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UTAH (AG 16)
(ex-BATTLESHIP #31, BB 31)

MISCELLANEOUS

UIC:
Class:AG 16 Fleet:
Status:Disposed of, destroyed by enemy action with the Japanese in World War II Homeport:
Date status changed:12/07/1941 Berth:
Maintenance Category:
Force: MARAD Type:
Builder: NEW YORK SB CORP
Delivery Date:08/30/1911
Award Date:11/24/1908 Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal):30.3 years
Keel Date:03/15/1909 Commission Date:08/31/1911
Launch Date:12/23/1909 Inactivation Date:
Age (since launch)(At time of disposal)32.0 years Decommission Date:09/05/1944
Years from Commission to Decommission: 33.0
Stricken Date: 11/13/1944

Overall Length: 522 ft Waterline Length:510 ft
Extreme Beam:106 ft Waterline Beam:
Maximum Navigational Draft:29 ft Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:23700 tons Full Displacement:24800 tons
Dead Weight:1100 tons
Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure.
Number of Propellers: 4
Number of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:
Accommodations: Officers: 110 Enlisted: 1044

Remarks: REDUCED COMMISSION ON 2/16/31 FOR CONV TO REMOTE CONTROLLED TARGET SHIP AT NORFO
LK, VA. AS REPLACEMENT FOR NORTH CAROLINA (EX-BB 29). CONV TOOK 2 YRS. RECOMM'
D ON 4/1/32. ON 12/7/41, CAPSIZED AFTER BEING TORPEDOED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT AT
PEARL HARBOR, HI PLACED IN "ORDINARY" ON 12/29/41. FOUND TO BE BEYOND SALVAGE/R
EPAIR, OUT OF COMM, NOT IN SERVICE ON 9/5/44. STRICKEN/SUNK HULK LIES OTHER SIDE
OF FORD'S ISLAND. UTAH IS MAINTAINED AS MEMIRIAL AT PEARL HARBOR.



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