Indiana-class battleship
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The Indiana class was a class of three pre-dreadnought battleships launched in 1893. These were the first battleships built by the United States Navy comparable to contemporary European ships, such as
USS Indiana – the lead ship of the class
Outboard profile of Oregon, with position and arc of fire of the armament
The forecastle of Indiana, showing its fore 13-inch turret and one of the 8-inch turrets
The fire room (boiler room) of Massachusetts
USS Oregon (BB-3)
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USS Oregon was the third and final member of the Indiana class of pre-dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1890s. The three ships were built as part of a modernization progr
Indiana-class battleship
…counterweights, and the main belt armor was placed too low to be effective under most conditions. The ships were named Indiana, Massachusetts, and Oregon and were designated Battleship Number 1 through 3. All three served in the Spanish–American War, although Oregon—which was stationed on the West Coast—had…
USS Oregon in dry dock, 1898
USS Oregon in 1898
Painting of Oregon passing Cape Horn on the way to the Caribbean