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Saturday, 26 November 2016

Results of full speed test of the American battleship USS Connecticut (BB-18) according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 5

Connecticut-class

An item referred to the Army and Navy Journal reporting that the Connecticut (1) part of the American Atlantic Fleet executed full speed tests of with the following results: speed 18 (design)-18,78 (when handed over)-19,025 (in service) miles and with a displacement of 16.000 (when handed over)-17.190 (in service) tons.

Note
1. Connecticut-class consisting Connecticut, Louisiana, Kansas, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Vermont, preceded by the Virginia-class and succeeded by the Mississippi-class. Ordered on 1 July 1902, awarded on 15 October 1902. Laid down at New York Naval Shipyard on 10 March 1903, launched by Alice B. Welles on 29 September 1904, commissioned on 29 September 1906, decommissioned and reserve on 15 December 1915, recommissioned on 3 October 1916,  decommissioned on 1 March 1923 and sold to Walter W. Johnson, San, Francisco for 42.740 US dollars tp be broken up on 1 November 1923.