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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 2 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 | ||
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+ | | {{US-Kearsarge}} | ||
+ | |[[Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company|Newport News]] | ||
+ | |30 Jun, 1896 | ||
+ | |24 Mar, 1898 | ||
+ | |20 Feb, 1900 | ||
+ | |Sold 1955 | ||
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+ | | {{US-Kentucky}} | ||
+ | |[[Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company|Newport News]] | ||
+ | |30 Jun, 1896 | ||
+ | |24 Mar, 1898 | ||
+ | |15 May, 1900 | ||
+ | |Sold 1923 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | ==Design & Construction== | ||
+ | The ''Kearsarges''<nowiki>'</nowiki> double-story turrets were designed by [[Joseph Strauss]] of the [[Bureau of Ordnance]].{{FriedmanUSBattleships|p. 31}} | ||
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+ | ==Performance== | ||
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+ | ==Armament== | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 11 August 2016
Two Kearsarge class battleships were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1900.
Overview of 2 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Kearsarge | Newport News | 30 Jun, 1896 | 24 Mar, 1898 | 20 Feb, 1900 | Sold 1955 |
Kentucky | Newport News | 30 Jun, 1896 | 24 Mar, 1898 | 15 May, 1900 | Sold 1923 |
Design & Construction
The Kearsarges' double-story turrets were designed by Joseph Strauss of the Bureau of Ordnance.[1]
Performance
Armament
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Battleships. p. 31.
Bibliography
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