Connecticut-class
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South-Carolina-class
Part of the Mississippi-class consisting of the Mississippi and Idaho, preceded by the Connecticut-class and succeeded by the South-Carolina-class. Building authorized under the 1903 naval budget. Due their old fashioned design already outdated even before completion. Sea keeping qualities on a low level causing unacceptable rolling and pitching gunnery platforms while serving on the Atlantic Ocean.
Building ordered on 3 March 1903, laid down by William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia, USA on 12 May 1904, launched on 9 December 1905, commissioned on 1 April 1908, reserve since 27 October 1913, recommissioned in March 1914, sold to Greece on 30 July 1914, renamed Lemnos, in reserve after 1932, part of armour reused for protection of defence works on the island of Aegina, disarmed in 1937, barracks ship since 1937 and sunk during a German air attack on the Salamis Naval Base on 23 April 1941 and broken up after the war.
General technical details of this class. With a displacement of 13.209 (normal)-14.697 (full combat load) tons and as dimensions 116 (over all) x 23 x 7,49 metres or 382 x 77 x 24.7 feet. The machinery consisted of 2-shaft triple expansion reciprocating steam engines and 8 Babcock&Wilcox boilers supplying via 2 screws 10.000 shp allowing a speed of 17 (design) knots. Crew numbered 744 men. Armament consisted of 2x2-30,5cm/12” /35 Mark 5 guns, 4x2-20,3cm/8” /45cal Mark 6 guns, 8x1-17,8cm/7” /45 cal Mark 2 guns, 12x1-7,6cm/3” /50 cal guns and 2-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes. The Harvey-Krupp made armour mostly backed with teak consisted of a 17,8cm/7”-23cm/9” thick belt, with the main gun turrets, secondary gun turrets, barbettes and conning tower protected by respectively 20,3cm/8”-30,5cm/12”, 17,8cm/7”, 15,2cm/6”- 25,4cm/10” and 22,9cm/9” thick armour.
