Budget for modernizing American battleships USS Arizona and Pennsylvania approved according to the Dutch news De Tijd dated 26 February 1919

Pennsylvania-class

An item dated Washington, USA 25th reported that the American president Coolidge (1) signed the law asking approval of a budget of 14,4 million US dollars needed for modernizing the battleships Arizona (2) and Pennsylvania.(3) The Algemeen Handelsblad dated 10th published a item dated Washington 9th reporting that the Congress approved the same day the law.

Notes
1. John Calvin Coolidge (4 July 1872 Plymouth, Vermont, USA-5 January 1933 Northampton, Massachusetts, USA), president 2 August 1923-4 March 1929.
2. Of the Pennsylvania-class and her building was ordered on 4 March 1913. laid down at the Brooklyn Yard 16 March 1914, launched 19 June 1915 sponsored by Esther Ross and commissioned 17 October 1916. She was sunk by the Japanese attack taking with her 1,177 lives and the wreck is nowadays a memorial. She was finally stricken from the navy list 1 December 1942.
3. Part of the Pennsylvania-class consisting of the Pennsylvania and Arizona, preceded by the Nevada-class and succeeded by the New Mexico-class. To be built under the 1913 fiscal year was a design asked with 4x3-14” guns, 22-12,7cm/5” guns and a speed of 21 knots and a armour comparable with that of the Nevada-class. At least 10 preliminary designs were proposed of which the 7th was chosen and further worked out. Building ordered on 22 August 1912, laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News on 27 October 1913, launched on 16 March 1915, sponsored by Elizabeth Kolb, commissioned on 12 June 1916, modernized at the Philadelphia Navy Yard 1 June 1929-1931, used during Operation Crossroads nuclear bombs tests at Bikini in July 1946, towed to and decommissioned at Kwajalein Lagoon 29 August 1946, sunk off Kwajalein Atoll on 10 February 1948 and stricken on 19 February 1948.