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New Mexico-class battleship
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Battleships · United States · 1917
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New Mexico-class battleship
New Mexico-class battleship Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Origin United States
CategoryBattleships
EraWorld War I
In service1917–1919
Operators1 countries
Quantity3
Data Quality85%
01 / Overview
New Mexico-class battleship
Category
Production
1917–1919
Quantity
3
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification7MOD.7
  • Hull ClassificationDreadnought battleship
  • Ship Typebattleship
  • Builder / ShipyardBrooklyn Navy Yard, Newport News Shipbuilding, New York Shipbuilding Corporation
  • Laid Down1915
  • Commissioned1917
  • Ships in Class3
  • In ServiceYes
◈Displacement2MOD.2
  • Light Displacement32,500 t
  • Full Load Displacement33,500 t
▣Dimensions3MOD.3
  • Length (overall)190 m
  • Beam30 m
  • Draft9 m
◇Complement1MOD.1
  • Total Complement1,081
◆Propulsion6MOD.6
  • PropulsionSteam Turbine
  • Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)4 steam turbines, 4 screw propellers
  • Number of Engines4
  • Shaft Power23,860 kW
  • Shafts / Screws4
  • Top Speed21 kn
▤Gun Armament4MOD.4
  • Main Gun12 × 14"/50 caliber guns
  • Main Gun Calibre356 mm
  • Main Gun Count12
  • Secondary Guns14 × 5"/51 caliber guns; 8 × 3"/50 caliber guns
⬢Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
  • Torpedo Tubes2
▲Armour2MOD.2
  • Belt Armour203 mm
  • Deck Armour89 mm
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1917Production started
  2. 1919Production ended
  3. 1939First deployment: World War II
109
years in service
2
years in production
3
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries1country
05 / MASS Score
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A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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