Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

BB-44 USS California

• Tennessee class battleship:
• Displacement: 32,300 tons (normal) / 40,354 tons (full load)
• Length: 624'-624'6"
• Beam: 114'
• Draft: 34'
• Speed: 20 knots
• Armament: 4x3 14"/50, 8x2 5"/38, 14x4 40mm, 40x2 20mm, 2 21" tt; 3 planes
• Complement: 2,375
• Propulsion: Turbo-electric engines, 8 boilers, 4 shafts, 26,800 hp
• Built at Mare Island Navy Yard and commissioned 10 August 1921
• Rebuilt at Puget Sound Navy Yard (after being sunk at Pearl Harbor) 7 Jun 42-31 Jan 44

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS California
• After Action Report: Pearl Harbor attack
• War History of the USS California

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While a Marine, foreground, looks skyward, the torpedoed battleship California lists to port. ---------------------------------------- National Archives Photo 80-G-32463

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