Mon. Apr 20th, 2026

USS Minnesota BB-22

USS Minnesota BB-22 is a battleship that entered active service with the Navy on March 9, 1907. It was the fifth ship with Connecticut class parameters. In fact, right after joining the Navy, Minnesota joined the Great White Fleet on a voyage around the world.

Technical parameters USS Minnesota BB-22

Laid down 27 October 1903
Launched 8 April 1905
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Commissioned 9 March 1907
Decommissioned 1 December 1921
Stricken 10 November 1923
Fate Broken up, 1924
Class and type Connecticut -class battleship
Length 456 ft 4 in (139.09 m)
Beam 76 ft 10 in (23.42 m)
Draft 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Displacement
  • Normal: 16,000 long tons (16,000 t)
  • Full load: 17,666 long tons (17,949 t)
Propulsion
  • 2 × triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 × screw propellers
Installed power
  • 12 Babcock & Wilcox boilers, 16,500 ihp (12,300 kW)
Complement 827 officers and men
Speed 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Armament
  • 4 × 12 in (305 mm)/45 caliber Mark 5 guns
  • 8 × 8 in (203 mm)/45 caliber guns
  • 12 × 7 in (178 mm)/45 caliber guns
  • 20 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber guns
  • 12 × 3-pounder guns
  • 4 × 1-pounder guns
  • 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
Armor
  • Belt: 6–11 in (152–279 mm)
  • Barbettes: 6–10 in (152–254 mm)
  • Turret Main: 8–12 in (203–305 mm)
  • Turret secondary: 7 in (178 mm)
  • Conning tower: 9 in (229 mm)

USS Minnesota BB-22

USS Minnesota (BB-22)