USS Connecticut (BB-18)
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USS Connecticut (BB-18) was a United States Navy Connecticut-class pre-dreadnought battleship that served as the flagship of the Great White Fleet in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Connecticut-class battleship
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United States Navy warship ⓘ pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 4 × 12-inch/45 caliber guns in twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentOther |
20 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns
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smaller-caliber guns and machine guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
12 × 7-inch/45 caliber guns in casemates
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8 × 8-inch/45 caliber guns in twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoTubes | 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 11 in maximum ⓘ |
| armorConningTower | 9 in ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | 12 in ⓘ |
| beam | 76 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| builder | New York Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1904 ships
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Great White Fleet ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Connecticut class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1906-09-29 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 827 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1922-03-01 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 18000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 16000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 24 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Great White Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GreatWhiteFleetCruiseEnd | 1909-02 ⓘ |
| GreatWhiteFleetCruiseStart | 1907-12 ⓘ |
| homePort | various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1903-03-10 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1904-09-29 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 456 ft ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U.S. state of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Great White Fleet world cruise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 16000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1924 ⓘ |
| servedAs | flagship of U.S. Atlantic Fleet ⓘ |
| servedDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Agnes Macready NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1923-11-10 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 18 knots ⓘ |
| WWIRole |
convoy escort
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training ship ⓘ |
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