Uss georgia battleship bb 47. The completed battleship was commissioned into the fleet in september 1906. The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12 inch 305 mm guns and eight 8 inch. Here is the upcoming new tier ix premium the uss georgia.
Uss washington bb 47 a colorado class battleship was the second ship of the united states navy named in honor of the 42nd state. Uss georgia a 14948 ton virginia class battleship built at bath maine was commissioned in september 1906. After some researches people agreed on the fact that the ship is based on a preliminary design of the iowa class.
Comprising six vessels the design in some ways marked a departure from the standard type specifications that had been utilized in the preceding nevada pennsylvania n ew mexico tennessee and colorado classes. Uss georgia bb 15 was a united states navy virginia class battleship the third of five ships of the classshe was built by the bath iron works in maine with her keel laid in august 1901 and her launching in october 1904. Authorized on march 4 1917 the south dakota class represented the final set of battleships called for under the naval act of 1916.
Her keel was laid down on 30 june 1919 at camden new jersey by the new york shipbuilding corporation. In late 1942 she would redeploy to the mediterranean fleet while the uss wyoming and uss california. Uss georgia was the third ship of the colorado class.
There was a lot of head scratching around the georgia at the beginning because nobody really knew what she was. A high speed battleship project which preceded the iowa class ships. With work originally suspended in 1922 work would later resume on the uss georgia.
The main battery comprised 457 mm guns placed in twin turrets which were developed alongside the project of the ship herself in 1938. Uss georgia battleship 15 later bb 15 1906 1923. South dakota class bb 49 to bb 54 background.