USS Colorado (BB-45)

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Colorado-class battleship United States Navy battleship warship

USS Colorado (BB-45) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that served primarily in the Pacific during World War II.

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instanceOf Colorado-class battleship →
United States Navy battleship →
warship →
armament 5-inch secondary guns →
8 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns in four twin turrets →
anti-aircraft guns →
later wartime AA upgrades →
awards 7 battle stars for World War II service →
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation →
builtAt Camden, New Jersey →
class Colorado class →
commissioned 30 August 1923 →
country United States of America →
crewComplement approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted (peacetime) →
over 1,500 officers and enlisted (wartime) →
decommissioned 7 January 1947 →
displacement approximately 32,600 long tons (standard) →
approximately 33,000+ long tons (full load) →
fate sold for scrap →
flag Naval jack of the United States →
followedBy North Carolina-class battleship →
hullNumber BB-45 →
laidDown 29 May 1919 →
launched 22 March 1921 →
length 624 feet →
maximumSpeed about 21 knots →
namesake U.S. state of Colorado →
notableFeature first U.S. battleship class armed with 16-inch guns as main battery →
operator United States Navy →
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign →
Battle of Leyte →
Battle of Luzon →
Gilbert Islands campaign →
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign →
Marshall Islands campaign →
pennantNumber BB-45 →
precededBy Tennessee-class battleship →
primaryServicePeriod World War II →
propulsion four propeller shafts →
steam turbines →
role fleet support →
shore bombardment →
servedInConflict World War II →
serviceEntryEra interwar period →
soldForScrap 1959 →
theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean →
type dreadnought battleship →
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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Colorado-class battleship →
hasPart
Colorado-class battleship ("USS Colorado") →
member
USS West Virginia (BB-48) →
sisterShip
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