List of United States Navy battleship classes

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Lists of
United States Navy Ship Classes
by Type

This list includes all US Navy battleship classes . All these ships were classified as "BB" Battleship ( Battleship provided). Exceptions are Texas and Maine , initially as "ACR" Armored Cruiser ( Battleship ), and were later classified as "second class Battleship" (Battleship second class).

Surname Ships
(planned / built) 		Operating time * Tonnage
(tons) 		Type
Maine class (1) 1/1 1895 - 1898 † 6682 Pre-dreadnought
Texas class 1/1 1895 - 1911 6682
Indiana class 3/3 1895 - 1920 10288
Iowa Class (1) 1/1 1897 - 1919 6682
Kearsarge class 2/2 1900 - 1920 11540
Illinois class 3/3 1900 - 1920 11565
Maine class (2) 3/3 1902 - 1922 12500
Virginia class 5/5 1902 - 1920 15000
Connecticut class 5/5 1906 - 1923 16000
Mississippi class 2/2 1908 - 1914 13000
South Carolina class 2/2 1910 - 1922 16000 Dreadnought
Delaware class 2/2 1910 - 1923 16000
Florida class 2/2 1911 - 1932 21800
Wyoming class 2/2 1912 - 1947 27200
New York class 2/2 1914 - 1948 27200
Nevada class 2/2 1916 - 1948 † 27500 Super dreadnought
Pennsylvania class 2/2 1916 - 1956 † 31400
New Mexico class 3/3 1917 - 1956 32000
Tennessee class 2/2 1920 - 1947 32000
Colorado class 4/3 1921 - 1947 32600
South Dakota Class (1) 6/0 - (43200)
North Carolina class 2/2 1941 - 1947 35000 Modern battleship
South Dakota Class (2) 4/4 1942 - 1947 35000
Iowa Class (2) 6/4 1943 - 1991 45000
Montana class (1940) 5/0 - (58000)
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* Operating time of the class corresponds to the period between the first commissioning and the last decommissioning of a ship of the respective class.
† All ships of this class were sunk in combat or as a target ship
highlighted in blue: single ship classes