American battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43 1915-1959

New Mexico

Tennessee-class

Colorado-class

Nicknamed The Rebel Ship. Building ordered on 28 December 1915, laid down at the New York Naval Shipyard on 14 May 1917, launched by Helen Lenore Roberts on 30 April 1919, commissioned on 3 June 1920, damaged during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941, modernized 7 August 1942-7 May 1943, decommissioned on 14 February 1947, laid up in reserve and stricken on 1 March 1959. Sold to the Bethlehem Steel Company to be broken up on 10 July 1959.

Of the Tennessee-class consisting of the USS Tennessee and the California preceded by the New Mexico-class and succeeded by the Colorado-class. General technical specifications. Displacement 33.190 long tons (original)-40.950 long tons (after reconstruction) with as dimensions 180 (waterline)-190 (over all) x 29,69 (original)-35 (after reconstruction) x 9,19 metres or 600-624 x 97.5-114 x 30.2 feet. Turbo-electric transmission machinery supplying 26.800 (original)-29.000 (after reconstruction) allowing with the 4 screws a speed of 21 knots and with a speed of 10 knots and a oil bunker capacity of 4.893 tons a range of 8.000 nautical miles. Their crew numbered 1.083 (peacetime)-1.407 (wartime) men. The original armament consisted of 4x3-35,6cm/14”/50 cal guns, 25x12,7cm/5” /51 cal guns (decreased to a number of 14), 4-7,6cm/3” 50 cal guns and 2-53cm/21” torpedo tubes. After her reconstruction 12-14” guns, 8x2-5” guns, 40-4cm anti aircraft guns and 41-2cm Oerlikon canons. The armour consisted of a 20,3-34,3cm/813.5” thick belt, 9,8cm/3.5” thick decks with the barbettes, gun turrets and conning tower protected by respectively 33cm/13”, 17,7cm/5” (top)-22,9cm/9” (rear)-22,9-26,4cm/9-10"  (sides)-45,7cm/18” (face) and 29,2cm/11.5”. Fitted out with two heavy so-called cage masts with large fire-control tops.