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USS Missouri (BB-11), a Maine-class battleship, was the second ship of her class and of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 24th state. Missouri was laid down in February 1900 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, was launched in December 1901, and was commissioned into the fleet in December 1903.
USS Missouri (BB-11) – amerykański pancernik typu Maine. Był drugim okrętem United States Navy noszącym nazwę pochodzącą od 24 stanu. Budowę zatwierdzono 4 maja 1889. Stępkę położono 7 lutego 1900 w Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company.
On 13 April 1904, an accident in Missouri's after twelve-inch gun turret took the lives of 36 of her crew. Three others were awarded Medals of Honor for heroism during this tragedy. Following...
The second USS Missouri (BB 11) was built and launched in Newport News, Virginia on 28 December 1901. She was the second of the Maine -class battleships, displacing 13,500 tons of water when fully loaded and equipped with four 12-inch and sixteen 6-inch guns.
After the 1930s "builders holiday," the USN commissioned ten more battleships of an entirely new style, the so-called fast battleship. These ships began with BB-55 North Carolina and the last ship laid down was BB-66 Kentucky (the last completed ship was BB-64 Wisconsin).
22 paź 2019 · Missouri II (Battleship No. 11) 1903–1921 Missouri (BB-11) at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, circa May-July 1908, during the world cruise of the Great White Fleet.
USS Missouri (BB-11), a Maine-class battleship, was the second ship of her class and of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 24th state. Missouri was laid down in February 1900 at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, was launched in December 1901, and was commissioned into the fleet in December 1903.
