
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Conning Tower: 16"
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Designed Speed: 21
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Designed Shaft Horsepower: 26,800
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Engines:
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Manufacturer: Wstgh.
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Type: Turbine, electric drive
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Screws: 4
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Boilers:
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Fuel :
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Drive: TE
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Class: Tennessee
Armament:
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Main:
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Secondary:
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Torpedo Tubes:
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1922
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Main:
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Secondary:
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Torpedo Tubes:
1929:
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Main:
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Secondary:
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Torpedo Tubes:
1935:
1941:
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Main:
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Secondary:
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(10) 5"/51
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(8) 5"/25 AA
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(4) 3"/50 AA
1943:
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Bibliography
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Larry W. Jewell, Who's Who of United States
Battleships, (Internet publication), edition: 30 August, 1993. |
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
1964), Vol.1 -- A-B, p. 197 |
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James L. Mooney, Dictionary of American Naval
Fighting Ships, (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,
1981), Vol.7: T-V, p. 88-100 |
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