History
USS California
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1921-08-10 | 1947-02-14 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
7 Battle Stars
-
Navy Occupation Service Medal
With "ASIA" Clasp
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Tennesse-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California
- Keel Laid
- 1916-10-25
- Launch Date
- 1919-11-20
- Displacement
- 1921 Config: 33,723 Tons | 1944 Rebuild: 40,992 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 2 x Westinghouse Electric Generators, 4 x Electric Motors, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 13.5in - 8in, Deck Armor: 3.5in, Splinter Deck Armor: 5in - 2.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in - 6in, Turret Armor 18in - 5in, Barbette Armor: 13in, Boiler Uptake Armor: 9in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 10 July, 1959.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 12 x 14"/50 Caliber Guns (4x3)
- Secondary
- 1921 Config: 14 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (14x1) | 1929 - 1930 Refit: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1) | 1944 Rebuild: 16 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (8x2)
- Tertiary
- 1921 Config: 4 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (4x1) | 1929 - 1930 Refit: 8 x 5"/25 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns | 1944 Rebuild: 40 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (10x4), 43 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (43x1) | 1945 Config: 56 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (14x4), 80 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (40x2)
- Additional
- 1921 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1929 - 1930 Refit: Torpedo Tubes Removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship