USS California (BB-44)
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS California (BB-44) canonical | 6 |
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| homeportPreWWII |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor
|
| laidDown | 1916-10-25 ⓘ |
| launched | 1919-11-20 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 624 ft ⓘ |
| locationSunk |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| maximumSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| modernized | 1942–1944 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
Battle of Saipan ⓘ
surface form:
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, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor
|
| stricken | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
USS California