Photo was published in the Dutch magazine De Prins dated 10 February 1917 page 63, trial passing the Brooklyn bridge in 1917
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 4 March 1913, laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 16 March 1914, launched on 19 June 1915, commissioned on 17 October 1916, modernized at the New York Navy Yard in 1929-1931, including replacing her turbines, sunk during the Japanese aircraft on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941, decommissioned on 20 December 1941 and stricken on 1 December 1942. Her wrecks is still visible. Building costs 16.000.000 US dollars.
Displacement 28.626 (standard)-32.429 (deep load-38.258 (after modernisation) tons and as dimensions 182,9-185,3 x 29,72 (waterline x 9,9 (deep load) metres or 600-608 x 97.6 x 29.3 feet. The 4 sets Parsons steam turbines and 12 Babcock&Wilcox water tube boilers supplied 33.376 (trials)-34.000 (design)-35.081 (after modernisation) via 4 screws allowing a speed of 20,7 (after modernisation)-21 (design)-21,5 (trials) knots and a range of 6.070 nautical miles with a speed of 12 knots. Fuel oil bunker capacity 1.573 (normal)-2.342 (maximum) tons. Crew numbered on 7 December 1941 1.512 men of which 1.177 were killed. The armour consisted of a 20,3-34,3cm/8-13.8” thick belt, 3,8-7,6cm/1.5-3” thick decks. 20,3-33cm/8-13” thick bulkheads and the barbettes, gun turrets and conning tower protected by 20,3-33cm/8-13”, 12,7-45,7cm/5-18” and 40m6cm/16”. The armament consisted of 4x3-35,6cm/14” /45 guns, 22x1-12,7cm/5” /51 guns, 4-x1-7,6cm/3” /50 anti aircraft guns and 2-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes.
