USS Maryland (BB-46)

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Colorado-class battleship United States Navy battleship

USS Maryland (BB-46) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including surviving and continuing operations after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Aliases (1)

USS Maryland ×4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Colorado-class battleship → United States Navy battleship →
armament	anti-aircraft guns →
armamentMain	8 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns →
armamentSecondary	5-inch guns →
armorBelt	up to 13.5 in →
armorDeck	up to 3.5 in →
awarded	seven battle stars for World War II service →
beam	97.3 ft →
builder	Newport News Shipbuilding →
category	Dreadnought battleship →
commissionedDate	1921-07-21 →
country	United States →
crewComplement	approximately 1000 officers and enlisted →
decommissionedDate	1947-04-03 →
displacementFullLoad	about 33000 long tons →
displacementStandard	32500 long tons →
draft	30.5 ft →
fate	sold for scrap →
hullNumber	BB-46 →
laidDownDate	1917-04-24 →
launchDate	1920-03-20 →
length	624 ft →
maximumSpeed	21 knots →
mooredAtPearlHarbor	Battleship Row →
namedAfter	State of Maryland →
notableEvent	survived Pearl Harbor and returned to service quickly → torpedoed by Japanese aircraft at Leyte Gulf →
operator	United States Navy →
participatedIn	Attack on Pearl Harbor → Battle of Kwajalein → Battle of Leyte Gulf → Battle of Midway → Battle of Saipan → Battle of Surigao Strait → Battle of Tarawa →
placeBuilt	Newport News, Virginia →
prewarServiceArea	Atlantic Fleet → Pacific Fleet →
propulsion	four propeller shafts → steam turbines →
role	fleet escort → shore bombardment →
scrappedDate	1959 →
shipClass	Colorado class →
statusDuringPearlHarbor	damaged but operational →
successorNameReuse	USS Maryland (SSBN-738) →
theaterOfOperations	Pacific Theater of World War II →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) ("USS Maryland") →	associatedWithShip
attack on Pearl Harbor →	battleshipsDamaged
Colorado-class battleship →	hasPart
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor →	hasShipMooring
USS Maryland →	launchedAs
Colorado-class battleship ("USS Maryland") →	member
USS West Virginia ("USS Maryland") →	precededBy
BB-46 ("USS Maryland") →	refersTo
USS West Virginia (BB-48) →	sisterShip
Battle of Surigao Strait →	U.S.battleship