USS Florida (BB-30)
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USS Florida (BB-30) was a United States Navy dreadnought battleship that served in the early 20th century, including World War I, as the lead ship of its class.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Florida | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Florida-class battleship
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United States Navy ship ⓘ dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 10 × 12-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 16 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoTubes | 2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 11 inches ⓘ |
| armorConningTower | 11.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | 12 inches ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 88.3 ft ⓘ |
| builder | New York Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Florida class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1911-09-15 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 1001 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1931-02-16 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 23000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 21000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 28.5 ft ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1909-03-09 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1910-05-12 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 521.6 ft ⓘ |
| locationOfConstruction | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 20.75 knots ⓘ |
| modernization | underwent major refit in the 1920s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | State of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | all-big-gun dreadnought design ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participated in convoy escort duty in World War I
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served with 6th Battle Squadron of the Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 30 ⓘ |
| postwarActivity |
fleet exercises
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training cruises ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 28000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
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twin screw propellers ⓘ |
| range | 5760 nmi at 10 knots ⓘ |
| roleInWorldWarI | service with British Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| scrappedUnder | London Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| sisterShip | USS Utah (BB-31) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Elizabeth Fleming Bryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1931-04-06 ⓘ |
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USS Florida