USS Connecticut (BB-18)
 USS Connecticut (BB-18) on a test drive |
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| Keel laying: | March 10, 1903 | |
| Launch: | September 29, 1904 | |
| Commissioning: | September 29, 1906 | |
| Decommissioning: | 1923 | |
| Fate: | Wrecked in 1924 | |
| Painted: | 1923 | |
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| Displacement: | 16,000 ts | |
| Length: | 137.2 m | |
| Width: | 23.2 m | |
| Draft: | 7.5 m | |
| Speed: | 18.8 knots (34.8 km / h) | |
| Crew: | 827 officers and men | |
| Armament: | 4 × 305 mm (12 inch) L / 45 rapid fire cannons in two twin towers fore and aft, 8 × 203 mm (8 inch) L / 45 rapid fire cannons in two twin towers each on the side deck, 12 × 178 mm (7 inch) L / 45 Rapid fire cannons in casemates , 20 × 76 mm (3 inch) Rapid fire cannons in single installation, 4 × 533 mm (21 inch) underwater torpedo tubes |
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| Armor: | Belt: up to 279 mm Towers: 305 mm Barbette : 254 mm Citadel: up to 178 mm |
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| Drive: | 2 × 4 cylinder 3-way expansion steam engines , 12 Babcock boilers (coal), 2 screws, 1 rudder |
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The USS Connecticut (BB-18) was a battleship of the United States Navy and lead ship of Connecticut class that, according to the state of US fifth was named.
The keel was laid on March 10, 1903 in Brooklyn (New Jersey) on the grounds of the New York Navy Yard . The launch took place on December 29, 1904, the commissioning on September 29, 1906.
history
During a first renovation in 1910/11, the ship received the lattice mast typical of US battleships. In 1917/18 the 7-inch (178 mm) rapid fire cannons and some of the 3-inch (76.2 mm) guns were expanded. The ship was never involved in a war effort. In 1924 the USS Connecticut (BB-18) was removed from the fleet list and then scrapped.
literature
- Siegfried Breyer: Battleships and battle cruisers 1905–1970 . JF Lehmanns, Munich 1970, ISBN 3-88199-474-2 .
Web links
Commons : USS Connecticut - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
