USS California (BB-44)

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Tennessee-class battleship United States Navy warship battleship

USS California (BB-44) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet and saw extensive action in World War II, including being sunk and later salvaged and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack.

Aliases (1)

USS California ×2

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Tennessee-class battleship → United States Navy warship → battleship →
armamentMain	12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns →
armamentSecondary	14 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns →
armorBelt	8–13.5 inches →
armorDeck	3.5 inches →
armorTurrets	18 inches →
attackedIn	Attack on Pearl Harbor →
battleHonors	7 battle stars for World War II service →
beam	97.5 ft →
builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard →
category	Ships present during the attack on Pearl Harbor → Tennessee-class battleships of the United States Navy → World War II battleships of the United States →
causeOfSinking	Japanese aerial torpedoes and bombs →
class	Tennessee class →
commissioned	1921-08-10 →
country	United States of America →
crewComplement	about 1080 officers and enlisted →
dateSunk	1941-12-07 →
decommissioned	1947-02-14 →
displacementFullLoad	33700 long tons →
displacementStandard	32500 long tons →
draft	30 ft →
fate	sold for scrap →
flagshipPeriod	1921–1941 →
fleetFlagshipOf	United States Pacific Fleet →
homeportPreWWII	Pearl Harbor →
laidDown	1916-10-25 →
launched	1919-11-20 →
lengthOverall	624 ft →
locationSunk	Pearl Harbor, Hawaii →
maximumSpeed	21 knots →
modernized	1942–1944 →
namedAfter	State of California →
notableFeature	first American battleship built with turbo-electric drive →
operator	United States Navy →
participatedIn	Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Surigao Strait → Invasion of Guam → Invasion of Lingayen Gulf → Invasion of Saipan → Invasion of Tinian →
pennantNumber	BB-44 →
powerOutput	28000 shp →
propulsion	electric drive → steam turbines →
range	8000 nautical miles at 10 knots →
recommissioned	1944-01-31 →
refloated	1942-03-25 →
salvaged	yes →
servedInConflict	World War II →
sisterShip	USS Tennessee (BB-43) →
soldForScrap	1959-07-10 →
sponsor	Barbara Stephens →
stationedAt	Pearl Harbor →
stricken	1959-03-01 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) ("USS California") →	associatedWithShip
attack on Pearl Harbor →	battleshipsDamaged
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor →	hasShipMooring
BB-44 ("USS California") →	refersTo
USS Tennessee (BB-43) →	sisterShip
Battle of Surigao Strait →	U.S.battleship