Tue. Apr 21st, 2026

USS Nebraska (BB-14)

USS Nebraska (BB-14) is a Virginia-class battleship that entered service with the United States Navy in July 1907.

She joined the voyage of the Great White Fleet and upon her return joined the Atlantic Fleet. Before its elimination, it was deployed twicehem of the Mexican Revolution.

technical parameters USS Nebraska (BB-14)

Name Nebraska
Class and type Virginia-class battleship
Builder Moran Brothers Shipbuilding
Laid down 4 July 1902
Launched 7 October 1904
Commissioned 1 July 1907
Decommissioned 2 July 1920
Stricken 12 July 1922
Fate Sold for scrap
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 Nebraska (BB-14)