BB-33
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BB-33 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arkansas, a Wyoming-class battleship that served in the U.S. Navy during both World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BB-33 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wyoming-class battleship
ⓘ
battleship ⓘ hull classification symbol ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 12 × 12-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
5-inch guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 93 feet ⓘ |
| class | Wyoming class ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1912-09-17 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | all oil-fired boilers (interwar period) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplementWWI | about 1,063 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| crewComplementWWII | about 1,500 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-07-29 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 27,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 26,000 long tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target in nuclear tests ⓘ |
| followedBy | New York-class battleship ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-33 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Camden
ⓘ
surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1910-01-25 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1911-01-14 ⓘ |
| length | about 562 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arkansas
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Arkansas
|
| notableFeature | one of the last U.S. Navy coal-burning battleships at commissioning ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedInOperation |
Battle of Iwo Jima
ⓘ
surface form:
Iwo Jima campaign
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
North Sea minefields ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea Mine Barrage clearance
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
Operation Dragoon ⓘ Operation Neptune ⓘ |
| precededBy | Florida-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers (later oil-fired)
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| refersTo | USS Arkansas ⓘ |
| roleAtIwoJima | shore bombardment ⓘ |
| roleAtNormandy | naval gunfire support ⓘ |
| roleAtOkinawa | shore bombardment ⓘ |
| scrappingStatus | not scrapped; sunk in tests ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Nancy Louise Macon ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 20.5 knots ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Arkansas