Florida-class battleship

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The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.

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Florida class 3
Florida-class battleship canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battleship class
dreadnought battleship class
armamentType naval artillery
category World War I-era battleships of the United States
dreadnought battleships of the United States Navy
classification BB-30-class in U.S. Navy hull system
constructionLocationCountry United States of America
countryOfOrigin United States of America
defensiveSystem armor belt
armored turrets
designedAs capital ship
designedBy Bureau of Construction and Repair (U.S. Navy)
designedFor battle fleet operations
designImprovementOver Delaware-class battleship
displacementClass standard battleship displacement for its era
era early 20th century
followedBy Wyoming-class battleship
hasPart USS Florida (BB-30)
USS Utah (BB-31)
hasShipNumberRange BB-30 to BB-31
hullMaterial steel
navalArchitecture all-big-gun dreadnought design
navyBranch Atlantic Fleet
surface form: U.S. Atlantic Fleet
notableFeature improved armor protection over predecessors
refined gun arrangement compared to earlier U.S. dreadnoughts
numberOfUnitsBuilt 2
operator United States Navy
precededBy Delaware-class battleship
primaryArmamentCaliber 12-inch (305 mm) guns
propulsionSystem coal-fired boilers (as built)
propulsionType steam turbine
role fleet flagship potential
secondaryArmamentType medium-caliber guns
serviceEntryPeriod pre–World War I
shipType sea-going battleship
strategicPurpose projection of U.S. naval power
technologyLevel pre–World War I dreadnought technology
timePeriodOfConstruction 1910s
timePeriodOfDesign 1900s
usedFor fleet exercises
gunnery training
showing the flag
usedInConflict World War I

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BB-31 designates Florida-class battleship
BB-31 associatedWithShipClass Florida-class battleship
this entity surface form: Florida class
USS Utah shipClass Florida-class battleship
this entity surface form: Florida class
Wyoming class precededBy Florida-class battleship
this entity surface form: Florida class
BB-33 precededBy Florida-class battleship
subject surface form: USS Arkansas
Wyoming-class battleship precededBy Florida-class battleship