History
USS Oklahoma
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1916-05-02 | 1944-09-01 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
1 Battle Star
- World War II Victory Medal
- World War I Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Nevada-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New jersey
- Keel Laid
- 1912-10-26
- Launch Date
- 1914-03-23
- Displacement
- 1916 Config: 28,900 Tons | 1927 - 1930 Refit: 34,445 Tons
- Speed
- 20.5 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1916 Config: 12 x Babcock & Wilcox Boilers, 2 x Triple Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws | 1927 -1930 Refit: 6 x 6 Bureau Express Oil-Fired boilers, 2 x Triple Expansion Engines, 2 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 13.5in - 8in, Deck Armor: 6.25in - 3in, Splinter Deck Armor: 2in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor 16in - 8in, Turret Armor: 18in - 5in, Barbette Armor: 13in, Bulkhead Armor: 13.5in - 8in, Boiler Uptake Armor: 13in
- Final Disposition
- Moored at berth F-5 in Pearl Harbor, 7 December, 1941. Hit by between 5 and 8 torpedoes, Capsized and sank within 15 Minutes. Hulk sank while under tow to Oakland, CA, for scrapping 17 May, 1947.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 10 x 14in/45 caliber guns (2x3)(2x2)
- Secondary
- 1916 Config: 21 x 5in/51 Caliber Guns (21x1) | 1927 - 1930 Refit: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1)
- Tertiary
- 1916 Config: 2 x 3in/50 caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (2x1) | 1927 - 1930 Refit: 8 x 5"/25 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1), 8 x 0.5" Browning Machine Guns
- Additional
- 4 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1927 - 1930 Refit: Torpedo Tubes removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship