Colorado class

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The Colorado class was a group of U.S. Navy battleships built in the early 20th century, notable for their heavy 16-inch guns and service during World War II.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf battleship
battleship
battleship
battleship
battleship class
armourBelt up to 13.5 inches
armourConningTower up to 16 inches
armourDeck up to 3.5 inches
armourTurrets up to 18 inches
beam about 97.5 feet
class Colorado-class battleship
Colorado-class battleship
Colorado-class battleship
Colorado-class battleship
commissionedEndYear 1923
commissionedStartYear 1921
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
displacementFullLoad approximately 33,000–35,000 long tons
displacementStandard approximately 32,600 long tons
era early 20th century
event damaged during the attack on Pearl Harbor
raised and extensively reconstructed after Pearl Harbor
sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor
fate scrapped on slipway
followedBy North Carolina-class battleship
hasPart USS Colorado (BB-45)
USS Maryland (BB-46)
USS Washington (BB-47)
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
laidDownEndYear 1920
laidDownStartYear 1919
launchedEndYear 1923
launchedStartYear 1921
lengthOverall about 624 feet
mainBattery 8 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns in 4 twin turrets
mainCaliber 16-inch/45 caliber guns
maximumSpeed about 21 knots
notableFeature first U.S. battleship class completed with 16-inch guns as main armament
operator United States Navy
precededBy Tennessee-class battleship
primaryRole surface combatant
propulsion electric drive on some units
steam turbines
serviceBranch United States Navy
surface form: "U.S. Navy"
status canceled
theaterOfOperations Pacific War
surface form: "Pacific Theater of World War II"

Pacific War
surface form: "Pacific Theater of World War II"

Pacific War
surface form: "Pacific Theater of World War II"

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Colorado (BB-45) class Colorado class
BB-48 class Colorado class
subject surface form: "USS West Virginia"
USS Maryland (BB-46) shipClass Colorado class
subject surface form: "USS Washington (BB-47)"
USS West Virginia (BB-48) shipClass Colorado class