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Sunday, 6 November 2016

Results of full speed test of the American battleship USS Rhode Island (BB-17) according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 5

Viriginia-class

USS Rhode Island

An item referred to the Army and Navy Journal reporting that the Rhode Island (1) part of the American Atlantic Fleet executed full speed tests of with the following results: speed 19 (design)-19,01 (when handed over)-17,651 (in service) miles and with a displacement of 14.680 (when handed over)-16.210 (in service) tons.

Note
1. Of the Virginia-class with as sister ships the Virginia, Nebraska, Georgia and New Jersey. Succeeded by the Maine-class and succeeded by the Connecticut-class. Ordered by Act dated 7 June 1900, laid down at the Quincy, Fore River, Massachusetts 1 May 1902, launched 17 May 1904, commissioned 19 February 1906, decommissioned 30 June 1920 and sold in November 1923 to be broken up