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SHIP'S DATA
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NAME |
ARIZONA |
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HULL NUMBER |
BB-39 |
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BUILDER |
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, NY |
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LAID DOWN |
16 MARCH 1914 |
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CHRISTENED |
19 JUNE 1915 - BY MISS ESTHER ROSS |
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COMMISSIONED |
17 OCTOBER 1917 |
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CONSTRUCTION COST |
$7,425,000 (HULL AND MACHINERY),
$12,993,579 (TOTAL) |
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DIMENSIONS
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DISPLACEMENT |
34,207 TONS (NORMAL),
37,654 TONS (FULL LOAD) |
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LENGTH (WL) |
600' |
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LENGTH (OA) |
608' |
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MAXIMUM BEAM |
106' 3" |
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MEAN DRAFT |
28' |
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MAXIMUM DRAFT |
33' 6" |
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PROPULSION AND MACHINERY
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TOTAL WEIGHT OF MACHINERY |
2,462 TONS (WITH LIQUIDS) |
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BOILERS |
SIX BUREAU EXPRESS TYPE; 300-PSI/472 DEGREES F. OPERATING TEMPERATURE |
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DRIVE |
FOUR WESTINGHOUSE GEARED IMPULSE/REACTION 3,600 RPM HIGH-PRESSURE MAIN TURBINES; FOUR WESTINGHOUSE GEARED IMPULSE/REACTION 3,600 RPM CRUISE TURBINES; FOUR PARSONS 226 RPM LOW-PRESSURE AHEAD AND ASTERN TURBINES; FOUR PARSONS 226 RPM HIGH-PRESSURE ASTERN TURBINES |
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FUEL OIL |
4,630 TONS (NORMAL); 6,180 TONS (EMERGENCY) |
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DIESEL OIL |
75 TONS (FOR BOATS) |
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GASOLINE |
11.76 TONS (FOR AIRCRAFT) |
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LUBRICATING OIL |
>5,000 GALLONS |
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RESERVE BOILER FEED WATER |
323 TONS (NORMAL); 392 TONS (ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY CAPACITY) |
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POTABLE WATER |
402 TONS |
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ELECTRICITY |
FOUR 400KW, 120/240-VOLT TURBO-GENERATORS |
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SHAFT HORSEPOWER |
FOUR, THREE-BLADDED; 12' 7" DIAMETER |
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PROPELLERS |
11.76 TONS (FOR AIRCRAFT) |
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RUDDER |
ONE BALANCED, TAPERED TYPE. 443 SQUARE FOOT AREA. TRAINABLE 38" TO PORT AND STARBOARD |
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MAXIMUM SPEED |
20.7 KNOTS (TRIAL JULY 1931) |
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MAXIMUM RADIUS |
8,500 MILES@20KNOTS
13,6000 MILES@15 KNOTS |
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ANCHORS |
THREE, 20,000-LB; ONE STARBOARD, TWO PORT. 120 FATHOMS CHAIN TO STARBOARD, 180 FATHOMS CHAIN TO PORT |
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ARMOR
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BELT |
14" AMIDSHIPS, TAPERING TO 8" ENDS. ENTIRE BELT EXTENDS 9' ABOVE WATERLINE and 8' 6" BELOW. PROTECTED TURRET MAGAZINES AND AMIDSHIPS MACHINERY SPACES. |
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DECK |
4" OUTBOARD STRAKES (UPPER DECK); 6" AMIDSHIPS 2" OUTBOARD STRAKES (LOWER DECK). PROTECTED MACHINERY AREAS AND STEERING GEAR FROM PLUNGING FIRE. |
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FUNNEL |
15" AT BASE OF BOILER UPTAKES, TAPERING TO 9" AT THE UPPER DECK. ARMORED GRATING INSIDE FUNNEL AT THE LEVEL OF THE SECOND DECK. |
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TURRETS |
18" FACES; 9" SIDES; 9" REARS; 5" TOPS; 2" ON EXPOSED UNDERSIDES |
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BARBETTES |
13" ABOVE SECOND DECK; 4.5" BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD DECKS |
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CONNING TOWER |
16" SIDES; TWO 4" LAYERS ON TOP |
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CONNING TOWER TUBE |
5' INSIDE DIAMETER FROM THIRD DECK TO CONNING TOWER BASE; 16" ARMOR ABOVE SECOND DECK; 6" BELOW |
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LONGITUDINAL TORPEDO BULKHEADS |
TWO, CONTINUOUS EACH SIDE FROM FRAME 20 TO 127; 60-LB TREATED STEEL PLATING OUTER BULKHEAD, NORMAL STRUCTURE STEEL INNER BULKHEAD. TOTAL WIDTH OF PROTECTION EACH SIDE IS 11' 9". |
