Virginia-class
Connecticut-class
An item reported the recently sale (1) of the American battleships Georgia (2) and Rhode Island (3) stricken from the Naval list for respectively 58.666 and 47.666 US dollars to the American Iron and Metal Company, Oakland, California, USA. The battleship Connecticut (4) was for 42.750 US dollars sold to Mr. Walter W. Johnson and the New Hampshire (5) and Louisiana (6) each for 66.560 US dollars to the Boston Iron and Metal Company, Baltimore, USA.
Notes
1. Result of the Washington Naval Conference between November 1921-February 1922 signed by USA, England, Japan, Italy and France to limit the building of battleships, battle cruisers and aircraft carriers and to limit the possession of such capital ships by stopping completion of breaking up already existing.
2. Virginia-class consisting of the New Jersey, Rhode Island, Virginia, Georgia and Nebraska. Preceded by the Maine-class and succeeded by the Connecticut-class. After the Spanish-American War became clear that if the US Navy wanted to operate abroad larger battleships were needed. Starting with designs based on the Maine-class design increased the displacement more and more in the developing process. Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Maine, USA on 31 August 1901, launched on 11 October 1904, commissioned on 24 September 1906, decommissioned on 15 July 1920, stricken on 10 November 1923, be broken up and stricken on 10 November 1923.
3. Of the Virginia-class with as sister ships the Virginia, Nebraska, Georgia and New Jersey. 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.
4. 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.
5. Connecticut-class consisting Connecticut, Louisiana, Kansas, New Hampshire, Minnesota and Vermont, preceded by the Virginia-class and succeeded by the Mississippi-class. Ordered on 27 April 1904, laid down at New York Shipbuilding Corporation by Hazel E. Mclane on 1 May 1905, launched on 30 June 1906, commissioned on 19 March 1908, overhauled in 1919, used for training midshipmen in 1920, decommissioned on 21 May 1921 and sold on 1 November 1923 to be broken up.
6. 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.
