BB-44

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BB-44 was the hull classification symbol for USS California, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served notably during World War II.

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Surface form Occurrences
USS California 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Tennessee-class battleship
battleship
hull classification symbol
armamentMain 12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
armamentSecondary 14 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built)
armorBelt 8–13.5 inches
armorDeck 3.5 inches
armorTurrets 18 inches
battleHonors 7 battle stars for World War II service
beam 97 feet 5 inches
commissionedOn 1921-08-10
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 1080 officers and enlisted (as built)
damagedIn attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
decommissionedOn 1947-02-14
displacementFullLoad 36300 long tons
displacementStandard 32500 long tons
draft 30 feet
fate sold for scrap
homeport U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: Pacific Fleet
hullNumber BB-44 self-linksurface differs
laidDownAt Mare Island Naval Shipyard
laidDownOn 1916-10-25
launchedOn 1919-11-20
length 624 feet
locationDuringPearlHarborAttack Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
maximumSpeed 21 knots
modernized 1942–1944
namedAfter California, United States
surface form: U.S. state of California
operator United States Navy
participatedInBattle Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED
participatedInOperation Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
surface form: Allied landings in the Philippines

Invasion of Guam
Battle of Saipan
surface form: Invasion of Saipan

Invasion of Tinian
powerOutput 28000 shaft horsepower
presentAtEvent attack on Pearl Harbor
surface form: Attack on Pearl Harbor
propulsion 12 boilers
4 geared steam turbines
raisedAndSalvaged 1942
range 8000 nautical miles at 10 knots
refersTo USS California (BB-44)
surface form: USS California
sankOn 1941-12-10
servedInConflict World War I era (postwar service)
World War II
soldForScrapOn 1959-07-10
sponsoredBy Barbara Stephens NERFINISHED
strickenOn 1959-03-01

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BB-44 hullNumber BB-44 self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: USS California