USS Louisiana (BB-19)
 USS Louisiana (BB-19), appearance upon completion |
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 USS Louisiana with lattice masts after reconstruction in 1910/11 |
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| Keel laying: | February 7, 1903 |
| Launch: | August 27, 1904 |
| Commissioning: | June 2, 1906 |
| Decommissioning: | 1923 |
| Fate: | Wrecked in 1924 |
| Painted: | 1923 |
| General properties | |
| 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 |
| Armor: | Belt: up to 279 mm Towers: 305 mm Barbette : 254 mm Citadel: up to 178 mm |
| Drive: | 2 × 4 cylinder 3-way expansion steam engines , 12 Babcock boilers (coal), 2 screws, 1 rudder |
The USS Louisiana (BB-19) was a battleship of the United States Navy , which after the 18th US state was named. She was of the Connecticut class .
The keel was laid on February 7, 1903 in Newport News (Virginia) on the premises of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co. The launch took place on December 29, 1904, the commissioning on June 2, 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 Louisiana (BB-19) was removed from the fleet list and then scrapped.
literature
- Breyer, Siegfried: Battleships and battle cruisers 1905-1970 . JF Lehmann Verlag; Munich 1970; ISBN 3-88199-474-2 .
Web links
Commons : USS Louisiana - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
