American battleship USS Colorado damaged by outbreak of fire on board according to the Dutch newspaper Haagsche courant dated 6 June 1930

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An item reported that the American battleship USS Colorado was returning from Panama towards the navy yard at New York, USA to report the damage of the fire caused by short circuit and which was estimated to be 200.000 US dollars.

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1. Part of Colorado-class consisting of the Colorado (BB-45), Maryland (BB-46), Washington (BB-47, never completed), West Virginia (BB-48), preceded by the Tennessee-class and succeeded by the South Dakota and North Carolina classes. Ordered on 29 August 1916, laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 29 May 1919, launched on 22 March 1921, commissioned on 30 August 1923, decommissioned on 7 January 1947, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to be broken up on 23 July 1959.