Tennessee-class battleship
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The Tennessee class consisted of two dreadnought battleships—Tennessee and California—built for the United States Navy in the late 1910s, part of the "standard" series. The class was in most respects
USS Tennessee (BB-43), underway on 12 May 1943.
New Mexico, the basis for the Tennessee design
Recognition drawing of Tennessee in her 1943 configuration
California's aft turrets
USS California (BB-44)
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USS California, hull number BB-44, was the second of two Tennessee-class battleships built for the United States Navy between her keel laying in October 1916 and her commissioning in August 1921. The
Tennessee-class battleship
…The Tennessee class consisted of two dreadnought battleships—Tennessee and California—built for the United States Navy in the late 1910s, part of the "standard" series. The class was in most respects a repeat of the preceding New Mexico…
USS California (BB-44) at sea, mid-1930s
At high speed, 1921
Firing a broadside
Stern view