History
USS Wyoming
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1912-09-25 | 1947-08-01 |
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Wyoming-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania
- Keel Laid
- 1910-02-09
- Launch Date
- 1911-05-25
- Displacement
- 1912 Config: 27,680 Tons | 1925 - 1927 Refit: 31,497 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1912 Config: 12 x Babcock & Wilcox Boilers, 4 x Parsons Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws | 1925 - 1927 Refit: 4 x White-Forster Oil Fired Boilers, 4 x Parsons Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- 1912 Config: Belt Armor: 11in - 5in, Deck Armor: 2.5in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 11.5in - 3in, Turret Armor: 12in - 3in, Barbette Armor: 11in - 4.5in, Lower Casemate Armor: 11in, Upper Castemate Armor: 6.5in | 1925 - 1927 Refit: Deck Armor increased to 3.5in, | 1931 Refit: Belt and Casemate Armor removed
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 30 October, 1947.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 1912 Config: 12 x 12"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Guns (6x2) | 1925 - 1927 Refit: 12 x 12"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Guns (6x2) | 1931 Refit: 6 x 12"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Guns (3x2) (Turrets 3, 4, and 5 removed.) | 1944 Refit: All remaining 12"/50 Caliber Mark 7 Guns removed
- Secondary
- 1912 Config: 21 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (21x1) | 1925 - 1927 Refit: 16 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (16x1) | 1931 Refit: 16 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (16x1) | 1944 Refit: 10 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (4x2, 2x1)
- Tertiary
- 1912 Config: 4 x 3-Pounder (47mm) guns (4x1) | 1925 - 1927 Refit: 4 x 3-Pounder (47mm) guns (4x1), 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns | 1944 Refit: 4 x 3-Pounder (47mm) guns (4x1), 4 x 3"/50 Caliber Guns (4x1), 6 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (3x2), 4 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (2x2)
- Additional
- 1912 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1944 Refit: 2 x Mark 17 Rocket Launcher
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship