History
USS Maryland
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1921-07-21 | 1947-04-03 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
7 Battle Stars
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Colorado-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia.
- Keel Laid
- 1917-04-24
- Launch Date
- 1920-03-20
- Displacement
- 1921 Config: 33,590 Tons | 1945 Config: 39,400 Tons
- Speed
- 21 Knots
- Power Plant
- 8 x Babcock & Wilcox Oil-Fired Boilers, 2 x General Electric Generators, 4 x Electric Motors, 4 x Screws
- Armor
- Belt Armor: 13.5in - 8in, Deck Armor: 4.1in - 3.6in, Splinter Deck Armor: 2.25in - 1.5in, Conning Tower Armor: 16in - 6in, Turret Armor: 18in - 5in, Barbette Armor: 13in, Boiler Uptake Armor: 9in
- Final Disposition
- Sold for scrap 8 July, 1959.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 8 x 16"/45 Caliber Mark 1 Guns (4x2)
- Secondary
- 1921 Config: 12 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (12x1) | 1945 Config: 16 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (8x2)
- Tertiary
- 1921 Config: 4 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (4x1) | 1945 Config: 40[1] or 44[2] x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns ([1]: 10x4 or [2]: 11x4), 36[1] or 44[2] x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns ([1]: 18x2 or [2]: 1x4, 20x2)
- Additional
- 1921 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1928 - 1929 Refit: Torpedo Tubes Removed