Colorado-class battleship
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The Colorado-class battleships were a group of four United States Navy super-dreadnoughts, the last of its pre-Treaty battleships. Designed during World War I, their construction overlapped the end of
Colorado steaming off New York City, c. 1932
Hull of Maryland under construction c. 1917
USS Maryland in March 1944
USS West Virginia in her final configuration, June 1944. Note 5 in/38 twin turrets and number of AA guns
The first South Dakota class was a group of six battleships that were laid down in 1920 for the U.S. Navy, but were never completed. Considerably larger and more powerful than the preceding Colorado c
Colorado-class battleship
…final group of the Standard-type battleships, designed to have similar speed and handling to simplify maneuvers with the line of battle. The cancelled South Dakota class which was to follow would have in several ways been a departure from this practice. Apart from an upgrade in striking power with their eight 16-inch…
Artist's concept of the South Dakota class
South Dakota under construction
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