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| Class: | BB 34 | Fleet: | ||
| Status: | Disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise | Homeport: | ||
| Date status changed: | 07/08/1948 | Berth: | ||
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| Force: | MARAD Type: | |||
| Builder: | NAV SY/NEW YORK | |||
| Delivery Date: | 04/26/1914 | |||
| Award Date: | 05/01/1911 | Age (since delivery) (At time of disposal): | 34.3 years | |
| Keel Date: | 09/11/1911 | Commission Date: | 04/15/1914 | |
| Launch Date: | 10/30/1912 | Inactivation Date: | ||
| Age (since launch)(At time of disposal) | 35.8 years | Decommission Date: | 08/29/1946 | |
| Years from Commission to Decommission: | 32.4 | |||
| Stricken Date: | 07/13/1948 | |||
| Overall Length: | 573 ft | Waterline Length: | 565 ft | |
| Extreme Beam: | 106 ft | Waterline Beam: | ||
| Maximum Navigational Draft: | 32 ft | Draft Limit: | ||
| Light Displacement: | 27000 tons | Full Displacement: | 34000 tons | |
| Dead Weight: | 7000 tons | |||
| Hull Material: Steel hull, steel superstructure. | ||||
| Number of Propellers: 2 | ||||
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| Accommodations: | Officers: 101 | Enlisted: 1163 |
| Remarks: | EMPLOYED AS A TARGET SHIP IN THE ATOMIC BOMB TESTS AT BIKINI ATOLL IN 7/1946. SU NK AS A TARGET ON 7/8/1948 BY AIRCRAFT AND NAVAL GUNFIRE 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF P EARL HARBOR |
| Custodian: | US NAVY | Ships Program Manager: |
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| Last updated 11/06/1998 |
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