Connecticut 1908
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| BB18 | Connecticut | New York N Yd, Brooklyn | 10/3/1903 | 29/9/1904 | 29/9/1906 | stricken 11/1923 |
| BB19 | Louisiana | Newport News | 7/2/1903 | 27/8/1904 | 2/6/1906 | stricken 11/1923 |
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Displacement normal, t |
16000 |
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Displacement full, t |
17666 |
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Length, m |
139.1 |
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Breadth, m |
23.4 |
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Draught, m |
7.47 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 12 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
16500 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 |
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Fuel, t |
BB18: coal 2249 BB19: coal 2376 |
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Armour, mm |
Krupp and Harvey steel - belt: 229 - 152 (178 - 102 at ship ends), bulkheads: 152, deck: 76 - 38, barbettes: 254 - 152, main gun turrets: 305 - 203, secondary gun turrets: 165 - 51, casemates: 178 - 95, CT: 229 |
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Armament |
BB18: 2 x 2 - 305/45 Mk 5/6, 4 x 2 - 203/45 Mk 6, 12 x 1 - 178/45 Mk 2, 20 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 2/3/5/6/8, 12 x 1 - 47/(40 - 50) Mk 1 - 11, 4 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50) Mk 1 - 15, 4 - 533 TT (beam) BB19: 2 x 2 - 305/45 Mk 5/6, 4 x 2 - 203/45 Mk 6, 12 x 1 - 178/45 Mk 2, 20 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 2/3/5/6/8, 12 x 1 - 47/(40 - 50) Mk1 - 11, 2 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50) Mk 1 - 15, 4 - 533 TT (beam) |
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Complement |
827 - 896 |
Ship project history: The most perfect pre-dreadnoughts of the USN possessing with good seaworthiness. One big lack was presence of two intermediate calibres (203 and 178mm): that extremely complicated fire control. First two ships of a series differed from others on details of armour protection a little and are sometimes outlined in separate class.
Ship protection: Main belt had 2.82m height (1.3m over and 1.52m under waterline). 58.5m long amidships part of belt was 279mm thick at 1.6m upper part tapering to 229mm at lower edge. Next 14.9m fore and aft parts of belt were 229mm at upper edge tapering to 178mm at lower edge. Ship ends were closed by 2.43m in height (0.91m over and 1.52m under wateline) 178-127mm, later 127mm and finally 102mm armour. Belt was connected with main gun barbettes by 152mm bulkheads. There was 152mm upper belt. 38mm armoured deck over citadel had 76mm slopes and connected with lower edge of main belt. It was 76mm in flat part and had 76mm slopes at ship ends. Main gun turrets had 305mm faces, 203mm sides and rears and 64mm crowns. Secondary gun turrets had 165mm faces, 152mm sides and rears and 51mm crowns. 6`` guns had 152mm armour.
Modernizations: 1909 - 1910, both: - 12 x 1 - 47/(40 - 50); cage masts were installed.
1919, both: - 12 x1 - 178/45 (may be temporarily), 8 x 1 - 76/50; + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10 AA
Naval service: Both ships were stricken under the terms of Washington Treaty.
Connecticut 1909
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