United States Battleships
INDIANA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-01 Indiana |
07 May 1891 |
28 February 1893 |
20 November 1895 |
Cramp Shipyard |
| BB-02 Massachusetts |
05 June 1891 |
10 June 1893 |
10 June 1896 |
Cramp Shipyard |
| BB-03 Oregon |
19 November 1891 |
26 October 1893 |
15 July 1896 |
Union Iron Works |
IOWA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-04 Iowa |
05 August 1893 |
28 August 1896 |
16 June 1897 |
Cramp Shipyard |
KEARSARGE CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-05 Kearsage |
30 June 1896 |
24 March 1898 |
20 February 1900 |
Newport News |
| BB-06 Kentucky |
30 June 1896 |
24 March 1898 |
15 May 1900 |
Newport News |
ILLINOIS CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-07 Illinois |
10 February 1897 |
04 October 1898 |
06 September 1901 |
Newport News |
| BB-08 Alabama |
02 December 1896 |
18 May 1898 |
16 October 1900 |
Cramp Shipyard |
| BB-09 Wisconsin |
09 February 1897 |
26 November 1899 |
04 February 1901 |
Union Iron Works |
MAINE CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-10 Maine |
15 February 1899 |
27 July 1901 |
29 December 1902 |
Cramp Shipyard |
| BB-11 Missouri |
07 February 1900 |
28 December 1901 |
01 December 1903 |
Newport News |
| BB-12 Ohio |
22 April 1899 |
18 May 1901 |
04 October 1904 |
Union Iron Works |
VIRGINIA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-13 Virginia |
21 May 1902 |
05 April 1904 |
07 May 1906 |
Newport News |
| BB-14 Nebraska |
04 July 1902 |
07 October 1904 |
01 July 1907 |
Moran Brothers |
| BB-15 Georgia |
31 August 1902 |
11 October 1904 |
24 September 1906 |
Bath Iron Works |
| BB-16 New Jersey |
02 April 1902 |
10 November 1904 |
12 May 1906 |
Fore River |
| BB-17 Rhode Island |
01 May 1902 |
17 May 1904 |
19 February 1906 |
Fore River |
CONNECTICUT CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-18 Connecticut |
10 March 1903 |
29 September 1904 |
29 September 1906 |
New York Navy |
| BB-19 Louisiana |
07 February 1903 |
27 August 1904 |
02 June 1906 |
Newport News |
| BB-20 Vermont |
21 May 1904 |
31 August 1905 |
04 March 1907 |
Fore River |
| BB-21 Kansas |
10 February 1904 |
12 August 1905 |
18 April 1907 |
New York Navy |
| BB-22 Minnesota |
27 October 1903 |
08 April 1905 |
09 March 1907 |
New York Ship |
| BB-23 Mississippi |
12 May 1904 |
30 September 1905 |
01 February 1908 |
Cramp Shipyard |
| BB-24 Idaho |
12 May 1904 |
09 September 1905 |
01 April 1908 |
Cramp Shipyard |
| BB-25 New Hampshire |
01 May 1905 |
30 June 1906 |
19 March 1908 |
New York Navy |
SOUTH CAROLINA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-26 South Carolina |
18 December 1906 |
11 July 1908 |
01 March 1910 |
Cramp |
| BB-27 Michigan |
17 December 1906 |
26 May 1908 |
04January 1910 |
New York Ship |
DELAWARE CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-28 Delaware |
11 November 1907 |
06 February 1909 |
04 April 1910 |
Newport News |
| BB-29 North Dakota |
16 December 1907 |
10 November 1908 |
11 April 1910 |
Fore River |
FLORIDA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-30 Florida |
09 March 1909 |
12 May 1910 |
15 September 1911 |
New York Navy |
| BB-31 Utah |
15 March 1909 |
23 December 1909 |
31 August 1911 |
New York Ship |
WYOMING CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-32 Wyoming |
09 February 1910 |
25 May 1911 |
25 September 1912 |
Cramp |
| BB-33 Arkansas |
25 January 1910 |
14 January 1911 |
17 September 1912 |
New York Ship |
NEW YORK CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-34 New York |
11 September 1911 |
30 October 1912 |
15 April 1914 |
New York Navy |
| BB-35 Texas |
17 April 1911 |
18 May 1912 |
12 March 1914 |
Newport News |
NEVADA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-36 Nevada |
04 November 1912 |
11 July 1914 |
11 March 1916 |
Fore River |
| BB-37 Oklahoma |
26 October 1912 |
23 March 1914 |
02 May 1916 |
New York Ship |
PENNSYLVANIA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-38 Pennsylvania |
27 October 1913 |
16 March 1913 |
12 June 1916 |
Newport News |
| BB-39 Arizona |
16 March 1914 |
19 June 1915 |
17 October 1916 |
New York Navy |
NEW MEXICO CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-40 New Mexico |
14 October 1915 |
23 April 1917 |
20 May 1918 |
New York Navy |
| BB-41 Mississippi |
05 April 1915 |
25 January 1917 |
18 December 1917 |
Newport News |
| BB-42 Idaho |
20 January 1915 |
30 June 1917 |
24 March 1919 |
New York Ship |
TENNESSEE CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-43 Tennessee |
14 May 1917 |
30 April 1919 |
03 June 1920 |
New York Navy |
| BB-44 California |
25 October 1916 |
20 November 1919 |
10 August 1921 |
Mare Island |
COLORADO CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-45 Colorado |
29 May 1919 |
22 March 1921 |
30 August 1923 |
New York Ship |
| BB-46 Maryland |
24 April 1917 |
20 March 1920 |
21 July 1921 |
Newport News |
| BB-47 Washington |
30 June 1919 |
01 September 1921 |
Cancelled 06 Feb. 1922 75.9% |
New York Ship |
| BB-48 West Virginia |
12 April 1920 |
19 November 1921 |
01 December 1923 |
Newport News |
SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Cancelled |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-49 South Dakota |
25 March 1920 |
08 February 1922 |
38.5% |
New York Navy |
| BB-50 Indiana |
01 November 1920 |
08 February 1922 |
34.7% |
New York Navy |
| BB-51 Montana |
01 September 1920 |
08 February 1922 |
27.6% |
Mare Island Navy |
| BB-52 North Carolina |
12 January 1920 |
08 February 1922 |
36.7% |
Norfolk Navy |
| BB-53 Iowa |
17 May 1920 |
08 February 1922 |
31.8% |
Newport News |
| BB-54 Massachusetts |
04 April 1921 |
08 February 1922 |
11.0% |
Bethlehem Quincy |
NORTH CAROLINA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-55 North Carolina |
27 October 1937 |
13 June 1940 |
09 April 1941 |
New York Navy |
| BB-56 Washington |
14 June 1938 |
01 June 1940 |
15 May 1941 |
Philadelphia Navy |
SOUTH DAKOTA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-57 South Dakota |
05 July 1939 |
07 June 1941 |
20 March 1942 |
New York Ship |
| BB-58 Indiana |
20 November 1939 |
21 November 1941 |
30 April 1942 |
Newport News |
| BB-59 Massachusetts |
20 July 1939 |
23 September 1941 |
12 May 1942 |
Bethlehem Quincy |
| BB-60 Alabama |
01 February 1940 |
16 February 1942 |
16 August 1942 |
Norfolk Navy |
IOWA CLASS
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| BB-61 Iowa |
27 June 1940 |
27 August 1942 |
22 February 1943 |
New York Navy |
| BB-62 New Jersey |
16 September 1940 |
07 December 1942 |
23 May 1943 |
Philadelphia Navy |
| BB-63 Missouri |
06 January 1941 |
29 January 1944 |
11 June 1944 |
New York Navy |
| BB-64 Wisconsin |
25 January 1941 |
07 December 1943 |
16 April 1944 |
Philadelphia Navy |
| BB-65 Illinois |
06 December 1942 |
Cancelled 12 August 1945 |
22.0% |
Philadelphia Navy |
| BB-66 Kentucky |
07 March 1942 |
Suspended 17 February 1947 |
72.1% |
Norfolk Navy |
LEXINGTON CLASS BATTLE CRUISER
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Suspended |
Cancelled |
Built By |
| CC-01 Lexington |
08 January 1921 |
02 August 1922 |
Redesigned as CV-01 |
Bethlehem Quincy |
| CC-02 Constellation |
18 August 1920 |
02 August 1922 |
August 1923 |
Newport News |
| CC-03 Saratoga |
23 September 1920 |
02 August 1922 |
Redesigned as CV-02 |
New York Navy |
| CC-04 Ranger |
23 June 1921 |
02 August 1922 |
August 1923 |
Newport News |
| CC-05 Constitution |
25 September 1920 |
02 August 1922 |
August 1923 |
Philadelphia Navy |
| CC-06 United States |
25 September 1920 |
02 August 1922 |
August 1923 |
Philadelphia Navy |
ALASKA CLASS LARGE CRUISER
| Ship |
Laid Down |
Launched |
Completed |
Built By |
| CB-01 Alaska |
17 December 1941 |
15 August 1943 |
17 June 1944 |
New York Ship |
| CB-02 Guam |
02 February 1942 |
12 November 1943 |
17 September 1944 |
New York Ship |
| CB-03 Hawaii |
20 December 1943 |
11 March 1945 |
Suspended 17 February 1947 82.4% |
New York Ship |
| CB-04 Philippines |
Cancelled 24 June 1943 |
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New York Ship |
| CB-05 Puerto Rico |
Cancelled 24 June 1943 |
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New York Ship |
| CB-06 Samoa |
Cancelled 24 June 1943 |
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New York Ship |
SOURCES:
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
Volumes I thru VI
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, DC, 1968
Anthony Preston
Battleships of World War I
Galahad Books
New York, NY, 1972
Edited by Ian Sturton
All The World's Battleships, 1906 to the Present
Conway Maritime Press
London, 1996
Last Updated 22 January 2000
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