USS Maryland (BB-46)
E9997
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Maryland (BB-46) canonical | 8 |
| USS Maryland | 5 |
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
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, Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Battleship Row
|
| namedAfter |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
surface form:
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
ⓘ
U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
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 War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Colorado-class battleship
subject surface form:
USS West Virginia
this entity surface form:
USS Maryland
this entity surface form:
USS Maryland
subject surface form:
USS Maryland
subject surface form:
Colorado-class battleship
this entity surface form:
USS Maryland
this entity surface form:
USS Maryland