USS Washington (BB-47) (canceled)

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Colorado-class battleship United States Navy battleship canceled ship

USS Washington (BB-47) was a planned Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy whose construction was halted and hull scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Colorado-class battleship → United States Navy battleship → canceled ship →
armamentTestingUse	target for gunnery tests →
category	Canceled battleships of the United States Navy → Colorado-class battleships → Ships built in Camden, New Jersey →
conflictEra	interwar period →
constructionHalted	February 1922 →
constructionStatus	canceled →
country	United States of America →
fate	scrapped on slipway →
hullNumber	BB-47 →
laidDown	30 June 1919 →
laidDownAt	Camden, New Jersey → New York Shipbuilding Corporation →
namedAfter	U.S. state of Washington →
notableEvent	subjected to experimental gunfire tests before scrapping →
operator	United States Navy →
percentageCompleteAtCancellation	about 75 percent →
plannedDisplacement	approximately 32,600 long tons standard →
plannedMainBattery	8 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns →
plannedMainBatteryConfiguration	4 twin turrets →
plannedMaximumSpeed	21 knots →
plannedPropulsion	steam turbines →
plannedSecondaryBattery	5-inch guns →
reasonForCancellation	Washington Naval Treaty →
scrappingBegan	1924 →
scrappingCompleted	1924 →
shipClass	Colorado class →
successorNameReusedBy	USS Washington (BB-56) →
treaty	Washington Naval Treaty →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USS West Virginia (BB-48) →	sisterShip