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Three '''''Illinois'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1900 and 1901. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...was one of four [[King George V Class Battleship (1911)|''King George V'' class]] battleships completed for the [[Royal Navy]] in 1912-13. She was lost to ...night. Upon learning this, at 17:00 Jellicoe ordered the pre-dreadnought battleship {{UK-1Exmouth}} out to attempt to tow ''Audacious'' in. In case the ship w

Two '''''Kearsarge'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1900. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

''Kearsarge'', the lead ship of her class of battleships, was the first ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be name ...led the [[United States North Atlantic Battleship Squadron|North Atlantic Battleship Squadron]] to Lisbon, Portugal, where she entertained the King Charles of P

...'Kentucky''''', (BB-6) a [[Kearsarge Class Battleship (1898)|''Kearsarge'' class]] pre-dreadnought of the [[United States Navy]] was launched 24 March, 1898 ...Rear Admiral [[Louis Kempff]] 23 March. Throughout the following year the battleship led her squadron as it watched over American interest In the Far East, visi

The five pre-dreadnoughts of the '''''Braunschweig'' class''' were completed between 1904 and 1906. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

Three '''''Indiana'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[United States Navy]] in the mid-189 {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...ndiana''''' was one of three [[Indiana Class Battleship (1893)|''Indiana'' class]] pre-dreadnoughts completed for the [[United States Navy]] in the mid-1890 The contract for the United States Coastline Battleship ''Indiana'' was signed on 19 November, 1890 for the price of $3,063,333 wit

The battleship '''U.S.S. ''Massachusetts''''' was laid down by [[William Cramp & Sons]], P ...Following a brief voyage to Charleston, S.C., 12 to 20 February, 1897, the battleship departed New York 26 May for Boston, arriving 2 days later for a celebratio

The battleship '''U.S.S. ''Oregon''''' was laid down 19 November, 1891 by [[Union Iron Wor ...er. On one hand the feat had demonstrated the many capabilities of a heavy battleship in all conditions of wind and sea. On the other it swept away all oppositio

|nat=US '''U.S.S. ''Maine''''' was a second-class armored battleship of the [[United States Navy]] which blew up at Havana, Cuba, becoming the '

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Three '''''Maine'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1902 and 1904. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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Five '''''Virginia'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1906 and 1907. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...ing assigned to Division 2, Squadron 1, Atlantic Fleet 1 January 1907. The battleship departed Hampton Roads 9 March 1907 for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to participat ...Tampico and Tuxpan into February 1914. After 2 weeks at Guantanamo Bay the battleship returned northward to Virginia waters.

Six '''''Connecticut'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1906 and 1908. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...]] battleship of the [[Connecticut Class Battleship (1904)|''Connecticut'' Class]] in the [[United States Navy]]. ...nt Estrado Palma for American help in suppressing an insurrection. The new battleship carried a peace commission, comprised of Secretary of War William H. Taft a

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...was a [[battlecruiser]] of the [[Lion Class Battlecruiser (1910)|''Lion'' class]] in the [[Royal Navy]], although she differed somewhat from her two sister Sometime before 1913, she may have had a [[Type 3 Wireless Set|Type 3 Battleship Auxiliary set]], but it was to be replaced by a [[Type 10 Wireless Set|Type

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Two '''''Florida'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1911. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...31, later BB-31) was a [[Florida Class Battleship (1909)|''Florida'' class battleship]] which served in the [[First World War]]. She was sunk in the Japanese at {{Footer Florida Class Battleship (1909)}}

Two '''''Wyoming'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1912. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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Two '''''Nevada'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...37) was the second ship of the [[Nevada Class Battleship (1914)|''Nevada'' Class]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. She served for many years, even ...Harbor from 6 December, 1940 for patrols and exercises, and was moored in Battleship Row on 7 December, 1941, when the Japanese attacked. Outboard alongside ''M

Two '''''Pennsylvania'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1916. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>The second ''Arizona'' (Battleship No. 39) was laid down on 16 March 1914 at the New York Navy Yard; launched ...yard on that date for Norfolk, arriving there on the following day to join Battleship Division 8.

...'' (BB-38) was the lead ship of [[Pennsylvania Class Battleship (1915)|her class]] of [[United States Navy]] "super-dreadnought" battleships. She was the t ..., when Admiral [[Henry Thomas Mayo|Henry T. Mayo]] shifted his flag from {{US-Wyoming}} to ''Pennsylvania''. In January 1917, ''Pennsylvania'' steamed f

Three '''''New Mexico'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1917 and 1919. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

...ncluding a Fleet Review by President Wilson 13 September 1919. In 1920 the battleship carried Secretary Daniels and the Secretary of the Interior on an inspectio ...held by President Harding in Seattle shortly before his death In 1923. The battleship sailed 15 April 1925 for Hawaii, participated in war games until 1 July, an

Two '''''Mississippi'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1908. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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Two '''''Tennessee'' class battleships''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1920 and 1921. {| class="wikitable collapsible" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin:

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...''', the lead ship of her [[Tennessee Class Battleship (1919)|class]] of [[battleship]], was the third ship of the [[United States Navy]] named in honor of the 1 ...tops. This feature was to distinguish the "Big Five" from the rest of the battleship force until World War II. Since ''Tennessee's'' 14-inch turret guns could

...aval Academy from Ohio.{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 14-15}} Graduating with the class of 1890, he was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 July 1892.{{USOfficerRe ...ng Star'' (Washington, DC) 18 April, 1914 p. 2.</ref> He also commanded {{US-Denver|f=t}} in late 1914 into 1915.{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 14}}

...pared the fleet for war, having introduced the world's first all-big-gun [[battleship]], [[H.M.S. Dreadnought (1906)|''Dreadnought'']], concentrated the fleet in ...and, as I told you last mail, I had the satisfaction of getting a <u>first-class</u> certificate. Well, I came on board the ''Chesapeake'' and handed in my

...as then selected to command {{UK-Devastation|f=p}}, the first steam turret battleship designed without any sail power. Richards took command of ''Devastation'' ...of the Queen's birthday he was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 24 May, 1881.{{G

...whilst Jellicoe feared, wrongly, that the Germans had completed the Greek battleship ''Salamis'', building in a German yard at the outbreak of war, for themselv ...attleship of the [[Queen Elizabeth Class Battleship (1913)|Queen Elizabeth class]]: only four of the five were available.

...fine silhouette for the enemy, as some of our ships on the reverse side of us were clearly visible against the bright sunlit sky. ...red her first salvo at an enemy ship—four funnels—apparently of "Roon" class. She was noticed to be already disabled and stopped.