Wyoming-class
An item reported the launching of the American battleship USS Wyoming at Philadelphia, USA. Displacement 26.000 tons and as dimension 168,6 x 28,4 metres. The Parsons turbines machinery allowed a speed of 20,5 miles. The armament consisted of 12-30.5cm guns, 21-12,7cm guns, 4-4,7cm guns and 2 torpedo launchers.
Note
1. Laid down at William Cramp&Sons, Philadelphia, USA on 9 February 1910, launched by Dorothy Eunice Knight on 25 May 1911, commissioned on 25 September 1912, converted into a training ship between 1931-1932, gunnery training ship since November 1941, decommissioned on 1 August 1947, stricken on 16 September 1947 and sold to be broken up on 30 October 1947 which was executed by Lipsett Incorporated at Newark after her arrival at New York on 5 December 1947. Of the Wyoming-class with as sister ship Arkansas (BB-33), preceded by the Florida-class and succeeded by the New York-class. There were 3 preliminary designs for this class drawn on base if the preceding Florida-class of which design 601 was chosen with a main armament of 12-30,5cm/12” guns. The building was approved on 3 March 1909.
