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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navy hull number BB-43 canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| 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
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surface form:
U.S. state of Tennessee
|
| notableFeature |
all-or-nothing armor scheme
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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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