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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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship
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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
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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
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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
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steam turbines → |
| serviceBranch |
United States Navy
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surface form: "U.S. Navy"
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| status | canceled → |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific War
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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"
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "USS Washington (BB-47)"