USS Indiana (BB-1)
USS Indiana (BB-1) is the first battleship to appear in service with the United States Navy. It was launched in 1893 and put into active service on 20 November 1895. The ship could sail at a maximum speed of up to 28 kilometers per hour.
The complete crew of this ship consisted of a total of 472 sailors, of which 32 officers.
technical parameters USS Indiana (BB-1)
| name | Indiana | |
| laid down | 7. May 1891 | |
| launched | 28. February 1893 | |
| commissioned | 20. November 1895 | |
| decommissioned | 24. December 1903 | |
| recommissioned | 9. January 1906 | |
| decommissioned | 23. May 1914 | |
| recommissioned | 24. May 1917 | |
| decommissioned | 31. January 1919 | |
| ordered | 30. June 1890 | |
| yard number | 270 | |
| builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia | |
| renamed | Coast Battleship Number 1 on 29. March 1919 | |
| length | 358 ft (109 m) (waterline) | |
| displacement | 10,288 long tons (10,453 t) (standard) | |
| draft | 27 ft (8.2 m) | |
| beam | 69 ft 3 in (21.11 m) (wl) | |
| speed | 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) | |
| propulsion | 2 sets vertical inverted triple expansion reciprocating steam engines | |
| installed power | 4 × double ended Scotch boilers | |
| complement | 32 officers, 441 men | |
| range | 4,900 nmi (9,100 km; 5,600 mi)[ | |
| armor | Harveyized steel
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USS Indiana (BB-1)
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