History
USS West Virginia
No narrative history is available yet.
Service History
Commissionings
| Commissioned | Decommissioned | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1923-12-01 | 1947-01-09 |
Recognition
Awards
-
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
5 Battle Stars
- World War II Victory Medal
Specifications
Overview
- Class
- Colorado-Class Dreadnought Battleship
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Virginia.
- Keel Laid
- 1920-04-12
- Launch Date
- 1921-11-17
- Displacement
- 1923 Config: 33,590 Tons | 1944 Rebuild: 39,400 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: 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 24 August, 1959.
Weapons
Armament
- Primary
- 8 x 16"/45 Caliber Mark 1 Guns (4x2)
- Secondary
- 1923 Config: 14 x 5"/51 Caliber Guns (14x1) | 1944 Rebuild: 16 x 5"/38 Caliber Dual-Purpose Guns (8x2)
- Tertiary
- 1923 Config: 8 x 3"/50 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (4x1) | 1928 - 1929 Refit: 8 x 5"/25 Caliber Anti-Aircraft Guns (8x1) | 1944 Rebuild: 40 x 40mm Bofors Anti-Aircraft Guns (10x4), 64 x 20mm Oerlikon Anti-Aircraft Guns (1x4, 1x2, 58x1)
- Additional
- 1923 Config: 2 x 21in Torpedo Tubes | 1928 - 1929 Refit: Torpedo Tubes Removed
Registry Tags
Tags
Battleship