History
USS Pennsylvania
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1916-06-12 | 1946-08-29 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
8 Battle Stars
- Navy Unit Commendation
- World War II Victory Medal
-
World War I Victory Medal
With "Atlantic" Clasp
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Pennsylvania-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia.
- Keel Laid
- 1913-10-27
- Launch Date
- 1925-03-16
- Displacement
- 1916 Config: 32,429 Tons | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 39,853 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 1916 Config: 12 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Curtis Steam Turbines, 4 x Screws | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 6 x Bureau Express Oil-Fired Boilers, 4 x Curtis Steam Turbines, 4 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: 18in - 4in, Boiler Uptake Armor: 15in - 9in
- Final Disposition
- Scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll 10 February, 1948, after becoming contaminated with radiation from the Operation Crossroads atomic bomb tests.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 12 x 14"/45 Caliber Guns (4x3)
- Secondary
- 1916 Config: 22 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (22x1) | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1) | 1942 Refit: 16 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (8x2)
- Tertiary
- 1916 Config: 4 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns | 1929 - 1931 Refit: 8 x 5"/25 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1), 8 x 0.5" Browning Machine Guns (8x1) | 1942 Refit: 40 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (10x4), 51 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (51x1)
- Additional
- 1916 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1929 - 1931 Refit: Torpedo Tubes removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship