History
USS Rohde Island
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1906-02-19 | 1920-06-20 | First Commissioning |
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Virginia-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- Fore River Co., Quincy, Massachusetts
- Keel Laid
- 1902-05-01
- Launch Date
- 1904-05-17
- Displacement
- 16,352 Tons
- Speed
- 19 Knots
- Power Plant
- 12 x Babcock & Wilcox Boilers, 2 x Triple-Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 11in - 8in, Deck Armor: 3in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 9in, Turret Armor (Main Guns): 12in - 8in, Barbette Armor: 8in, Turret Armor (8" Superposed Guns): 12in - 2in, Turret Armor (8" Side Turrets) 6.5in -2in, Casemate Armor: 6in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 1 November, 1923.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 4 x 12"/40 Caliber Guns (2x2)
- Secondary
- 8 x 8"/45 Caliber Guns (2x2 Mounted atop the 12" Turrets, 2x2 Mounted port & starboard side aft of the bridge), 12 x 6"/50 Caliber Mark 6 Guns (12x1)
- Tertiary
- 12 x 3"/50 Caliber Guns (12x1), 12 x 3-Pounder (47mm) Guns (12x1)
- Additional
- 4 x 21in Torpedo Tubes
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship