Tennessee-class cruiser
USS Montana (ACR-13)
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Class overview | |
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Builders | list error: <br /> list (help) Newport News Shipbuilding (North Carolina & Montana) New York Shipbuilding (Washington) William Cramp and Sons (Tennessee) |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Pennsylvania class cruiser |
Built | 1903–1906 |
In commission | 1906–1946 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 14,500 long tons (14,700 t) tons standard 15,712 long tons (15,964 t) tons full load |
Length | 504 ft 6 in (153.77 m) |
Beam | 72 ft 10 in (22.20 m) |
Draft | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Propulsion | list error: <br /> list (help) 16 × Babcock and Wilcox boilers 2 × vertical triple expansion engines, 23,000 ihp 2 shafts |
Speed | 22 knots (25 mph; 41 km/h) |
Complement | 887 officers and men |
Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) • 4 × 10 in (250 mm)/40 guns in twin turrets • 16 × 6 in (150 mm)/50 Mk.8 guns in single casemates • 22 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns in single mountings • 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes |
Armor | list error: <br /> list (help) Belt: 3 in (76 mm)–5 in (130 mm) Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm)–4 in (100 mm) Conning Tower: 9 in (230 mm) 10 inch Turrets: 2.5 in (64 mm)–9 in (230 mm) |
The Tennessee-class armored cruisers were four ships of the US Navy built between 1903–1906.
Ships
- USS Tennessee (ACR-10), renamed USS Memphis (CA-10).
- USS Washington (ACR-11), renamed USS Seattle (CA-11).
- USS North Carolina (ACR-12), renamed USS Charlotte (CA-12).
- USS Montana (ACR-13), renamed USS Missoula (CA-13).
See also
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