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Saturday 26 November 2016

Results of full speed test of the American battleship USS Vermont (BB-20) 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 Vermont (1) part of the American Atlantic Fleet executed full speed tests of with the following results: speed 18 (design)-18,33 (when handed over)-15,14 (in service) miles and with a displacement of 16.000 (when handed over)-16.968 (in service) tons. Her service speed was the medium speed during 4 hours, but in the begin of the thirds hour were her engines to be stopped during a short time. When the engines were restarted was the maximum speed just 10 miles due to failing feed pumps.

Note
1. Connecticut-class consisting Connecticut, Louisiana, Kansas, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Vermont, preceded by the Virginia-class and succeeded by the Mississippi-class. Laid down at Fore River Shipyard on 21 May 1904, launched on 31 August 1905, commissioned on 4 March 1906, training ship 1917. decommissioned on 30 June 1920, stricken on 10 November 1923 and sold to be broken up on 30 November 1923.