USS Missouri (BB-11)

USS Missouri (BB-11) is a battleship that entered service with the United States Navy on December 1, 1903. With its parameters, she ranked in the Maine class, as the second of the ships of this classification.

USS Missouri (BB-11) spent her entire active service in the Atlantic, first with the North Atlantic Fleet, which was later referred to simply as the Atlantic Fleet. In 1910 she was withdrawn from service and served for training purposes, only to be called back into service with the beginning of the First World War. In January 1922, however, her fate was finally sealed and she was sold for scrapping.

technical parameters USS Missouri (BB-11)

Name	Missouri
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Class and type	Maine -class battleship
Ordered	4 May 1898
Laid down	7 February 1900
Launched	28 December 1901
Commissioned	1 December 1903
Decommissioned	8 September 1919
Stricken	1 July 1921
Fate	Sold for scrap
Length	393 ft 10 in (120.04 m)
Beam	72 ft 3 in (22.02 m)
Draft	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Displacement	Normal: 12,362 long tons (12,560 t) Full load: 13,700 long tons (13,900 t)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines 2 × screw propellers
Installed power	12 × Thornycroft boilers 16,000 ihp (12,000 kW)
Complement	561 officers and enlisted
Speed	18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h)
Armor	Belt: 8 to 11 in (203 to 279 mm) Turrets: 12 in (305 mm) Casemates: 6 in (152 mm) Conning tower: 10 in (254 mm)
Armament	4 × 12 in (305 mm)/40 caliber guns 16 × 6 in (152 mm)/50 cal Mark 6 guns 8 × 3-pounders (47 mm (1.9 in)) 6 × 1-pounders (37 mm (1.5 in)) 4 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Missouri (BB-11)

Photographed in 1912, probably off New York City during a naval review. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

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USS Missouri (BB-11)