Notes
1. Nicknamed “The Queen’. Ordered in 1914 was she laid down at the New York Navy Yard on 14 October 1915, launched on 13 April two years later while christened by Miss Margaret Cabeza De Baca and a year later on 20 May 1918, at Philadelphia between March 1931-January extensively modernized, decommissioned on 19 June 1946 was she on 25 February of the next year stricken. Her scrapping started on 24 November and was July 1948 finished. With a clipper bow. Of the New Mexico-class with as sister ships the Idaho and the Mississippi, which succeeded the Pennsylvania-class and which was at her turn succeeded by the Tennessee-class. The reason that the New Mexico-class was nothing more than an improved design of her predecessor instead of a complete new for a 12-140,5cm battleships was lacking enough budget which was denied by Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels.
2. Part of the New Mexico-class consisting of the New Mexico, Mississippi and Idaho, preceded by the Pennsylvania-class and succeeded by the Tennessee-class, laid down by New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 20 January 1915, launched on 30 June 1917, commissioned on 24 March 1919, decommissioned on 3 July 1946 and sold to be broken up on 24 November 1947.
3. Laid down at William Cramp&Sons, Philadelphia, USA on 9 February 1910, launched by Dorothy Eunice Knight on 25 May 1911, commissioned on 25 September 1912, converted into a training ship between 1931-1932, gunnery training ship since November 1941, decommissioned on 1 August 1947, stricken on 16 September 1947 and sold to be broken up on 30 October 1947 which was executed by Lipsett Incorporated at Newark after her arrival at New York on 5 December 1947. Of the Wyoming-class with as sister ship Arkansas (BB-33), preceded by the Florida-class and succeeded by the New York-class.
4. Laid down at New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 25 January 1910, launched by Mary Louise Macon on 14 January 1911, commissioned on 17 September 1912,sunk as part of the Operation Crosssroads (nuclear weapon test) at the Bikini Atol on 25 July 1946, decommissioned on 29 July 1946 and stricken on 15 August 1946. Of the Wyoming-class with as sister ship Arkansas (BB-33), preceded by the Florida-class and succeeded by the New York-class. There were 3 preliminary designs for this class drawn on base if the preceding Florida-class of which design 601 was chosen with a main armament of 12-30,5cm/12” guns. The building was approved on 3 March 1909.
5. Of the New York-class battleships consisting of the New York and the Texas. Preceded by the Wyoming-class and succeeded by the Nevada-class. Building approved on 1 May 1911, laid down at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on 11 September 1911, baptized by Elsie Calder, launched on 30 October 1912, commissioned on 15 May 1914, refitted at the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1919, refitted at the Norfolk Navy Yard 1026-1928, modernized in 1937 and 1940-1941, refitted in 1943, decommissioned on 29 August 1946, used as a target ship during bomb tests at Bikino Atoll in July 1945 and finally while used as target on 8 July 1948 and stricken on 13 July 1948.
6. Part of the New York-class consisting of the New York and the Texas, preceded by the Wyoming-class and succeeded by the Nevada-class. Building ordered on 24 June 1910l laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding on 17 April 1911, launched on 18 May 1912, sponsored by Claudia Lyon, commissioned on 12 March 1914, overhauled between 31 July 1925-23 November 1926, decommissioned on 21 April 1948, stricken on 30 April 1948 and now museum ship. Building costs 11.179.195 US dollars.
Source
The National Archives CAB-24-109-33. Secret Admiralty Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 1 dated 10 July 1920
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