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Illinois class battleship
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| Illinois-class battleship | |
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| Class Overview | |
| Class type: | Battleship |
| Class name | The State of Illinois |
| Preceded by: | Kearsarge class |
| Succeeded by: | Maine class |
| Ships of the line: | Illinois (BB-7), Alabama (BB-8), Wisconsin (BB-9) |
| General Characteristics (USS Illinois) | |
| Displacement: | Standard: 11,565 tons; Mean War Service: |
| Length: | 368 ft 112 m |
| Beam: | 72 ft 3 in (22 m) |
| Draft: | 23 ft 5 in (7.2 m) |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h) |
| Complement: | 660 officers and men |
| Max. cruising radius | |
| Power: | |
| Drive: | |
| Fuel: | |
| Armour | Belt: Bulkheads: Barbettes: Turrets: Decks: |
Illinois-class battleships were Pre-dreadnought battleships in the United States Navy first built at the beginning of the 20th century. The first ship of its class, the USS Illinois, was commissioned in 1901.
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- Displacement: 11,565 tons
- Length: 368 feet
- Beam: 72 feet 3 inches
- Draft: 23 feet 5 inches
- Propulsion:
- Engines:
- Shafts:
- Power:
- Complement: 660
- Armor:
- Belt:
- Turret:
- Tower:
- Deck:
- Armament:
- Main guns: 4 x 13 inch guns
- Secondary guns: 14 x 6 inch guns
- Light guns: 16 x 6 pounder guns and 6 x 1 pounder guns
- Torpedoes: 4 x torpedo tubes
- Performance:
- Speed: 17 knots
- Range:
- Designation: BB-7
- Laid down: 10 February 1897
- Launched: 4 October 1898
- Commissioned: 16 September 1901
- Operations: European Squadron
- Victories: None
- Fate: Refitted as an armory ship and renamed IX-15 Prairie State, scrapped 18 May 1956
- Designation: BB-8
- Laid down: 1 December 1896
- Launched: 18 May 1898
- Commissioned: 16 October 1900
- Operations: Great White Fleet
- Victories: None
- Fate: Decommissioned 7 May 1920 for use as a target ship, sunk 27 September 1921
- Designation: BB-9
- Laid down: 9 February 1897
- Launched: 26 November 1898
- Commissioned: 4 February 1901
- Operations: The Peace of the Wisconsin, Great White Fleet
- Victories: None
- Fate: Decommissioned 15 May 1920 and sold for scrap 26 January 1922
- List of battleships of the United States Navy
- List of ship launches in 1898
- List of ship commissionings in 1901
- List of ship decommissionings in 1920
- List of shipwrecks in 1921
| Illinois-class battleship |
| Illinois | Alabama | Wisconsin |
List of battleships of the United States Navy |