BB-43

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BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tennessee-class battleship
battleship
battleship class
hull classification symbol
armament 12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
5-inch guns
anti-aircraft guns
torpedo blisters (defensive modification)
builder New York Naval Shipyard
callSign Navy hull number BB-43
class Tennessee class
commissioned 1920-06-03
country United States
crewComplement approximately 1,000–1,500 officers and enlisted
damagedIn Attack on Pearl Harbor
decommissioned 1947-02-14
denotes USS Tennessee
displacement approximately 32,300 long tons standard
fate sold for scrap
flagshipOf various U.S. Navy formations in the Pacific
followedBy Colorado class
homeport Pacific Fleet
hullNumber BB-43
laidDown 1917-05-14
launched 1919-04-30
length 624 feet
locationDuringEvent Pearl Harbor on 1941-12-07
modernized 1930s extensive reconstruction
namedAfter U.S. state of Tennessee
operator United States Navy
United States Navy
participatedIn Aleutian Islands campaign
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED
Battle of Surigao Strait
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Invasion of Iwo Jima
Invasion of Okinawa
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
precededBy New Mexico class
propulsion steam turbines
receivedAward Navy Unit Commendation
battle stars for World War II service
scrapped 1959
servedInConflict World War I era (peacetime service)
World War II
stricken 1959-03-01
type standard-type battleship

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
USS Tennessee
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
hullNumber

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