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USS Georgia (Battleship #15) BB-15 |
Hull Number: |
Battleship #15 (Until July 17, 1920) BB-15 |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Virginia |
Number In Class: |
5 |
Sister Ships: |
Virginia BB-13 Nebraska BB-14 New Jersey BB-16 Rhode Island BB-17 |
Builder: |
Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine |
Keel Laid Down: |
Aug. 31, 1901 |
Launched: |
Oct. 11, 1904 |
Christened By: |
Miss Stella Tate |
Commissioned: |
Sept. 24, 1906 |
Decommissioned: |
July 15, 1920 |
Stricken: |
Nov. 10, 1923 |
Disposition: |
Nov. 1, 1923 Sold to Louis Rothenberg Oakland, California and scrapped |
Crew: |
1,074 |
Length: |
441' 3" |
Beam: |
76' 3" |
Draft: |
26' 9" |
Displacement: |
14,948 (Light) 16,094 (Full) |
Armament |
Type |
1906 |
1908 |
1917 |
1918 |
12"/40 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
8"/40 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
8'/45 |
- |
8 |
8 |
8 |
6"/50 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
- |
3"/50 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
3"/50AA |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
3 pounders |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
.30 cal |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
Torpedo Tubes 21" Submerged |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
Page revised Jan. 22, 2007 |