Photo #: NH 55271
Colorado Class Battleships (BB-45 through BB-48)
Artwork by F. Muller, circa 1916, depicting a preliminary design
for these ships, before the addition of heavier "cage"
masts, enlarged superstructure and the elimination of secondary
battery gun positions in the hull.
The ships of this class were:
Colorado (BB-45);
Maryland (BB-46);
Washington (BB-47) -- not completed; and
West Virginia (BB-48).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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