New Mexico class
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The New Mexico class was a group of early 20th-century U.S. Navy battleships that introduced improved firepower and armor over preceding designs and served prominently through World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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battleship class → |
| activeInConflict |
World War II
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| armorBeltThickness |
up to 13.5 inches
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| armorDeckThickness |
up to 3.5 inches
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| armorTurretFaceThickness |
up to 18 inches
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| beam |
approximately 97 feet
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| builtAt |
New York Navy Yard
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation → Newport News Shipbuilding → |
| constructionPeriod |
1915–1919
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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| crewComplement |
approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted (varied by ship and period)
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| designedForRole |
fleet battleship
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line-of-battle ship → |
| designedSpeed |
21 knots
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| displacement |
approximately 32,000 long tons (full load)
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| draft |
approximately 30 feet
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| fate |
all ships scrapped after World War II
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| followedBy |
Tennessee class
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| hasMember |
USS Idaho (BB-42)
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USS Mississippi (BB-41) → USS New Mexico (BB-40) → |
| introducedFeature |
clipper bow on USS New Mexico (BB-40)
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improved armor protection over Pennsylvania class → improved fire control systems → |
| length |
approximately 624 feet
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| mainBattery |
12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
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| mainBatteryConfiguration |
4 triple turrets
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| modernizationFeature |
improved torpedo protection
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new superstructures → upgraded anti-aircraft armament → |
| modernizedInPeriod |
1930s
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| navalStandardType |
U.S. Navy standard-type battleship concept
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| notableCharacteristic |
transition design between early U.S. dreadnoughts and later standard-type battleships
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| operator |
United States Navy
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| precededBy |
Pennsylvania class
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| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines → |
| range |
approximately 8,000 nautical miles at 10 knots
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| secondaryBattery |
5-inch guns (various numbers over career)
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| serviceEntryPeriod |
World War I era
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| shipType |
dreadnought battleship
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| standardDisplacement |
approximately 29,000 long tons
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| typicalOperations |
convoy escort
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fleet screening → shore bombardment → |
| usedInTheater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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BB-38
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BB-39 → |
successorClass |