Maine class battleship
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| Maine-class battleship | |
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| Image:Uss maine bb-10.jpg | |
| Class Overview | |
| Class type: | Battleship |
| Class name | The State of Maine |
| Preceded by: | Illinois class |
| Succeeded by: | Virginia class |
| Ships of the line: | Maine (BB-10), Missouri (BB-11), Ohio (BB-12) |
| General Characteristics (USS Maine) | |
| Displacement: | Standard: 12,500 tons; Mean War Service: 13,500 tons |
| Length: | 394 ft |
| Beam: | 72 ft 3 in (22 m) |
| Draft: | 24 ft 3 in |
| Speed: | 18 knots |
| Complement: | 1,017 officers and men |
| Max. cruising radius | |
| Power: | |
| Drive: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Armour | Belt: Bulkheads: Barbettes: Turrets: Decks: |
The Maine class of battleships were launched around the dawn of the 20th century, including three ships: The Maine, Missouri, and Ohio.
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Description
- Displacement: 12,500 to 13,500 tons
- Length: 394 feet
- Beam: 72 feet 3 inches
- Draft: 26 feet
- Propulsion:
- Engines:
- Shafts:
- Power:
- Complement: 1,017
- Armor:
- Belt:
- Turret:
- Tower:
- Deck:
- Armament:
- Main guns: 4 x 12 inch guns
- Secondary guns: 16 x 6 inch guns
- Light guns: 6 x 3 inch guns, 8 x 3 pounder guns and 6 x 1 pounder guns
- Machineguns: 3 x .30-caliber machineguns
- Torpedoes: 2 x 18 inch torpedo tubes
- Performance:
- Speed: 18 knots
- Range:
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Ships in class
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USS Maine
- Designation: BB-10
- Laid down: 15 February 1899
- Launched: 17 July 1901
- Commissioned: 29 December 1902
- Operations: Great White Fleet, Atlantic Fleet, World War I
- Victories: None
- Fate: Decommissioned 15 May 1920 and sold for scrap 17 December 1923
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USS Missouri
- Designation: BB-11
- Laid down: 7 February 1900
- Launched: 28 December 1901
- Commissioned: 1 December 1903
- Operations: Great White Fleet, 1912 in Cuba, World War I training
- Victories: None
- Fate: Decommissioned 8 September 1919 and sold for scrap 26 January 1922
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USS Ohio
- Designation: BB-12
- Laid down: 22 April 1899
- Launched: 18 May 1901
- Commissioned: 4 October 1904
- Operations: Asiatic Fleet, Great White Fleet, 1914 Veracruz, World War I training
- Victories: None
- Fate: Decommissioned 31 May 1922 and sold for scrap 24 March 1923
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See also
- List of battleships of the United States Navy
- List of ship launches in 1901
- Lists of ship commissionings in: 1902, 1903, and 1904
- Lists of ship decommissionings in: 1919, 1922, and 1923Template:USN-stub
| Maine-class battleship |
| Maine | Missouri | Ohio |
| List of battleships of the United States Navy |