USS Maryland (BB-46)

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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.

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USS Maryland (BB-46) canonical 8
USS Maryland 5

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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

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attack on Pearl Harbor battleshipsDamaged USS Maryland (BB-46)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) sisterShip USS Maryland (BB-46)
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor hasShipMooring USS Maryland (BB-46)
Colorado class hasPart USS Maryland (BB-46)
subject surface form: Colorado-class battleship
BB-48 precededBy USS Maryland (BB-46)
subject surface form: USS West Virginia
this entity surface form: USS Maryland
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII) associatedWithShip USS Maryland (BB-46)
this entity surface form: USS Maryland
BB-46 refersTo USS Maryland (BB-46)
this entity surface form: USS Maryland
BB-46 launchedAs USS Maryland (BB-46)
subject surface form: USS Maryland
BB-46 member USS Maryland (BB-46)
subject surface form: Colorado-class battleship
this entity surface form: USS Maryland
Battle of Surigao Strait U.S.battleship USS Maryland (BB-46)
Colorado-class battleship hasMember USS Maryland (BB-46)
USS Washington (BB-47) precededBy USS Maryland (BB-46)
Blue crew associatedWithHullName USS Maryland (BB-46)
this entity surface form: USS Maryland