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USS Idaho (Battleship #24) BB-24 |
Name: |
Idaho Lemnos (July 30, 1914) |
Type: |
Battleship |
Class: |
Mississippi |
Hull Number: |
24 |
Built By: |
William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Co. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Awarded: |
January 25, 1904 |
Keel Laid Down: |
May 12, 1904 |
Launched: |
December 9, 1905 |
Commissioned: |
April 1, 1908 |
Decommissioned: |
July 30, 1914 |
Stricken: |
July 30, 1914 |
Fate: |
Sold July 30, 1914 to Greece and renamed Lemnos. Sunk April 10, 1941 in Salamis Harbor, Greece by German aircraft. |
Length: |
382' 4" |
Beam: |
77' |
Draft: |
27' |
Displacement: |
13,000 (Light) 1,465 (DWT) 1,4465 (Full) |
Crew: |
801 47 officers 754 enlisted |
Engines: |
2 x triple expansion |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Speed: |
17 knots |
Screws: |
2 |
Range: |
N/A |
Armament: |
4 x 12"/45 8 x 8"/45 8 x 7"/45 12 x 3"/50 2 x 21" Torpedo Tubes |
Page revised Jan. 22, 2007 |