Navy hull number BB-43

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Navy hull number BB-43 refers to USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during both World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tennessee-class battleship
United States Navy ship
battleship
armament 12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
16 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built)
anti-aircraft guns (various, after modernizations)
armor belt up to 13.5 inches
turrets up to 18 inches
awards Battle stars for World War II service
Navy Unit Commendation
beam 97 feet
builder New York Naval Shipyard
commissioned 1920-06-03
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted (as built)
over 2,000 officers and enlisted (World War II)
damagedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
decommissioned 1947-02-14
displacement approximately 32,300 long tons standard
approximately 37,000 long tons full load
event present during the attack on Pearl Harbor
fate sold for scrap
followedBy USS Colorado (BB-45)
homeport Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
surface form: Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
hullNumber BB-43
laidDown 1917-05-14
launched 1919-04-30
length 624 feet
locationOn7Dec1941 Pearl Harbor
maximumSpeed approximately 21 knots
modernized extensively reconstructed in the 1930s
further modernized during World War II
namedAfter Tennessee
surface form: U.S. state of Tennessee
notableFeature all-or-nothing armor scheme
first U.S. battleship class designed for long-range 14-inch guns
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign
Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Surigao Strait
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
precededBy USS New Mexico (BB-40)
propulsion four propeller shafts
steam turbines
servedInConflict World War I
World War II
shipClass Tennessee-class battleship
surface form: Tennessee class
soldForScrap 1959-07-10
sponsor Miss Helen Lenore Roberts
stricken 1959-03-01

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BB-43 callSign Navy hull number BB-43
subject surface form: USS Tennessee