Maine class battleship
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 USS Maine (BB-10) |
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Maine class battleship |
| Operators: |  United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Illinois-class |
| Succeeded by: | Virginia-class |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| Preserved: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Battleship |
| Displacement: | 12,500 tons / 13,500 full load |
| Length: | 394 ft (120 m) |
| Beam: | 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) |
| Draught: | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 561 officers and men |
| Armament: | 4 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns 16 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns 6 × 3-inch (76 mm) guns 8 × 3-pounder guns 6 × 1-pounder guns 3 × .30-caliber machine guns 2 × 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Notes: | Ships in class include: Maine (BB-10), Missouri (BB-11), Ohio (BB-12) |
The Maine class of battleships were launched around the dawn of the 20th century, including three ships: the Maine, Missouri, and Ohio. The Maine class was the first to utilize submerged torpedo tubes in part due to the hull length being 20 feet longer than the previous class ships.
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