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Thursday, 8 December 2016

American battleship USS Louisiana temporarily missed while underway to ship breakers according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf dated 8 January 1924

Connecticut-class

An item dated Norfolk, USA 7th reported that the American battleship Louisiana underway from Philadelphia, USA towards Baltimore, USA to be broken up was drifting helpless at sea with just 7 men on board, During a storm was she lost by the tug which towed and since then was unknown where she was. The Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant dated 8th referred to a telegram that she was discovered and that tugs were sent to salvage her.(1)

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1. The BB-19. Connecticut-class consisting Connecticut, Louisiana, Kansas, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Vermont, preceded by the Virginia-class and succeeded by the Mississippi-class. Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding Company on 7 February 1903, launched on 27 August 1904, commissioned on 2 June 1906, reserved and training ship for midshipmen and naval militia after 24 September 1915, training ship for gunners and engine room personnel since 6 April 1917, decommissioned on 20 October 1920 and sold on 1 November 1923 to be broken up.