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

BB-46 USS Maryland

• Colorado class battleship:
• Displacement: 32,600 tons (normal) / 34,946 (full load)
• Length: 624'
• Beam: 108'1"-114'
• Draft: 33'7"-34'8"
• Speed: 21 knots
• Armament: 4x2 16"/45, 8x2 5"/38, 11x4 40mm, 1x4 20mm, 29x2 20mm, 2 21" tt; 3 planes
• Complement: 2100
• Propulsion: Turbo-electric, 8 285 psi boilers, 4 shafts, 28,900 hp
• Built at Newport News and commissioned 21 July 1921
• Modernized at Puget Sound Navy Yard 30 Dec 41-26 Feb 42

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Maryland
• History of Ships Named Maryland
• After Action Report: Pearl Harbor Attack

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Along Battleship Row, beneath a pall of smoke from the burning Arizona (BB-39) lies Maryland. Oklahoma (BB-37) lies "turned turtle," capsized, at right.

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