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| + | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 3 vessels | ||
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| + | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
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| + | ! align=center | Name | ||
| + | ! align=center | Builder | ||
| + | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
| + | ! align=center | Launched | ||
| + | ! align=center | Completed | ||
| + | ! align=center | Fate | ||
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| + | | {{US-Maine}} | ||
| + | |[[William Cramp & Sons]] | ||
| + | |15 Feb, 1899 | ||
| + | |27 Jul, 1901 | ||
| + | |29 Dec, 1902 | ||
| + | |Sold 1922 | ||
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| + | | {{US-Missouri}} | ||
| + | |[[Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company|Newport News]] | ||
| + | |7 Feb, 1900 | ||
| + | |28 Dec, 1901 | ||
| + | |1 Dec, 1903 | ||
| + | |Sold 1922 | ||
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| + | | {{US-Ohio}} | ||
| + | |[[Union Iron Works]] | ||
| + | |22 Apr, 1899 | ||
| + | |1901 | ||
| + | |4 Oct, 1904 | ||
| + | |Sold 1923 | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Design & Construction== | ||
| + | Originally planned as further members of the preceding [[Illinois Class Battleship (1898)|''Illinois'' class]], a new design was worked out to incorporate water-tube boilers, Krupp nickel-cemented armor, and a high-velocity main battery using smokeless powder.{{BauerRobertsRegister|p. 104}} | ||
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| + | ==Armament== | ||
| + | ===As Completed=== | ||
| + | {{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 428}} | ||
| + | <br>'''Guns''' | ||
| + | * four 12-inch/50 caliber | ||
| + | * sixteen 6-inch/50 caliber | ||
| + | * six 3-inch/50 caliber | ||
| + | * eight 3-pounders | ||
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| + | '''Torpedoes''' | ||
| + | * two 18-inch submerged tubes, six torpedoes | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| + | * {{BauerRobertsRegister}} | ||
| + | * {{Conways1860}} | ||
| + | * {{FriedmanUSBattleships}} | ||
| + | * {{SilverstoneNewNavy}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:29, 9 December 2014
Three Maine class battleships were completed for the U.S. Navy between 1902 and 1904.
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Maine | William Cramp & Sons | 15 Feb, 1899 | 27 Jul, 1901 | 29 Dec, 1902 | Sold 1922 |
| Missouri | Newport News | 7 Feb, 1900 | 28 Dec, 1901 | 1 Dec, 1903 | Sold 1922 |
| Ohio | Union Iron Works | 22 Apr, 1899 | 1901 | 4 Oct, 1904 | Sold 1923 |
Design & Construction
Originally planned as further members of the preceding Illinois class, a new design was worked out to incorporate water-tube boilers, Krupp nickel-cemented armor, and a high-velocity main battery using smokeless powder.[1]
Armament
As Completed
[2]
Guns
- four 12-inch/50 caliber
- sixteen 6-inch/50 caliber
- six 3-inch/50 caliber
- eight 3-pounders
Torpedoes
- two 18-inch submerged tubes, six torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Bauer, K. Jack and Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. New York: Greenwood Press.
- Chesneau, Robert; Kolesnik, Eugene (editors) (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
- Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Battleships: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-715-1. (on Amazon.com).
- Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.
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