USS Rhode Island (BB-17)

USS Rhode Island (BB-17) is a battleship that entered active service with the United States Navy in February 1906. Its parameters rank in the Virginia class and, like other ships of this class, ranked in the Atlantic Fleet. In 1907, she joined the so-called Great White Fleet on a voyage around the world.

In the following years, she defended U.S. interests during the so-called Mexican Revolution, and during World War I, the ship patrolled submarines on the east coast. After the end of the war, she participated in the repatriation of American soldiers and at the end of her service was briefly transferred to the Pacific Fleet. She was sold for scrap in 1923.

technical parameters USS Rhode Island (BB-17)

Name	Rhode Island
Class and type	Virginia -class battleship
Builder	Fore River Shipyard
Length	441 ft 3 in (134 m)
Beam	76 ft 3 in (23 m)
Draft	23 ft 9 in (7 m)
Displacement	Normal: 14,948 long tons (15,188 t) Full load: 16,094 long tons (16,352 t)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines 2 × screw propellers
Installed power	12 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 19,000 ihp (14,000 kW)
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement	812
Armor	Belt: 6–11 in (152–279 mm) Barbettes: 10 in (254 mm) Turrets: 12 in (305 mm) Conning tower: 9 in (229 mm)
Armament	4 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber guns 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/45 cal guns 12 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 cal guns 12 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns 12 × 3-pounder guns 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Rhode Island (BB-17)

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USS Rhode Island (BB-17)