Wednesday, June 22, 2011

US Battleship Virginia


The US battleship Virginia, depicted here in Norfolk Harbor (where there is a large naval base), was launched in April 1904 and decommissioned in August 1920, then sunk as a target for bombing practice (presumably the price of scrap metal was low in those days).

Specifications

Class and type: Virginia class
Type: Pre-dreadnought battleship
Displacement:  14,980 tons (13,590 tonnes)
Length:  435 ft (133 metres) (waterline); 441.25 ft (134.49 metres) (overall)
Beam:  76.25 ft (23.24 metres)
Draft:  23.8 ft (7.3 metres)
Installed power: 25,463 ihp (18,988 kW)
Propulsion:  12 × Babcock boilers
2 × triple-expansion engines
2 × screws
Speed:  19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h)
Capacity:  Coal: 900 tons (normal); 1,995 tons (maximum)
Complement:  916 officers and enlisted
Armament:    
    4 × 12 in (300 mm)/40 cal guns
    8 × 8 in (200 mm)/45 cal guns
    8 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns
    2 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal AA guns
    24 × 1-pounders (37 mm (1.5 in)
    4 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
    4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor:    
    Belt: 8 to 11 in (200 to 280 mm) (amidships); 4 in (100 mm) (ends)
    Deck: 3 in (76 mm) (flat on belt amidships)
    Conning Tower: 9 in (230 mm)
    Turrets: 8 to 11 in (200 to 280 mm) (primary); 6 in (150 mm) (secondary)
    Barbettes: 7.5 to 10 in (190 to 250 mm)

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