The US battleship Virginia, depicted here in Norfolk Harbor (where there is a large naval base), was launched in April 1904 and decommissioned in August 1920, then sunk as a target for bombing practice (presumably the price of scrap metal was low in those days).
Specifications
| Class and type: Virginia class Type: Pre-dreadnought battleship Displacement: 14,980 tons (13,590 tonnes) Length: 435 ft (133 metres) (waterline); 441.25 ft (134.49 metres) (overall) Beam: 76.25 ft (23.24 metres) Draft: 23.8 ft (7.3 metres) Installed power: 25,463 ihp (18,988 kW) Propulsion: 12 × Babcock boilers 2 × triple-expansion engines 2 × screws Speed: 19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h) Capacity: Coal: 900 tons (normal); 1,995 tons (maximum) Complement: 916 officers and enlisted Armament: 4 × 12 in (300 mm)/40 cal guns 8 × 8 in (200 mm)/45 cal guns 8 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 cal AA guns 24 × 1-pounders (37 mm (1.5 in) 4 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes Armor: Belt: 8 to 11 in (200 to 280 mm) (amidships); 4 in (100 mm) (ends) Deck: 3 in (76 mm) (flat on belt amidships) Conning Tower: 9 in (230 mm) Turrets: 8 to 11 in (200 to 280 mm) (primary); 6 in (150 mm) (secondary) Barbettes: 7.5 to 10 in (190 to 250 mm) |
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