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Moored within
Drydock #1 to align her shafts
and propellers, Pennsylvania was spared damage from torpedoes. However, she suffered a
250KG bomb impact on her starboard boat deck that exploded within Casemate Nine,
damaging a 5" gun and killing its crew. In addition to being strafed and holed
by near-miss bomb fragments, Pennyslvania's bow was damaged by fragments and
oil fires from Cassin and Downes, both of which were moored just ahead of her.
Replacing her damaged 5" gun with one from West Virginia, Pennsylvania was
repaired within 13 days and rejoined the fleet on December 20. Serving
gallantly throughout the war, she became a target vessel for the "Operation
Crossroads" A-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. Surviving these explosions, she
was towed to Kwajalein lagoon and eventually scuttled on February 10, 1948.
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SHIPS DATA |
NAME
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PENNSYLVANIA
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HULL NUMBER
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BB-38 |
BUILDER
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NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, VIRGINIA
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LAID DOWN
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OCTOBER 27, 1913 |
CHRISTENED
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MARCH 16, 1915, BY MISS ELIZABETH KOLB
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COMMISSIONED
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JUNE 12, 1916
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CONSTRUCTION COST
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$7,425,000.00 (HULL AND MACHINERY), $12,993,579.23 (TOTAL)
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DIMENSIONS |
DISPLACEMENT
34,207 TONS (NORMAL); 37,654 TONS (FULL LOAD) |
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LENGTH (WL) |
600' |
LENGTH (OA) |
608' |
MAXIMUM BEAM |
106' 3" |
MEAN DRAFT |
28' |
MAXIMUM DRAFT |
33' 6" |
MACHINERY AND PROPULSION |
TOTAL MACHINERY WEIGHT
2,462 TONS (WITH LIQUIDS) |
|
BOILERS |
FIVE WHITE-FORSTER, ONE BUREAU EXPRESS |
DRIVE |
FOUR CURTISS GEARED TURBINES; ONE PER SHAFT |
FUEL OIL |
5,780 TON CAPACITY |
DIESEL OIL |
75 TONS (FOR BOATS) |
GASOLINE |
11.76 TONS (FOR AIRCRAFT) |
LUBRICATING OIL |
5,OOO GALLONS |
RESERVE BOILER FEED WATER |
323 TONS (NORMAL); 392 ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY CAPACITY |
POTABLE WATER |
402 TONS |
ELECTRICITY |
FOUR 400KW, 120/240-VOLT TURBO-GENERATORS |
HORSEPOWER |
35,000 SHP |
PROPELLERS |
FOUR THREE-BLADED; 12'7" DIAMETER. |
RUDDER |
ONE, BALANCED, TAPERED TYPE. 443 SQUARE FOOT AREA. TRAINABLE 38" TO PORT AND STARBOARD. |
MAXIMUM SPEED |
21 KNOTS |
MAXIMUM RADIUS |
8,500 MILES @ 20 KTS; 13,600 MILES @ 15 KTS |
ANCHORS |
THREE 20,000-LB, ONE STARBOARD, TWO PORT. 120 FATHOMS CHAIN TO STARBOARD, 180 FATHOMS TO PORT. |
ARMOR |
HULL ARMOR
14" AMIDSHIPS, TAPERING TO 8" ENDS. ENTIRE BELT EXTENDS 9' ABOVE WATERLINE AND 8' 6" BELOW. PROTECTED TURRET MAGAZINES AND AMIDSHIPS MACHINERY SPACES. |
|
DECK ARMOR |
4" OUTBOARD STRAKES (UPPER DECK); 6" AMIDSHIPS. 2" OUTBOARD STRAKES (LOWER DECK). PROTECTED MACHINERY AREAS AND STEERING GEAR FROM PLUNGING FIRE. |
FUNNEL ARMOR |
15" AT BASE OF BOILER UPTAKES, TAPERING TO 9" AT THE UPPER DECK. |
TURRET ARMOR |
18" FACES; 9" SIDES, REARS; 5" TOPS; 2" ON EXPOSED UNDERSIDES. |
BARBETTES |
13" ABOVE SECOND DECK; 4.5" BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD DECKS. |
CONNING TOWER |
16" SIDES; TWO 4" LAYERS ON TOP. |
CONNING TOWER TUBE |
5' INSIDE DIAMETER FROM THIRD DECK TO CONNING TOWER BASE; 16" ARMOR ABOVE 2ND DECK, 6" BELOW. |
LONGITUDINAL TORPEDO BULKHEADS |
TWO CONTINUOUS EACH SIDE FROM FRAME 20 TO 127; 60 LB TREATED STEEL PLATING OUTER BULKHEAD, NORMAL STRUCTURAL STEEL INNER BULKHEAD. TOTAL WIDTH OF PROTECTION EACH SIDE IS 11' 9". |
TRANSVERSE TORPEDO BULKHEADS |
FOUR 40 LB TREATED STEEL BULKHEADS OUTBOARD THE OUTER LONGITUDINAL BULKHEAD AT FRAMES 23, 30, 90, AND 120. |
TOTAL PUBLISHED ARMOR WEIGHT |
8,072 TONS |
MAIN ARMAMENT |
MAIN BATTERY |
TWELVE 14"/45CAL 70-TON RIFLED GUNS
MOUNTED IN FOUR SUPERFIRING TRIPLE TURRETS, 2 FORWARD AND 2 AFT. |
BARREL LENGTH |
52' 6" |
BREECH DIAMETER |
46" |
MAXIMUM ELEVATION |
THIRTY DEGREES |
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. |
MAXIMUM RANGE |
34,000 YARDS |
MAXIMUM PROJECTILE |
1,400 LB ARMOR PIERCING |
EXPLOSIVE CHARGE |
31.5 LB (2.25% OF PROJECTILE WEIGHT). |
MUZZLE VELOCITY |
2,700 FPS |
AVERAGE RATE OF FIRE |
1.5 PER MINUTE |
SECONDARY ARMAMENT |
SECONDARY BATTERY
TWELVE 5"/51 CAL SINGLE MOUNTED GUNS; TEN WITHIN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE DECKHOUSE AND TWO ATOP IT, ONE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONNING TOWER. (THE LATTER TWO WERE REPLACED BY SINGLE MOUNTED 3"/50 CAL GUNS SHORTY BEFORE PEARL HARBOR.) |
|
AA ARMAMENT |
EIGHT 5"/25 CAL SINGLE MOUNTED GUNS, LOCATED ATOP THE SUPERSTRUCTURE DECKHOUSE, FOUR TO A SIDE; EIGHT .50CAL MACHINE GUNS, LOCATED TWO ON EACH MAST, AND FOUR ON THE FUNNEL PLATFORM. |
DIRECTORS |
RADAR
CXAM |
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FIRE CONTROL |
. |
AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS |
CATAPULTS
ONE POWDER FIRED P MK VI (TRAINABLE) ON FANTAIL, ONE POWDER FIRED P MK IV MOD I (FIXED) ATOP TURRET THREE. |
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AIRCRAFT |
THREE 0S2U-2 KINGFISHERS (LOW-WING, MONOPLANE, FLOATS UNDER FUSELAGE AND EACH WING). |
HANGAR |
NONE |
CREW |
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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