Colorado-class
An item dated New York, USA 17th reported that on the 16th the American battleship Washington was sunk off Cape Virginia according to the restrictions of the Washington Conference. The Voorwaarts dated 26th referred to an item dated Washington dated 25th that on last Tuesday at 10.59 o’clock the uncompleted battleship was sunk near the Southern Drill banks.(1)
Note
1. Laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, USA on 30 June 1919, launched by Jean Summers on 1 September 1921, building stopped on 8 February 1922 as a result of the Washington Naval treaty and sunk by the USS New York and Texas while used as a gunnery target on 26 November 1924. Of the Colorado-class consisting of the Colorado, Washington, Maryland and West Virginia, preceded by the Tennessee class and succeeded by the South Dakota class (nerver completed) and North Carolina class.
