USS Colorado (BB-45) was a battleship of the United States Navy that was in service from 1923 to 1947. She was the lead ship of the Colorado class of battleships...
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in commission from 1905–1927 USS Colorado (BB-45), a Colorado-class battleship in commission from 1923–1947 USS Colorado (SSN-788), a Virginia-class nuclear-powered...
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steel structure to balance the additional weight of the 5 in guns. USS Colorado (BB-45) was the third ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the...
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(APA-35) USS Cassin Young (DD-793) USS Champion (AM-314) USS Chase (DE-158) USS Claxton (DD-571) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Columbia (CL-56) USS Comfort...
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postmark US 1933, cacheted naval cover postmarked on the battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) during Fleet Week, August 1933. Stamps are the Century of Progress...
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USS New Mexico (BB-40) USS Mississippi (BB-41) USS Idaho (BB-42) USS Tennessee (BB-43) USS California (BB-44) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Maryland (BB-46)...
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1914 to pay for a new super-dreadnought USS Idaho (BB-42). The dreadnoughts, BB-26 South Carolina through BB-35 Texas, commissioned between 1910 and 1914...
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last class of Standard-type battleships for the United States Navy, the Colorado-class. These guns promised twice the muzzle energy over the Mark 7 12-inch/50...
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USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships. Launched...
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USS Utah (BB-31/AG-16) was the second of two Florida class dreadnought battleships. The first ship of the United States Navy named after the state of Utah...
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USS New Mexico (BB-40) USS Mississippi (BB-41) USS Idaho (BB-42) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS West Virginia (BB-48) USS Iowa (BB-61) (sister ship of USS Missouri...
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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...
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USS Maryland (BB-46), also known as "Old Mary" or "Fighting Mary" to her crewmates, was a Colorado-class battleship. She was the third ship of the United...
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carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), launched 21 May 1960 Battleships 1 of 3 New Mexico-class USS Idaho (BB-42) 1 of 3 Colorado-class USS Colorado (BB-45) 1 of...
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the excellence of repairs and alterations made to the USS Texas (BB-35) and USS Colorado (BB-45) in the Philippines. War's end found the old repair ship...
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Territory of Colorado in 1861. USS Colorado was renamed USS Pueblo on November 9, 1916 to free up the name for a new battleship to be named USS Colorado. The...
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20 October, and spent the remainder of the year with battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) in the New Hebrides. She sailed 29 January from Pearl Harbor bound...
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Bonaventure "Bonnie Dick" – USS Bon Homme Richard CV/CVA-31 and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) "Buckin' Bronco" – USS Colorado (BB-45) "Building (hull number)"...
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combat history. In the first instance, the battleship USS Massachusetts (BB-59) employed these 16"/45-caliber guns as her primary armament, and she is believed...
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USS Delaware (BB-28) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. She was laid down at Newport News Shipbuilding...
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USS North Dakota (BB-29) was a dreadnought battleship of the United States Navy, the second member of the Delaware class, her only sister ship being Delaware...
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USS Tennessee (BB-43) was the lead ship of the Tennessee class of dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1910s. The Tennessee...
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the new battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) on 30 August 1923, he became her first commanding officer. Relinquishing command of Colorado in 1925, Belknap became...
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USS Arizona (BB-39) USS New Mexico (BB-40) USS Mississippi (BB-41) USS Idaho (BB-42) USS Tennessee (BB-43) USS California (BB-44) USS Colorado (BB-45) USS Maryland (BB-46)...
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light minelayer USS Burns (DM-11). In 1924 he returned to the Bureau of Ordnance. He was assigned to the battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) in 1927, then...
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USS West Virginia (BB-48) was the fourth dreadnought battleship of the Colorado class, though because Washington was cancelled, she was the third and...
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(2002). USS New York. Nashville, Tennessee: Turner Publishing. ISBN 1-56311-809-2. Wiper, Steve (2003). Warship Pictorial 18: USS New Mexico BB-40. Tucson:...
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USS Colorado (ACR-7), also referred to as "Armored Cruiser No. 7", and renamed USS Pueblo (CA-7) in 1916, was a United States Navy Pennsylvania-class armored...
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South Dakota-class battleship (1920) (redirect from USS North Carolina (BB-52))
in each of the following years. The first four ships, which became the Colorado class, were only modest improvements over the preceding Tennessee class...
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USS Texas (BB-35) is a museum ship in Galveston and former United States Navy New York-class battleship. She was launched on 18 May 1912 and commissioned...
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