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USS Washington (BB-47)
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USS Washington (BB-47), a Colorado-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 42nd state. Her keel was laid down on 30 June 1919 at Camden, New Jersey, by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. She was launched on 1 September 1921, sponsored by Miss Jean Summers, the daughter of Congressman John W. Summers of Washington state. However, on 8 February 1922, two days after the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty for the Limitation of Naval Armaments, all construction work ceased on the 75.9 percent completed dreadnought. Ultimately, her incomplete hulk was towed out to sea, where she was sunk as a gunnery target on 26 November 1924.
- Displacement: 32,600 long tons (33,100 metric tons)
- Length: 624 ft (190 m)
- Beam: 97.5 ft (29.7 m)
- Draft: 30.5 ft (9.3 m)
- Speed: 21 knot (39 km/h)
- Complement: 1,354 officers and men
- Armament: 8 × 16 in (406 mm) / 45 caliber guns, 20 × 5 in (127 mm) guns, 8 × 75 mm (3 in) antiaircraft guns
- Maritimequest USS Washington BB-47 Photo Gallery
- NavSource Online: Battleship Photo Archive BB-47 WASHINGTON Keel Laying - Launching
- NavSource Online: Battleship Photo Archive BB-47 WASHINGTON Construction - Sinking
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Preceded by: Tennessee class - Followed by: South Dakota class |
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