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TRANSVERSE TORPEDO BULKHEADS |
FOUR 40-LB TREATED STEEL BULKHEADS OUTBOARD THE OUTER LONGITUDINAL BULKHEAD AT FRAMES 23, 30, 90, AND 120 |
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TOTAL PUBLISHED ARMOR WEIGHT |
8,072 TONS |
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MAIN ARMAMENT
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MAIN BATTERY:
14-INCH/45 CALIBER |
TWELVE 14"/45 CALIBER 70-TON RIFLED GUNS MOUNTED IN FOUR SUPER-FIRING TRIPLE TURRETS, TWO FORWARD AND TWO AFT |
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BARREL LENGTH |
52' 6" |
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BREECH DIAMETER |
46" |
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MAXIMUM ELEVATION |
30 DEGREES |
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RIFLING |
SPIRAL GROOVES IN BARREL IMPROVED ACCURACY BY IMPARTING A SPIN TO THE PROJECTILE, GIVING IT A CLOCKWISE TWIST OF ONE REVOLUTION FOR EACH 37.3 FEET OF TRAVEL. |
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MAXIMUM RANGE |
34,000 YARDS |
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MAXIMUM PROJECTILE |
1,400-LB ARMOR PIERCING |
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EXPLOSIVE CHARGE |
31.5-LB (2.5% OF PROJECTILE WEIGHT) |
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MUZZLE VELOCITY |
2,700 FEET PER SECOND |
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AVERAGE RATE OF FIRE |
1.5 PER MINUTE |
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SECONDARY ARMAMENT
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SECONDARY BATTERY |
TWELVE 5"/51 CALIBER, SINGLE-MOUNTED GUNS; TEN WITHIN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE DECKHOUSE AND TWO ATOP IT, ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONNING TOWER. (THE LATTER TWO WERE REMOVED SHORTLY BEFORE PEARL HARBOR IN ANTICIPATION OF RECEIVING 1.1" AA MOUNTS. AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK, THESE POSITIONS WERE EMPTY.) |
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MAXIMUM ELEVATION |
20 DEGREES |
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MAXIMUM RANGE |
17,100 YARDS |
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MAXIMUM PROJECTILE |
50-LB HIGH-CAPACITY |
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EXPLOSIVE CHARGE |
4.5-LB (26.4% OF PROJECTILE WEIGHT) |
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MUZZLE VELOCITY |
3,150 FEET PER SECOND |
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT
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MAIN AA BATTERY:
5-INCH/25 CALIBER |
EIGHT 5"/25 CALIBER SINGLE-MOUNTED GUNS, LOCATED ATOP THE SUPERSTRUCTURE DECKHOUSE, FOUR TO A SIDE |
SECONDARY AA BATTERY:
.50 CALIBER MG |
EIGHT TOTAL; TWO ON EACH MAST, FOUR ON THE FUNNEL PLATFORM |
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DIRECTORS
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RADAR |
NONE |
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FIRE CONTROL |
TWO ENCLOSED MAIN BATTERY SURFACE RANGEFINDERS; ONE ABOVE PILOT HOUSE, ONE ON MAIN-MAST PLATFORM TWO MK 20 MAIN BATTERY GUN DIRECTORS; ONE IN HIGHEST LEVEL OF EACH MAST-TOPS FOUR SECONDARY BATTERY DIRECTORS; ONE EACH SIDE OF LOWEST LEVEL OF BOTH MAST-TOPS TWO MK 28 ANTI-AIRCRAFT DIRECTORS, ONE ON EACH BRIDGE WING |
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AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS
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AIRCRAFT |
THREE VOUGHT 0S2U KINGFISHERS (SINGLE ENGINE, LOW-WING, FLOAT-TYPE MONOPLANE; ONE FLOAT UNDER FUSELAGE, ONE FLOAT UNDER EACH WING) |
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CATAPULTS |
ONE TRAINABLE, POWDER-FIRED, P MK VI ON FANTAIL (TYPICAL PERFORMANCE WAS 6,500 POUNDS AT 65 MPH IN 60 FEET); ONE FIXED, POWDER-FIRED, P MK IV ATOP TURRET THREE (TYPICAL PERFORMANCE WAS 6,350-LB AT 64 MPH IN 60 FEET) |
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STERN CRANE |
SERVICED FANTAIL P MK VI; 6,000-LB LIFTING CAPACITY |
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BOAT CRANES |
SERVICE TURRET-MOUNTED P MK IV; 25,687-LB LIFTING CAPACITY |
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HANGAR |
NONE |
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CREW
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COMPLEMENT |
1,731 TOTAL (92 OFFICERS and WARRANTS; 1,639 ENLISTED) |
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ACCOMMODATIONS |
2,037 TOTAL (4 CABIN OFFICERS; 44 WARDROOM OFFICERS; 32 JUNIOR OFFICERS; 10 WARRANT OFFICERS; 72 CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS; 1,875 OTHER ENLISTED) |
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