History
USS Connecticut
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1906-09-29 | 1923-03-01 |
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Connecticut-Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- New York Naval Shipyard
- Keel Laid
- 1903-03-10
- Launch Date
- 1906-09-29
- Displacement
- 17,949 Tons
- Speed
- 18 Knots
- Power Plant
- 12 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers, 2 x Triple-Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 11in - 5in, Extended Armor: 4in, Deck Armor: 3in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 9in, Turret Armor (Main Guns): 12in - 2.5in, Barbette Armor (Main Guns): 10in - 6in, Turret Armor (8" Sec Guns): 7in - 2in, Barbette Armor (8" Sec Guns): 6in - 4in, Casemate Armor: 7in - 6in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 1 November, 1923.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 4 x 12"/45 Caliber Mark 5 Guns (2x2)
- Secondary
- 8 x 8"/45 Caliber Guns (2x4), 12 x 7"/45 Caliber Guns (12x1)
- Tertiary
- 20 x 3"/50 Caliber Guns (20x1), 12 x 3-Pounder (47mm) Guns (12x1), 4 x 1-Pounder (37mm) Guns (4x1)
- Additional
- 4 x 21in Torpedo Tubes
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship