Results of full speed test of the American battleship USS Missouri according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 5

American Maine-class battleships

Russian battleship Retzivan

An item referred to the Army and Navy Journal reporting that the Missouri part of the American Atlantic Fleet executed full speed tests of with the following results: speed 18 (design)-18,15 (when handed over)-17,89 (in service) miles and with a displacement of 12.500 (when handed over)-12.959 (in service) tons. The service speed was influenced that she been 7 continuous in service and not was docked in the last 106 days.(1)

Note
1. Of the Maine-class consisting of the Maine, Missouri and Ohio, preceded by the Illinois-class and succeeded by the Virginia-class. The original design was changed as a response of the Russian battleship Retvizan to be built by WilliamCramp&Sons, Philadelphia, USA which would be 2 miles faster as the original Maine-class design/ The Newport News Shipbuilding&Drydock Company proposed to lengthen the hull with another 6,1 metres/20’ and 60% increase of the horsepower. The US Navy altered the design as a result.  Building ordered on 4 May 1898, laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding on 7 February 1900, launched by Edson Galludet on 28 December 1901, commissioned on 1 December 1903, laid up in 1915, gunnery and engineers training ship since 23 April 1917, used as troop transport since 15 February 1919, decommissioned on 8 September 1919, stricken on 1 July 1921 and sold sold to J.G. Hitner and W.F. Cutler, Philadelphia  to be broken up in January 1922.