Indiana 1895
| No | Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| BB1, 3/1919 - BC1 | Indiana, 3/1919 - Coast Battleship No1 | Cramp, Philadelphia | 7/5/1891 | 28/2/1893 | 20/11/1895 | sunk as target 1/11/1920 |
| BB2, 3/1919 - BC2 | Massachusetts, 3/1919 - Coast Battleship No2 | Cramp, Philadelphia | 25/6/1891 | 10/6/1893 | 10/6/1896 | stricken 11/1920 |
| BB3 | Oregon | Union Iron Wks, San Francisco | 19/11/1891 | 26/10/1893 | 15/7/1896 | stricken 11/1920 |
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Displacement normal, t |
10288 |
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Displacement full, t |
11688 |
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Length, m |
107.0 |
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Breadth, m |
21.1 |
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Draught, m |
7.32 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 6 cylindrical boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
9000 |
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Max speed, kts |
15 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 1640 |
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Armour, mm |
Harvey and nickel steel - belt: 457 - 102, bulkheads: 356, deck: 70 - 76, barbettes: 432, main turrets: 381, secondary turrets: 203 - 127, CT: 229 |
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Armament |
2 x 2 - 330/35 Mk 1, 4 x 2 - 203/35 Mk 3/4, 4 x 1 - 152/40 Mk 3/4, 20 x 1 - 57/(30 - 50) Mk 1 - 10, 6 x 1 - 37/(20 - 50) Mk 1 - 12, 6 - 450 TT (4 beam, 1 bow, 1 stern) |
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Complement |
586 - 636 |
Ship project history: The first serial USN battleships. The low free board did not allow to consider still their as rigorous ocean ships. Main guns had very small firing rate, besides, their turrets have not been balanced, that it is even more complicated shooting. Their main weapon, as a matter of fact, were highly placed 203mm guns.
Ship protection: Main belt had 45.7m length and 2.28m height (0.91m over and 1.37m under waterline). It was connected with main gun barbettes by 356mm angled bulkheads. It was 457mm thick from upper edge to 0.3m under waterline and tapered to 216mm at lower edge. Upper belt was 102mm thick. 70mm armoured deck over citadel was flat and connected with upper edge of main belt. It was sloped and 76mm thick at ship ends. Main gun turrets had 76mm crowns.
Modernizations: 1905-1908, all: - 4 x 1 - 152/40, 10 x 1 - 57/(30 - 50), 6 - 450 TT; + 12 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 2/3/5/6/8; cylindrical boilers were replaced by 8 Babcock & Wilcox.
1907-1908, all: cage mainmast was installed.
1919, all: - 8 x1 - 76/50
.Naval service: Indiana and Massachusetts were re-classified as coast defence battleships in 1919. Oregon became a museum ship in January, 1924. Two first ships were sunk on exercises as targets 1/11/1920 and 6/1/1921 respectively. Oregon was sold for BU in December, 1942 but later works were stopped and in July, 1944 she was towed to Guam as ammunition hulk. Later she breaking adrift in a typhoon and sold in March, 1956.
Massachusetts 1900
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