Florida class battleship

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Florida-class battleship
Image:Uss florida bb.jpg
Class Overview
Class type:	Battleship
Class name	The State of Florida
Preceded by:	Delaware class
Succeeded by:	Wyoming class
Ships of the line:	Florida (BB-30), Utah (BB-31)
General Characteristics (USS Florida)
Displacement:	Standard:21,825 tons Mean War Service:
Length:	521 ft 5 in (26.9 m)
Beam:	88 ft 3 in (26.9 m)
Draft:	28 ft 3 in (8.6 m)
Speed:	21 knots (39 km/h)
Complement:	1,001 officers and men
Max. cruising radius
Power:
Drive:
Fuel:
Armour	Belt: Bulkheads: Barbettes: Turrets: Decks:

The Florida-class battleships of the United States Navy were its first battleships to have steam turbine propulsion. They were, in general, similar to the preceding Delaware-class design, but were slightly larger, and as already stated, were powered by steam turbines. The two ships of this class were launched in 1910 and 1909, respectively:

These ships were approximately 2000 pounds larger than the previous class, but had the same armament (ten 12-inch guns in five turrets, secondary battery of 5-inch guns).

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